Reborn on the fourth of July : the challenge of faith, patriotism & conscience /
Mehl-Laituri, Logan, 1981-
Reborn on the fourth of July : the challenge of faith, patriotism & conscience / Reborn on the 4th of July Logan Mehl-Laituri ; foreword by Shane Claiborne. - 1 online resource (238 pages)
Title from PDF title page (viewed on Jan. 6, 2014).
Includes bibliographical references.
Movement One. Ambushed by my capacity to kill ; Coming into the world and going to church ; Going into the Army ; Formation ; 9/11 and 9/12 ; Going to war ; Rescue mission ; I can't save everyone -- Movement Two. The good fight of faith? ; Foreshadowing the shadows ; The seeds of discipleship ; Pride and the wrong side ; Iron sharpening iron ; What is it all about? ; Learning a new bad word ; Epiphany -- Movement Three. Conscientious objection, or something else? ; Serious charges ; Love and war -- Movement Four. The good fight ; Chaplaincy, for better or worse ; On guard ; Baptism and rebirth ; Coming to the wire ; Reporting for duty ; Lost in Paradise -- Movement Five. Discharge and a new charge ; Christian peacemakers ; New missions ; Centurion's Guild ; Gospel of Rutba -- Appendix A. Justice, war, and conscience -- Appendix B. Soldiers in the New Testament -- Appendix C. Theological reflections on military service -- Appendix D. Conscientious objector application -- Appendix E. Timeline of events.
"In Reborn on the Fourth of July you'll learn through Logan's story the real cost of war to military personnel, the real challenges to Christians that are raised by military service on and even off the battlefield, and the real questions that each of us must wrestle with as we hold in tension our love of country with God's love for the world."--Publisher's website.
9781461942757 1461942756 0830866892 9780830866892
Mehl-Laituri, Logan, 1981-
Mehl-Laituri, Logan, 1981-
Soldiers--Religious life.
Conscientious objection.
Military ethics.
Peace--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Militaires--Vie religieuse.
Objection de conscience.
Morale militaire.
Paix--Aspect religieux--Christianisme.
RELIGION--Christian Life--Social Issues.
RELIGION--Christianity--General.
Conscientious objection
Military ethics
Peace--Religious aspects--Christianity
Soldiers--Religious life
Electronic books.
BV4588 / .M44 2012
261.8/73092
Reborn on the fourth of July : the challenge of faith, patriotism & conscience / Reborn on the 4th of July Logan Mehl-Laituri ; foreword by Shane Claiborne. - 1 online resource (238 pages)
Title from PDF title page (viewed on Jan. 6, 2014).
Includes bibliographical references.
Movement One. Ambushed by my capacity to kill ; Coming into the world and going to church ; Going into the Army ; Formation ; 9/11 and 9/12 ; Going to war ; Rescue mission ; I can't save everyone -- Movement Two. The good fight of faith? ; Foreshadowing the shadows ; The seeds of discipleship ; Pride and the wrong side ; Iron sharpening iron ; What is it all about? ; Learning a new bad word ; Epiphany -- Movement Three. Conscientious objection, or something else? ; Serious charges ; Love and war -- Movement Four. The good fight ; Chaplaincy, for better or worse ; On guard ; Baptism and rebirth ; Coming to the wire ; Reporting for duty ; Lost in Paradise -- Movement Five. Discharge and a new charge ; Christian peacemakers ; New missions ; Centurion's Guild ; Gospel of Rutba -- Appendix A. Justice, war, and conscience -- Appendix B. Soldiers in the New Testament -- Appendix C. Theological reflections on military service -- Appendix D. Conscientious objector application -- Appendix E. Timeline of events.
"In Reborn on the Fourth of July you'll learn through Logan's story the real cost of war to military personnel, the real challenges to Christians that are raised by military service on and even off the battlefield, and the real questions that each of us must wrestle with as we hold in tension our love of country with God's love for the world."--Publisher's website.
9781461942757 1461942756 0830866892 9780830866892
Mehl-Laituri, Logan, 1981-
Mehl-Laituri, Logan, 1981-
Soldiers--Religious life.
Conscientious objection.
Military ethics.
Peace--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Militaires--Vie religieuse.
Objection de conscience.
Morale militaire.
Paix--Aspect religieux--Christianisme.
RELIGION--Christian Life--Social Issues.
RELIGION--Christianity--General.
Conscientious objection
Military ethics
Peace--Religious aspects--Christianity
Soldiers--Religious life
Electronic books.
BV4588 / .M44 2012
261.8/73092