God, Nimrod, and the World: Exploring Christian Perspectives on Sport Hunting

Sports and Religion

by Bracy V. Hill II

God, Nimrod, and the World presents the perspectives of more than two-dozen authors on the controversial sport of hunting, surveying the relationship between the blood sport and the salvation religion of Christianity. The first half of the book provides sketches of the diverse interpretations of hunting in Hebrew and Christian cultures of the last two millennia, finally giving voice to those in the field who are both practitioners and persons of faith. The second half offers prescriptions for the place of hunting in the life of contemporary Christians, with perspectives arguing for prohibition to those contending that hunting has a practical, even perfecting, place in the life of faith. The contributors, who hail from North America and the United Kingdom, include biblical scholars, theologians, philosophers, ethicists, historians, and sociologists, as well as professional athletes, celebrity hunters, teachers, musicians, healthcare professionals, and a soldier.

Genres: Christian

444 pages, Paperback

Published October 3, 2022

Reviews

[AJ West · Rating 3 out of 5]

Take this rating with a grain of salt as this is a collection of essays. Some of these I would rate as 5 stars for really making me think, others I would hesitate to rate at all, not because they were bad, but because they just didn't interest me. I skimmed over or skipped a few. The editors did a good job of gathering wildly different perspectives and then leaving it up to the reader to determine for themselves where they might stand on the issue of hunting within a Biblical worldview.

[Sam · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very well written, enjoying the various perspectives brought in to discuss hunting in ways I hadn’t thought about before

[Eva Harris · Rating 5 out of 5]

Quite possibly the best collection of the worst essays on Christian hunting to ever be published.