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    Reborn on the Fourth of July: The Challenge of Faith, Patriotism Conscience

    By Logan M. Isaac

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    For decades now, the United States has proudly claimed the mantle of "the world's only superpower" based on military might and the scope of military interventions throughout the world. As a result, whole generations are growing up with the understanding that war is the norm, that perpetual conflict is a way of life. But is it the way of Christ? Logan Mehl-Laituri grew up in a community that celebrated military service. His faith reinforced his love of country and his sense that that love was best expressed by fighting its battles. Then he went to war, and then he was born again. 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.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherIndependent Publishers Group
    Release dateMay 15, 2012
    ISBN9780830866892
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    Reborn on the Fourth of July: The Challenge of Faith, Patriotism Conscience
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    Logan M. Isaac

    Logan M. Isaac is an Iraq veteran writing the wake of war as an author, advocate, and academic. As the founder and executive officer of Centurions Guild, he provides training in congregational development for ministers engaged in ministry with soldiers and veterans, and he is the author of Reborn on the Fourth of July. Logan's constructive, ecumenical approach enriches theological engagement with military personnel and communities. A sought-after educator and consultant, his "martial hermeneutic" successfully cultivates more fruitful conversations at the intersection of Christian faith and armed service.

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