The Early Church on Killing: A Comprehensive Sourcebook on War, Abortion, and Capital Punishment
Historian and theologian Ronald J. Sider compiles every surviving pre-Constantinian Christian text addressing war, military service, abortion, infanticide, and capital punishment. Providing clear translations and historical context, this comprehensive sourcebook enables scholars, students, and Christian ethicists to examine how the earliest Christians understood and practiced the sanctity of human life.