Original Revolution: Essays on Christian Pacifism

Yoder, John Howard

ISBN 10: 083611812X / ISBN 13: 9780836118124

Published by Herald Press, 2003

Seller Inventory # 083611812X-4-34534359

Synopsis:

Jesus created around himself a voluntary society that was counter to everything his society knew or expected. Jesus gave his members a new way to deal with offenders, with violence, with money, with leadership, with a corrupt society. He gave them a new pattern of relationships between man and woman, and an enlarged understanding of what it means to be human.

This is the original revolution: the creation of a distinct community with its alternate set of values and its coherent way of incarnating them. Such a group is not only a novelty, but is also, if lived faithfully, the most powerful tool of social change.

About the Author:

John Howard Yoder (1927–97) taught ethics and theology as a professor at Notre Dame University and Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary and was perhaps the most well-known Mennonite theologian in the twentieth century. Widely sought around the world as a theological educator, ethicist, and interpreter of biblical pacifism, he is best known for his study on The Politics of Jesus. Yoder is also remembered for his long-term sexual harassment and abuse of women. Click here for more on Herald Press and John Howard Yoder.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Original Revolution: Essays on Christian ...
Publisher: Herald Press
Publication Date: 2003
Binding: paperback
Condition: Fair