Early Modern Religious Violence and the Dark Side of Church History

Transformation: An International Journal of Holistic Mission Studies 34 (2):101-114 (2017)
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How should Christians interact with historical violence in their own tradition? Faced with a barrage of arguments from the ‘New Atheists’ that this killing invalidates biblical truth claims, Christians might be tempted to ignore or excuse these darker episodes. This article argues that they should be willing to confess the failings of the past, place the violent acts in a careful reading of their historical context and re-examine these acts in light of scripture.

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