Romans 13 as a Justification for Authoritarian Violence

I often see this passage used by Christians to not only endorse the necessity of human authority, but also to justify such things as capital punishment and warfare.
I have often argued that the traditional interpretation of the chapter cannot possibly make sense given that it follows on directly from Romans 12, which seemingly offers a [...]

Violence and the Christians of Today

The way I talk of nonviolence, one might think that I am expecting some sort of government conscription to be effected, or that the Church today is somehow largely in danger of undergoing mass compulsion to take up the sword in battle. Realistically, I expect no such thing; my concern is the extent to which [...]