Thursday, December 15, 2005

[275.1] SAYING NO TO CAESAR'S "PEACE"

"John Dominic Crossan, I believe, reminded us that Caesar was called the Prince of Peace, and that the [meaning] in naming Jesus the Prince of Peace was to send a message to the Romans that peace is not the outcome of beating others into submission, but is the result of making peace first, not as the quiet between the wars." [more]

Lorcan Otway, writing on Hopeful Imagination - an Advent weblog

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