Context Matters

Is There a Biblical Theology of Violence?

Episode Summary

Rev. Dr. Helen Paynter recently released a book called Blessed are the Peacemakers: A Biblical Theology of Human Violence. And given what is in our global and local news all the time, this is a topic that needs careful assessment.

Episode Notes

We are in a time of global conflict and violence, and so this is a great time to pay careful attention  the newest book released by Rev. Dr. Helen Paynter called Blessed are the Peacemakers: A Biblical Theology of Human Violence. Today we talk about why Dr. Paynter ended up studying a biblical view of violence and what her Center for Study of Bible and Violence is all about.

Find out more about Dr. Paynter HERE

Some of the resources and links mentioned on this episode:

https://www.facebook.com/CSBVBristolBaptistCollege/

Twitter @CSBibleViolence

Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@CSBibleViolence

https://www.amazon.com/Bible-Doesnt-Tell-Me-So/dp/0857469894

https://www.amazon.com/Cursing-God-Imprecatory-Psalms-Christian/dp/1481316362

https://www.amazon.com/Bloody-Brutal-Barbaric-Wrestling-Troubling/dp/0830852492

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