Evangelizing Politics
The purpose of Christian engagement in politics is not to eradicate injustice and evil but to express love towards people and to testify to the goodness of Christ
John BarrettAugust 5, 2022
American Withdrawal is America Last
Some America First Republicans are nearly indistinguishable from the standard fare retreaters we were served from the “Blame America First” leftists of the Cold War.
Rebeccah HeinrichsJuly 22, 2022
The Mad Pacifism of Doctor Who
The BBC should bring back the skepticism of pacifism that Doctor Who used to have.
Mark MeltonMay 23, 2022
Marksism – No. 82: World War III, Just War vs. Pacifism, Easter
This week the editors discuss Debra Erickson’s article about why the Russia-Ukraine War is not World War III, an exchange about pacifism and the just war tradition, and a 75-year-old article about Easter and the resurrection.
Mark Tooley & Marc LiVecche & Mark MeltonApril 15, 2022
Just War Response to Pacifism’s Say on Russia-Ukraine War
I appreciate Michael McKoy’s recent “What Does Pacifism Have to Say About Ukraine?” But I remain unimpressed by the pacifist view.
Marc LiVeccheApril 12, 2022
What Does Pacifism Have to Say about Ukraine?
Pacifism argues that the only means of breaking the cycles of violence is to recognize the short-term and long-term devastation of war, examine the decisions and dynamics that perpetuate these cycles, and make the tough decisions necessary to reject violence and ensure peace.
Michael McKoyApril 12, 2022
Baptist Political Theology on War and Peace
At the Christianity and National Security Conference, Paul D. Miller reviewed the history of how Baptists have thought about war, peace, and the just war tradition.
Paul D. MillerNovember 23, 2021
A New Mennonite Vision: A Review of Melissa Florer-Bixler’s How to Have an Enemy
Melissa Florer-Bixler is angry, and she wants her fellow Mennonites to get angry, too. At least, that is the professed premise of her book, “How to Have an Enemy: Righteous Anger and the Work of Peace.”
Debra EricksonOctober 14, 2021
Integral Disarmament: Or, How to Abandon Tradition, Reason, and Your Flock
Advocates of Integral Disarmament believe the weapons of war are inherently evil. Their consequent prescriptions leave the innocent defenseless
Marc LiVeccheJuly 30, 2021
