On Tuesday 4th June 2019 the Applied Arm of CSBV held its launch workshop. Over 60 people – ministers, practitioners, students and academics – gathered to discuss a host of subjects relating to the applied questions which broadly fall under the topic ‘Bible and Violence’. On this page we are uploading photos, recordings of some of the sessions and related documents.

Helen Paynter’s keynote address: The great biblical trajectory of shalom
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Steve Hucklesby’s keynote address: Terrorism and just war. Audio file
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Peter King’s paper: Sunday School Hero or Suicide Bomber? Reading Samson Responsibly

Hilary Abrahams’ paper: Faith, Abuse, and the Search for Justice.

Michael Docker’s poem: Abraham

Denise Bennett: The Church and Domestic Abuse.
Paper
Powerpoint

TS: first-hand account of Christian persecution in Iraq

Marion Carson, ‘Take two swords’