The Christian Jihadist

The Christian Jihadist from Stephen Sizer on Vimeo.

Frustrated with the so called 'peace process' in the Middle East? Concerned that the 'Arab Spring' is leading to anarchy and instability? Tempted to justify the use of violence to overthrow unjust regimes? Then you may find this paper of interest.

It is a paper I delivered last year in Toronto, Canada for the Evangelical Christian-Muslim Dialogue Group. What follows is not a critique of Islamic Jihad. Nor will this be a defence of pacifism or of the Just War Theory. For that I recommend J. Daryl Charles, Between Pacifism and Jihad: Just War and Christian Tradition.

My title is “Taking up the Cross in Evangelical Christianity”. I have subtitled it, “The Perspective of a Christian Jihadist”. I want to give a simple, personal reading of the teaching of Jesus the Christ and his Apostles on the Christian jihad. I want to show how the Scriptures refute the misuse of the Bible to justify an apocalyptic or colonialist agenda in the Middle East. I have five headings.

1. The Nature of Christian Jihad
2. The Extent of Christian Jihad
3. The Strategy of Christian Jihad
4. The Weapons of Christian Jihad
5. The Purpose of Christian Jihad

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