Who Would Jesus Shoot?

In response to the 100th Anniversary of the First World War, several Christian organisations and two churches have come together to lead a debate on issues of war and non-violence from the Christian perspective.

Canadian Mennonite Prof. Thomas R. Yoder Neufeld will be taking the pacifist stance whilst Prof. Nigel Bigger, from Oxford University and author of 'In Defence of War’, will be the opposing voice. The title, “Who Would Jesus shoot?” although at first seemingly ironic, is perhaps a more serious question when considered within certain contexts.

This debate will not aim to polarise the arguments, but to explore them closely together in order to create a better understanding of both those Christians who choose to go to war, and those who choose not to; and to ask the question whether sometimes we have a choice at all.