Embodying the Way of Jesus: Anabaptist Convictions for the Twenty-First Century

Grimsrud, Ted (Author)

ISBN 10: 1498249167 / ISBN 13: 9781498249164

Published by Wipf and Stock, 2007

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264 pages. 6.00x0.63x9.00 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Embodying the Way of Jesus: Anabaptist Convictions for the Twenty-First Century
• Publisher: Wipf and Stock
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1498249167
• ISBN 13: 9781498249164
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.52 kilograms

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Synopsis

The Anabaptist tradition, originating as part of the sixteenth-century Protestant Reformation, has from its beginning presented an alternative approach to Christian faith. Jesus-centered Anabaptist convictions such as pacifism, simple living, and community remain of vital concern for twenty-first-century Christians. Embodying the Way of Jesus: Anabaptist Convictions for the Twenty-First Century traces the origins and historical expressions of Anabaptist faith and then suggests ways Anabaptist convictions speak to our contemporary world. Ted Grimsrud proposes a fourfold approach to interpreting Anabaptist theology, considering themes from the Bible, from the tradition's history, from present experience, and from envisioning a hopeful future. What emerges is an engaging portrait of a living tradition that speaks with urgency and relevance to a world badly in need of a message of peace.

About the Author

Ted Grimsrud is the Professor of Theology and Peace Studies at Eastern Mennonite University in Harrisonburg, Virginia. Among his books are Instead of Atonement: The Bible's Salvation Story and Our Hope for Wholeness (2013), Compassionate Eschatology: The Future as Friend (2011), A Pacifist Way of Knowing: John Howard Yoder's Pacifist Epistemology (2010), and Theology as if Jesus Matters (2009).