Studies in Peace and Scripture Series

Visions of peace abound in the Bible, and so do the language and tales of battle. In this respect, the Bible is thoroughly at home in the modern world: a history filled with visions of peace accompanying the reality of war bridges the distance between the Bible's world and our own. That alone would justify study of peace and war in the Bible. However, for those communities reading the Bible as Scripture, the matter is more urgent. For them it becomes crucial to understand what the Bible says about peace—and about war. These matters have often divided Christians from each other, and the way Christians have understood them has had terrible consequences for Jews and, indeed, for the world. A series of scholarly investigations cannot hope to resolve these issues, but it can hope, as the Studies in Peace and Scripture Series does, to aid our understanding of them.

Vol 11
A Peaceable Hope: Contesting Violent Eschatology in New Testament Narratives
David J. Neville
Published by Baker Academic, 2013

Vol 10
Atonement, Justice, and Peace: The Message of the Cross and the Mission of the Church
by Darrin W. Snyder Belousek
Published by Eerdmans

Vol 9
Covenant of Peace: The Missing Peace in New Testament Theology and Ethics
by Willard M. Swartley
Published by Eerdmans

Vol 8
The Sound of Sheer Silence and the Killing State: The Death Penalty and the Bible
by Millard Lind
Copublished by Cascadia Publishing House and Herald Press

Vol 7
Beautiful upon the Mountains: Biblical essays on mission, peace, and the reign of God
Mary H. Schertz and Ivan Friesen, eds.
Copublished with Herald Press

Vol 6
Crowned with Glory and Honor: Human Rights in the Biblical Tradition
Chris Marshall
Publisher: Pandora Press US
Copublishers: Herald Press, Scottdale, Pa.; Lime Grove House, Auckland, NZ
See several pages related to this book at the Cascadia website

Vol 5
Beyond Retribution: A New Testament Vision for Justice, Crime and Punishment
Christopher D. Marshall
Published by Eerdmans

Vol 4
Violence Renounced: René Girard, Biblical Studies and Peacemaking
Willard M. Swartley, editor
Published by Herald Press and Pandora Press US
See pages related to this book at the Cascadia website.

Vol 3
The Love of Enemy and Nonretaliation in the New Testament
Out of print

Vol 2
The Meaning of Peace: Biblical Studies
Perry B. Yoder and Willard M. Swartley, editors
First edition published by Westminster/John Knox
Second edition with expanded bibliography published by IMS

Vol 1
The Gospel of Peace: A Scriptural Message for Today's World
Out of print