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The book has grown out of an initiative of the Biblical Research Committee (BRC) of what is now the Inter-European Division (EUD).The BRC of the EUD has been able to produce this valuable book, addressing an issue that we as a church face, providing much needed biblical, historical and ethical perspectives on this issue.
The Seventh-day Adventist Church has a long and rich history of being a Church that
affirms peace, seeks reconciliation and has encouraged a noncombatant stance. In a time when
wars and war-like conflicts are on the global rise, there is an urgent need to reflect more fully
on the role of Christ’s followers as conscientious agents of peace and as conscientious objectors
to all forms of violence. By candidly looking at the biblical evidence in the Old and New
Testament and by learning from Church History and our own history, the authors of this book
address various challenges of military service and try to recover the spirit of the early Christian
Church and of Jesus Christ on this issue.
The book has grown out of an initiative of the Biblical Research Committee (BRC) of
what is now the Inter-European-Division (EUD) of the Seventh-day Adventist Church (SDA). The
authors, who come from Europe, Africa and North America, reflect the international
composition of the SDA Church. The need was felt to address this pressing question in order to
give guidance and orientation, especially to our young people who are increasingly faced with
issues about military service and who seek to know what the Bible has to say with regards to
war and the bearing of arms.
It contains the most complete list of all official Church documents on war and military
service that were published by the SDA church from its beginning to the present as well as a
comprehensive list of major publications and resources that were written by Seventh-day
Adventists. It will be the definite reference work on this subject for years to come.
Contents:
1. Violence
and War in the Old Testament (Barna Magyarosi)
2. War and
Nonviolence in the New Testament (Johannes Kovar)
3. Ethnicity,
the Church, and Violent Conflicts (Kwabena Donkor)
4. Military
Service and Just War: An Historical Overview (Zoltan Szallos-Farkas)
5. Pacifist,
Conscientious Cooperators, or Combatants? The Seventh-day Adventist Loss of
Clarity on War and Military Service (Douglas Morgan)
6. Adventist
Opposition to War in Europe: Cases of Nonconformity and Conscientious Objection
(Daniel Heinz)
7. Ethical
Challenges in Military Service (Frank Hasel)
8. Psychological
Effects of War und Pastoral Care (Andreas Bochmann)
9. Adventist
and Military Service: Conclusions (Frank Hasel)
Appendix:
- Official Seventh-day Adventist Statements on Noncombatancy, War, and Peace
- Bibliography of Seventh-day Adventist Literature on Peace, War, and Military
Service
Die Autoren präsentieren einen Überblick über die adventistische und
allgemein christliche Stellung zum Kriegsdienst in der Geschichte sowie
Erwägungen aus pastoraler Sicht – und Reflexionen zum Thema Kriegsdienst
in der Bibel. Es zeigt sich, dass Adventisten von Anfang an
kriegskritisch waren und trotz sich ausdifferenzierender Positionen in
ihren Reihen die ursprünglich gewaltfreie Haltung (meist
„Nichtkämpferstandpunkt“) am meisten mit dem biblisch-christlichen Ethos
zu vereinen ist. Eine ausführliche Bibliographie zum Thema Adventisten
und Krieg/Gewalt/Militär sowie eine Übersicht über mehrere Dutzend
adventistische Verlautbarungen runden das Buch ab.
Eine sehr ausführliche Buchbesprechung auf Deutsch findet sich hier: Adventists and Military Service (Buchbesprechung Deutsch)
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