EPISODE · Jul 7, 2025 · 42 MIN
Blessed are the Peacemakers - Rev. Dr. Helen Paynter
from Reparadigmed Podcast · host Nick Paine
Is human violence ever right? Rev. Dr. Helen Paynter’s work Blessed are the Peacemakers: A Biblical Theology of Human Violence dives into the difficulties of finding a consistent Biblical theology among the variety of voices and perspectives offered in Scripture. Dr. Paynter joins Reparadigmed to discuss how Christians can find ethical guidance in Scriptures for navigating a fallen world. She addresses some common pitfalls and problematic assumptions that can skew our understanding of what Scripture has to say about human violence. She also discusses how a community of faith can work to hold the eschatological goals of justice, peace, and holiness in a tempered tension on this side of restoration.Resource Referenced: The Bible Doesn’t Tell Me So: Why you don't have to submit to domestic abuse and coercive control, The Church, the Far Right, and the Claim to Christianity, Blessed Are the Peacemakers: A Biblical Theology of Violence by Helen Paynter
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Is human violence ever right? Rev. Dr. Helen Paynter's work Blessed are the Peacemakers: A Biblical Theology of Human Violence [https://www.amazon.com/Blessed-Are-Peacemakers-Biblical-Theology/dp/B0C47JFK8M/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3096L5NWPRQKL&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.H6YAc5KQ6cJDsBFufwLgJJHbbhKAbruLQHfGKol5jBQFT13aBYcu42kVg5Jp-e4E.gb33v-yxr92hhpqfR0TqxFgDl68Bup_gZOae7DqTods&dib_tag=se&keywords=blessed+are+the+peacemakers&qid=1750104216&s=audible&sprefix=blessed+are+the+peacemaker%2Caudible%2C94&sr=1-1] dives into the difficulties of finding a consistent Biblical theology among the variety of voices and perspectives offered in Scripture. Dr. Paynter joins Reparadigmed to discuss how Christians can find ethical guidance in Scriptures for navigating a fallen world. She addresses some common pitfalls and problematic assumptions that can skew our understanding of what Scripture has to say about human violence. She also discusses how a community of faith can work to hold the eschatological goals of justice, peace, and holiness in a tempered tension on this side of restoration. Resource Referenced: The Bible Doesn't Tell Me So: Why you don't have to submit to domestic abuse and coercive control [https://www.amazon.com/Bible-Doesnt-Tell-Me-So/dp/0857469894/ref], The Church, the Far Right, and the Claim to Christianity, [https://www.amazon.com/Church-Far-Right-Claim-Christianity/dp/0334065496/ref] Blessed Are the Peacemakers: A Biblical Theology of Violence [https://www.amazon.com/Blessed-Are-Peacemakers-Biblical-Theology/dp/B0C47JFK8M/] by Helen Paynter
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