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Hey we’re not that dour 1/ https://twitter.com/sohrabahmari/status/1281638269357379586
Like Ahmari we don’t use the term “integralism” much, but actually we also believe in a kind of integralism – just the kind where you don’t kill people. https://www.plough.com/en/topics/justice/politics/pick-the-right-politics 2/
The early Church Fathers on whose shoulders Augustine stood almost unanimously prohibited all killing. https://www.amazon.com/Early-Church-Killing-Comprehensive-Sourcebook/dp/0801036305 3/
So does that make the majority of pre-313 AD bishops and martyrs “purist” and “sectarian”? Seems doubtful Augustine would have agreed. See for instance Catholic theologian Gerhard Lohfink, “Did the Early Christians Understand Jesus?” https://www.plough.com/en/topics/faith/early-christians/did-the-early-christians-understand-jesus 4/
Anyway, thanks to @SohrabAhmari for his friendly pushback, and looking forward to sharing one of our dour IPAs sometime to continue the conversation. End/
