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“Do Not Think It Is Impossible for Anyone to Please God While Engaged in Active Military Service”: An Augustinian Critique of the Narrative of the American Military

by Nathan Cantu

Contemporary theology has grown increasingly disillusioned with Western Liberalism, leading some theologians to question the validity of Christians serving in state roles, particularly in the military. However, Augustine’s use of narrative and cultural analysis in <em>Confessions</em> and <em>The City of God</em> provides a more nuanced…

 

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