Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer is Assistant Professor of Justice and Peace Studies. For more than twenty years he has studied and written about the relationship of religion, violence, and peace, and his books include Jesus Against Christianity: Reclaiming the Missing Jesus (Trinity Press International).

"'No accommodationist, Nelson-Pallmeyer cannot find any place for violence, even when exercised against evil.' Publishers Weekly 'Especially provocative... incite us to grapple with what it means to follow Jesus.' The Other Side 'Anything but passive, Nelson-Pallmeyer's radical pacifism sends sparks flying in all directions.' The Booklist"

• Introduction: The Elephant in the Room; 1. Lunatics and Messengers; 2. Religion and Violence; 3. Violence-of-God Traditions in the Hebrew Scriptures; 4. Violent Story Lines in the Hebrew Scriptures. 5. Violence-of-God Traditions in the New Testament; 6. Violence-of-God Traditions in the Quran; 7. Room for Doubt?; 8. Saved by Enemies; 9. Saved by Doubt.

Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer is Assistant Professor of Justice and Peace Studies. For more than twenty years he has studied and written about the relationship of religion, violence, and peace, and his books include Jesus Against Christianity: Reclaiming the Missing Jesus (Trinity Press International).

"'No accommodationist, Nelson-Pallmeyer cannot find any place for violence, even when exercised against evil.' Publishers Weekly 'Especially provocative... incite us to grapple with what it means to follow Jesus.' The Other Side 'Anything but passive, Nelson-Pallmeyer's radical pacifism sends sparks flying in all directions.' The Booklist"

• Introduction: The Elephant in the Room; 1. Lunatics and Messengers; 2. Religion and Violence; 3. Violence-of-God Traditions in the Hebrew Scriptures; 4. Violent Story Lines in the Hebrew Scriptures. 5. Violence-of-God Traditions in the New Testament; 6. Violence-of-God Traditions in the Quran; 7. Room for Doubt?; 8. Saved by Enemies; 9. Saved by Doubt.

Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer is Assistant Professor of Justice and Peace Studies. For more than twenty years he has studied and written about the relationship of religion, violence, and peace, and his books include Jesus Against Christianity: Reclaiming the Missing Jesus (Trinity Press International).

"'No accommodationist, Nelson-Pallmeyer cannot find any place for violence, even when exercised against evil.' Publishers Weekly 'Especially provocative... incite us to grapple with what it means to follow Jesus.' The Other Side 'Anything but passive, Nelson-Pallmeyer's radical pacifism sends sparks flying in all directions.' The Booklist"

• Introduction: The Elephant in the Room; 1. Lunatics and Messengers; 2. Religion and Violence; 3. Violence-of-God Traditions in the Hebrew Scriptures; 4. Violent Story Lines in the Hebrew Scriptures. 5. Violence-of-God Traditions in the New Testament; 6. Violence-of-God Traditions in the Quran; 7. Room for Doubt?; 8. Saved by Enemies; 9. Saved by Doubt.