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Books (278.0800) America and its Guns : A Theological Expose
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| Author: |
Atwood, James E. |
| Publisher: |
Cascade Books, 2012 |
| Length: |
228 pages |
| Heading: |
235 — Social Justice
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| Subjects: |
Firearms / Law and legislation / United States; Gun control / United States; Religion and politics / United States; Social ethics; Theology, Doctrinal / Popular works |
| # Copies: |
1 |
| ISBN/ISSN: |
9781610978255
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| Description: |
James Atwood contends that the 30,000 gun deaths America suffers every year cannot be understood apart from our national myth that God has appointed America as "the trustee of the civilization of the world" and even "Christ's light to the nations." Because these purposes are noble, and we are supposedly a good and trustworthy people, violence is sometimes "required" and gives license to individuals to carry open or concealed weapons, which "save lives" and can even be "redemptive."
Atwood, an avid hunter, cautions that an absolute trust in guns and violence morphs easily into idolatry. Having spent thirty-six years as a Presbyterian pastor fighting against the easy access to firearms, one of which took the life of a friend, he uses his unique expereince and his biblical and theological understanding to graphically portray the impact guns have on our society. He closes with a wake up call to the faith community, which he says is America's best hope to unmask the extremism of the Gun Empire. |
| Age Groups: |
None specified.
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