A peacemaking God?
9.6.
2016 Posted By: Drew Hart 2 Times read
Drew
G.I. Hart is Professor of Theology at Messiah College,
Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. Drew is the author of Trouble I’ve Seen: Changing the Way
the Church Views Racism. He blogs for The Mennonite.
While
humanity frequently experiences God’s goodness, including good creation, we
also experience waves of devastating violence and brutal oppression. And when
we consider the complicated ways that our own lives are directly and indirectly
intertwined and implicated in systemic violence, it is hard for me to
understand what it means to call oneself a pacifist.
Of
course, people have defined pacifism in a range of ways, many which are much
more complicated than my own definition. In doing so, there are ways of
considering pacifism without it being purist and doctrinaire. Yet still, the
term has never been helpful for me, especially given its common usage.
Even
more challenging than considering my own participation in a violent world is to
consider our frameworks for understanding God’s character, presence and
activity among us.
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