the challenge of faith, patriotism & conscience Mehl-Laituri, Logan 1981- creator text bibliography biography Electronic books. ilu 2012 monographic eng 1 online resource (238 pages) "In Reborn on the Fourth of July you'll learn through Logan's story the real cost of war to military personnel, the real challenges to Christians that are raised by military service on and even off the battlefield, and the real questions that each of us must wrestle with as we hold in tension our love of country with God's love for the world." -- from publisher's website. Movement One. Ambushed by my capacity to kill ; Coming into the world and going to church ; Going into the Army ; Formation ; 9/11 and 9/12 ; Going to war ; Rescue mission ; I can't save everyone -- Movement Two. The good fight of faith? ; Foreshadowing the shadows ; The seeds of discipleship ; Pride and the wrong side ; Iron sharpening iron ; What is it all about? ; Learning a new bad word ; Epiphany -- Movement Three. Conscientious objection, or something else? ; Serious charges ; Love and war -- Movement Four. The good fight ; Chaplaincy, for better or worse ; On guard ; Baptism and rebirth ; Coming to the wire ; Reporting for duty ; Lost in Paradise -- Movement Five. Discharge and a new charge ; Christian peacemakers ; New missions ; Centurion's Guild ; Gospel of Rutba -- Appendix A. Justice, war, and conscience -- Appendix B. Soldiers in the New Testament -- Appendix C. Theological reflections on military service -- Appendix D. Conscientious objector application -- Appendix E. Timeline of events. Logan Mehl-Laituri ; foreword by Shane Claiborne. Title from PDF title page (viewed on Jan. 6, 2014). Includes bibliographical references. Soldiers Religious life Conscientious objection Military ethics Peace Religious aspects Christianity Mehl-Laituri, Logan 1981- RELIGION / Christian Life / Social Issues RELIGION / Christianity / General BV4588 .M44 2012 261.8/73092 9781461942757 (electronic bk.) 1461942756 (electronic bk.) http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=637989 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=637989 N$T 140106 20200709055942.0 ocn867565468 eng