{"product_id":"early-church-on-killing-9780801036309","title":"Early Church on Killing","description":"What did the early church believe about killing? What was its view on abortion? How did it approach capital punishment and war? Noted theologian and bestselling author Ron Sider lets the testimony of the early church speak in the first of a three-volume series on biblical peacemaking.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book provides in English translation all extant data directly relevant to the witness of the early church until Constantine on killing. Primarily, it draws data from early church writings, but other evidence, such as archaeological finds and Roman writings, is included.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSider taps into current evangelical interest in how the early church informs contemporary life while presenting a thorough, comprehensive treatment on topics of perennial concern. The book includes brief introductions to every Christian writer cited and explanatory notes on many specific texts.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRonald J. Sider\u003c\/b\u003e (PhD, Yale University) is the founder and president emeritus of Evangelicals for Social Action and professor of theology, holistic ministry, and public policy at Palmer Theological Seminary in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania. He is the author of many books, including the bestselling \u003ci\u003eRich Christians in an Age of Hunger\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Scandal of the Evangelical Conscience\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Baker Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50556457845010,"sku":"9780801036309","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_4b13647b-8185-4886-bf17-f43c49eef59a.jpg?v=1731754165","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/early-church-on-killing-9780801036309","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}