A Theological Reflection on War and Peace : God Never Allows War
Contents: Preface. Introduction. I. Critical Study of Passages which Supported War/Killing: 1. Abraham's War with the Enemies. 2. A Study of Moses' Killing an Egyptian. 3. Israelites' War with Enemies Do not have any Divine Permission. 4. Judges' War with Other Nations Have no Divine Permission. 5. Kings' War with Other Nations Do not Prove Divine Permission for War. 6. Holy Wars. 7. Consultation of Prophets and God. 8. The View that God Punishes Nations by Means of Wars. 9. Human Beings Made God in their Own Images. II. Negative Biblical Views to War/Killing/Violence. 10. Negative Attitude to War/Killing in the Pentateuch. 11. Negative Attitude to War/Killing in the Historical Books. 12. Negative Attitude to War/Killing in the Book of Proverbs. 13. Negative Attitude to War/Killing in the Prophetic Books. 14. Negative Attitude to War/Killing in the Teachings of Jesus. 15. Negative Attitude to War/Killing in other Book of the New Testament. 16. Bad Effects of War/Killing. III. A Theological Reflection on War and Peace. 17. The Love and Care of the Creator and Saviour of the World. 18. God is the God of all Nations. 19. God is One. 20. God is the God of Peace. 21. God is the Non-Resistant God. 22. God is Parent of All. 23. All Human Beings are Brothers and Sisters. 24. A Prophetic Vision of the Peaceful World in the Future. 25. The Place of War in the List of Sins. 26. A Re-Examination of Isreal's Election. IV. Christians' Participation in the Military Service: 27. A Study of Christian's Joining Military Service. 28. Christian Life and Military Services. 29. Christians Should not Join Military Service. 30. Christian Discipleship and Military Service. 31. Right Approach to the Goal of Liberation. 32. Means and Ways to Achieve Permanent Peace in the World.
33. The Wisdom and Foolishness of Prdoducing and Using Nuclear Bombs. 34. Wisdom will Bring an End to War and Nuclear Weapons. 35. Gun-Culture will come to an end when Nations will be willing to Beat Swords into Plowshares and Spears into Pruning Hooks. Conclusion. Bibliography.
This book attempts to prove that God would never allow human beings to kill or fight as enemies to each other. This meritorious work tries to clarify that there are two apposing views on the war or killing or violence in the Bible. Passages in the Bible which supports God's permission for war are disproved as views of human writers. Passages which oppose war/killing are pointed out as truths similar to God's truth. The book presents the probable truth that is meant to satisfy all open minded theologians. (jacket)
