Episode 55 - Beating Guns: From Swords to Plowshares with Shane Claiborne and Mike Martin
Upside Down Podcast
English - June 04, 2019 04:00 - 49 minutes - 22.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 261 ratingsChristianity Religion & Spirituality Society & Culture women faith jesus christianity catholic christian justice social justice encouragement progressive evangelical Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Violence permeates our society. But Shane Claiborne and Mike Martin believe we can begin preparing for the future the prophets foretold now, where swords will be converted to plows. Join us as we discuss their new book, Beating Guns, which Walter Brueggemann called, “The quintessential pro-life book if there ever was one!” When Jesus said to love your enemies, isn’t it safe to assume he meant that we shouldn’t kill them?
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Join us as we explore hope for people who are wary of violence. May we be people who love our enemies by working towards freedom to live unarmed and fearless, refusing to fight violence on its own terms.
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