Monthly Archives: October 2011
What about abortion?
Ted Grimsrud—October 30, 2011 I have to admit that I have never been especially exercised by the abortion issue. On the one hand, I have never found the strict anti-abortion position attractive. While self-labeled as “pro-life,” it has often struck … Continue reading
Filed under Abortion, Moral philosophy, Pacifism
Käthe Kollwitz: Making Peace with Art
Ted Grimsrud—October 9, 2011 In the late 1800s, an emerging young graphic artist moved into inner city Berlin with her physician husband—he to serve Germany’s poorest people, she—it seemed—to forfeit her promising career in order to accompany the doctor as … Continue reading
Filed under Militarism, Moral philosophy, Pacifism
War and the Old Testament: A Proposal
Ted Grimsrud—October 3, 2011 It seems to come up all the time in discussions about pacifism. What about all the violence in the Old Testament? I’m not sure why the OT is considered to be a problem especially for pacifists—the … Continue reading
Filed under Biblical theology, Militarism, Pacifism, Theology
