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In this video Gavin Ortlund explores whether pacifism was the early church's view.

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00:00 - Introduction
01:28 - Book Recommendation
02:56 - Learning From the Early Church
04:50 - Justin Martyr
06:13 - Athenagoras
07:40 - Tertullian
09:45 - The Apostolic Tradition
11:52 - Cyprian
13:09 - Origen
14:30 - Nicaea 1
16:04 - Much Pacifism in Early Church
16:48 - Lactantius
17:53 - Marcus Aurelius' Letter
20:37 - Synod of Arles
21:20 - Summing Up Ante-Nicene Evidence
22:05 - 4th Century Changes
24:23 - Eusebius
26:51 - Basil
27:47 - Augustine
32:10 - 1. Strong Early Instinct Toward Pacifism
33:12 - 2. Just War Theory as Organic Development
33:56 - 3. Context and Ambiguity in Church History
36:34 - 4. God is a Peacemaker
38:30 - Summing Up