Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-220) and indexes.
Contents
Foreword / Walter Brueggemann -- Introduction: Paralyzing Ambiguity -- Pt. 1. The Ambiguity of Jesus. 1. Jesus: "Not Peace, but a Sword" 2. Jesus: "Put Away Your Sword" -- Pt. 2. The Ambiguity of Israel's Faith and Practice. 3. Israel: Warlike People. 4. Yahweh: Warrior God. 5. Yahweh: Giver of Shalom. 6. The Prophets: Champions of Shalom. 7. Predictions of War. 8. Promises of Peace. 9. Jesus Revisited -- Pt. 3. The Ambiguity of the Church. 10. The Church: Part of a Violent World. 11. The Church: Christ's Peaceful People. 12. An Ambiguous Apocalypse -- Conclusion: The Abolition of War.