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The Dispatch II: When Should Christians Go To War?

Samir Paul, Harvard Let us reframe the question: Do we take the hope of Christ seriously enough actually to trust in it? Nonviolence is a consequence of hearing the glad tidings of the Gospel. It follows from obedience to the messiah who would rather die than take up the sword of revolutionary

11.20.2009| The Dispatch, Volume 5, Issue 1 | Samir Paul

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Desmond Tutu and Divine Agency

Desmond Tutu and Divine Agency

Over the past week or so, I’ve been picking at No Future Without Forgiveness, Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s account of his time as the head of the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission.  The TRC was a remarkable body that gave voice to the victims of longstanding systemic oppression and

06.26.2009| The Fish Tank | Samir Paul

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