Hugo Grotius is considered a transitional figure in Just War history – transitioning Just War doctrine away from religion. That transition is complete by the time Emmerich de Vattel puts pen to paper. Born in Switzerland (1714), Emmerich de Vattel served as a diplomat for the king of Saxony. In… Read More
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Just War Part 9: Hugo Grotius
By the time Hugo Grotius was born in 1583, Catholicism had lost it’s monopoly on faith in Europe. Martin Luther nailed his theses up in Wittenberg, the Reformation spread, giving birth to Protestantism – and then Protestantism split into factions of its own. Grotius was Holland’s attorney general and a… Read More
Answering Elijah (Part 9)
Still answering Elijah’s question about the biblical foundations of “mission” as I understand it. So far we’ve touched on love, Eden, flood and fame, Abraham, Exodus through Ruth, Israel’s choice to replace God with a king, the exiles and the “pre-exilic” prophet Isaiah. Now, let’s look at one chapter from the “exilic” prophet… Read More
Read With Discernment… Especially Donald Miller
I bought Donald Miller‘s book A Million Miles In A Thousand Years for my wife recently…at Barnes & Noble – across the street from my local LifeWay store. I think I was too hard on them. I planned to buy it at LifeWay but when I pulled the book from… Read More
Just Weed
I’m a hippy without the hemp pants and the incense. But I could do the incense. I cannot do hemp pants. They make me feel like I should “Hammer Time.” View Post
How To Train Your Dragon & A Pacifist
Spoiler Alert: Don’t read this post until after you’ve seen How To Train A Dragon. View Post