Back on my ANZAC Day post, there was some discussion in the comments about the early church and war. I haven’t done much reading on this, but The Mennonite has a good introductory article by David Brattston, putting forward the case for a strong witness against participation in the army by Christians in the first three centuries.
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Hi Nathan,
This is a good introductory article on the topic. Two other articles supporting the same thesis are found at:
(1)http://www.heraldmag.org/olb/Contents/doctrine/ecvwams.thm.
(2) http://www.thegospelcoalition.org/publication/33-1/nonviolence-in-the-ancient-church-andchristian-obedience.
Hi Nathan,
The first reference should read:
http://www.heraldmag.org/olb/Contents/doctrine/ecvwams.htm.
Shalom,
John Arthur