Binding: Paperback
Description: GOD Nimrod AND THE World presents the perspectives of more than two - dozen authors on the controversial sport of hunting surveying the relationship between the blood sport and the salvation religion of Christianity. The first half of the book provides sketches of the diverse interpretations of hunting in Hebrew and Christian cultures of the last two millennia finally giving voice to those in the field who are both practitioners and persons of faith. The second half offers prescriptions for the place of hunting in the life of contemporary Christians with perspectives arguing for prohibition to those contending that hunting has a practical even perfecting place in the life of faith. The contributors who hail from North America and the United Kingdom include biblical scholars theologians philosophers ethicists historians and sociologists as well as professional athletes celebrity hunters teachers musicians healthcare professionals and a soldier. Contributors include: Walter A. Abercrombie Kenneth Bass B. Jill Carroll Steve Chapman Ralph Cianciarulo Gregory A. Clark Dale Connally Michel De Jean Alastair J. Durie Joshua P. Foster Michael J. Gilmour Shawn Graves Bracy V. Hill II Tammy Koenig Nathan Kowalsky Lisa M. Lepard Stephanie Medley - Rath W. E. Nunnally Jase Robertson Dennis Staffelbach Jeremy S. Stirm James A. Tantillo Stephen M. Vantassel Theodore R. Vitali C. P. Stephen H. Webb John B. White and Daniel Witt.
Title: God Nimrod And The World Exploring Christian Perspectives On Sport Hunting
Author(s): White John B.
Publisher: Mercer University Press
Barcode: 9780881466331
Pages: 277 Pages
Publication Date: 10/3/2022
Series: Sports and Religion
Category: Hunting Or Shooting Animals & Game