Sword and Cross
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| Blog Name: | Sword and Cross |
| Url: | http://mattshafer.wordpress.com |
| Language: | English |
| Topics: | religion, politics, ethics |
| Description: | The Sword, both in the Bible and in other literature, is commonly used as a symbol of government power, of violence, and of war. The Cross is a symbol, conversely, of the Kingdom of Heaven, and by extension of the nonviolent gospel of Christ. These concepts, the concepts of Sword and Cross, are central to Christian ethics. I write about many things on this blog, but themes that I continually return to are nonviolence, Christian interaction with the State, issues of identity and allegiance for Christians, and all sorts of associated ethical and theological questions. Thus, though the phrase “Sword and Cross” cannot describe everything I do here, the interplay between these two ideas is central to my writing. |
| Popularity: | 28 Followers |
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