The Christian Studies Institute
This podcast feed hosts the public teaching ministry of Dr. Bryant K. Owens. I am an independent scholar exploring Christian Studies in today’s secular world. I believe that thoughtful Christianity can bring meaningful change in our churches, classrooms, homes, and communities. With years of experience as both a pastor and educator, I am passionate about the historical Christian worldview and the classical, Socratic approach to learning. My work draws from theology, philosophy, ethics, and the humanities, always with a heart for making faith thoughtful and life-giving. https://bryantowens.substack.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/drbryantowens/
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02/27/2022 The Inevitability of War, Faith and Just War
Speaker: Dr. Bryant Owens
As the Russian military invades Ukraine this week, the secular world could only express sympathy by saying, "Our thoughts are with the Ukrainian people." But how does the Church respond to the events of this past week? How does the church, full of God's people, respond to horrors of war? We do not merely keep the suffering of innocents in our thoughts WE PRAY. We call upon God to intervene on behalf of the innocents who suffer today from the destruction of combat and war. We pray for the leaders of our nation and other nations who must decide how to navigate the troubling waters of War.
War is not a necessary thing but is an inevitable thing.
The Church has responded to war in three main ways in its history.
1. Pacifism
2. Just War Theory
3. Crusade
