The Gospel of the Prince of Peace, A Treatise on Christian PacifismThe message preached by Jesus of Nazareth, the Son of God, that the essence of the gospel is the deliverance of humanity from its perpetual self-destructive trend of warfare and the many sufferings that result from it. This book will also unveil that his message consisted of peaceful coexistence and toleration between people and nations. Evidence will also be provided to the reader to testify that the only proper manner for a Christian to conduct himself in the matter of war and military service is to refuse. The author, Daniel H. Shubin has written in the past a theology and a commentary on the Bible, compiled a 4-volume History of Russian Christianity, and books on philosophy and religion. Dan was a conscientious objector during the Vietnam War (as was his father during World War 2) and also acts as an advisor for military-age young men of his denomination. He has been married 41 years to wife AnnaMarie, and they have 3 adult offspring. |
Contents
Historical Background | 9 |
The Gospel of the Prince of Peace | 23 |
The First Three Centuries | 44 |
Development of Militarist Christendom | 69 |
History of Christian Pacifism | 108 |
American Militarist Christendom | 138 |
Christian Pacifism in America | 182 |
The Dilemma of Militarist Christendom | 202 |
The Contemporary Christian Pacifist | 236 |
Bibliography | 246 |
Common terms and phrases
American Ante-Nicene Fathers Apostle armed forces army attitude Augustine Augustine’s authority Billy Graham Bogomils Catholic Chaplaincy Christadelphian Christendom Christian Church Christian denominations Christian pacifism Christian pacifist civil civilian civilian public service clergy combat command conscientious objectors conscription Constantine conviction Court death defeat defense devastation disciples divine kingdom Dukhabors ecclesiastical ecumenical emperor enemy evangelical evil exemption faith fighting German God’s gospel Graham historic peace churches Hutterites incarcerated Iraq Israel Jehovah’s Witnesses Jesus Christ Jewish Jews justify killing king leaders likewise Luther mainline denominations Marcion Matt Mennonites Messiah militarist military service ministers Molokans moral nation Niebuhr officials passage patriotism Paulicians persecution person Plato political Prince of Peace prison Quakers refusing religion religious residents Roman Empire Roman occupation Russian Sadducees secular Selective Service soldiers spiritual sword taught teachings tenets Testament Thomas Aquinas victory Vietnam violation warfare wars weapons