Category: Christian Ethics

I am concerned about our current climate of political polarization. My concern is not that people have different views about a wide range of issues

“Love your enemies, and pray for those who persecute you so that you may be children of your Father in heaven.” To whom are these

“If a terrorist is headed toward a large crowd of innocent persons in order to harm them, should you not shoot him before he has

At a recent conference on “love” a presenter was defending Christian nonviolence based on Jesus’s teaching to love one’s enemies. An African theologian stood up,

I interrupt my intended discussion of the Neo-Augustinian and Neo-Anabaptists’ interpretation of the command to love enemies for a more immediate application. How do we

What is the relationship between the command to love one’s enemies and the use of violence and/or other coercive political means? Two important contemporary approaches

Having spent my summer reading on the topic of homosexuality, I want to share some reading suggestions. I’ll use the terms “affirming” and “non-affirming” to