Body Politics: Five Practices of the Christian Community Before the Watching World

Yoder, John Howard

ISBN 10: 088177118X / ISBN 13: 9780881771183

Published by Discipleship Resources, 1992

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Body Politics: Five Practices of the Christian Community Before the Watching World
• Publisher: Discipleship Resources
• Publication Date: 1992
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 088177118X
• ISBN 13: 9780881771183
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Binding and loosing, baptism, eucharist, multiplicity of gifts, and open meeting; these five New Testament practices were central in the life of the early Christian community. Some of them are still echoed in the practice of the church today. But the full social, ethical, and communal meaning of the original practices has often been covered by centuries of ritual and interpretation.

John Howard Yoder, in his inimitably direct and discerning style, uncovers the original meaning of the five practices and shows why the recovery of these practices is so important for the social, economic, and political witness of the church today.

About the Author

John Howard Yoder (1927-1997) taught ethics and theology as a professor at Notre Dame University and Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary. He received his doctorate from the University of Basel, Switzerland, and was a member of the Mennonite Church in Elkhart, Indiana.