Essay: Militarism in Christian Context, Past and Present
Militarism in Christian Context Past and Present
EK Knappenberger, for Dr. D.F. Evans; October 2016
Posted to WarIsACrime.org July 2017
“War is a racket, where the few profit and the many pay.”[1]
“War is a force that gives us meaning.”[2]
“War is a lie.”[3]
“War is hell.”[4]
If war is hell, then why do Christians participate in it? There is a disconnect at the heart of the Christian community as it relates to the hell of war.[5] Not only is the violence of war categorically unchristian, as we will briefly demonstrate below, but beyond even that, the attitude of militarism