1 Nephi 1-5: why Nephi killed Laban
. Chapter 1: 1 Nephi 1- 5 . Mormonism saw itself involuntarily drawn into the wider debate of fundamentalism and religious motivated violence by Krakauer’s book “Under the Banner of Heaven: the Story of a Violent Faith” published in 2003. At the core of Krakauer’s argument lies the double murder committed in 1984 by Ron … Read more
The Nonviolence of Early Followers of Christ
The 6th nonviolent article of faith says: We believe in the same nonviolence that existed in the Primitive Church: “And to those who inquire of us whence we come, or who is our founder, we reply that we are come, agreeably to the counsels of Jesus, to cut down our hostile and insolent swords into … Read more
Towards a Shared Theology of Nonviolence
The International Ecumenical Centre Yet another interesting day at the ecumenical formation seminar. Today we went to the international ecumenical centre in Geneva, at head offices, for several presentations by program officers there. One of the activities was a market-place of different programs that the World Council of Churches is actively promoting and the other … Read more
