A Theological Account of Nat Turner: Christianity, Violence, and TheologyIn this unique volume, Lampley analyzes the theology of Nat Turner's violent slave rebellion in juxtaposition with Old Testament views of prophetic violence and Jesus' politics of violence in the New Testament and in consideration of the history of Christian violence and the violence embedded in traditional Christian theology. |
Contents
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1 A Portrait of Nat Turner | 21 |
2 The Theology of Nat Turner | 39 |
3 Prophetic Violence and the Old Testament | 70 |
4 The Gospel of Jesus Christ and Violence | 91 |
Conclusion | 123 |
Notes | 159 |
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