Covenant of Peace: The Missing Peace in New Testament Theology and Ethics (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780802829375)

One would think that peace, a term that occurs as many as one hundred times in the New Testament, would enjoy a prominent place in theology and ethics textbooks. Yet it is surprisingly absent. Willard Swartley's Covenant of Peace remedies this deficiency, restoring to New Testament theology and ethics the peace that many works have missed.

In this comprehensive yet accessible book Swartley explicates virtually all of the New Testament, relating peace -- and the associated emphases of love for enemies and reconciliation -- to core theological themes such as salvation, christology, and the reign of God. No other work in English makes such a contribution.

Swartley concludes by considering specific practices that lead to peacemaking and their place in our contemporary world. Retrieving a historically neglected element in the Christian message, Covenant of Peace confronts readers anew with the compelling New Testament witness to peace.

Author: Willard M. Swartley
ISBN-10: 0802829376
ISBN-13: 9780802829375
Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
Language: English
Published: 04/11/2006
Pages: 560
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.71lbs
Size: 9.18h x 6.36w x 1.13d

Review Citation(s):
Christian Century 05/01/2007 pg. 49