John Howard Yoder: Mennonite Patience, Evangelical Witness, Catholic ConvictionsJohn Howard Yoder (1927 1997) was a leading Christian witness against violence, articulating a theology from his own tradition so powerful that it compelled people from many other traditions to take notice. The war on terror, the temptations of nationalism, and the painful divisions between those who call themselves followers of Jesus signal our need to hear Yoder's voice again at the beginning of the twenty-first century. In his book Mark Thiessen Nation provides an insider's introduction to Yoder, demonstrating how a committed Mennonite could also be profoundly evangelical in his witness and broadly catholic in his Christian sensibilities. Taking us into Yoder's life and writings, Nation explores Yoder's context, his keen interest in the Anabaptist tradition, his sustained engagement with other Christians and other faiths, and his claim that pacifism is inherent to Jesus' message. |
Contents
Foreword | viii |
Acknowledgments | xii |
Yoders Broad Reach | xiv |
The Reason for This Book | xvi |
Mennonite Evangelical Catholic | xvii |
Evangelical | xviii |
Catholic | xix |
A Note on Terminology | xxi |
And Those of Other Faiths? | 100 |
Sustained Engagement | 105 |
The Politics of Jesus the Politics of John Howard Yoder An Evangelical and Catholic Peace Theology | 107 |
The Politics of Jesus | 108 |
The Politics of John Howard Yoder | 124 |
Nevertheless | 136 |
Yoder on Just War | 138 |
For the Sake of the World | 140 |
John Howard Yoder a Particular Mennonite a Catholic Vision A Biographical Sketch | xxiii |
Toward a Usable Past and a Peace Theology | 8 |
Formation and Articulation | 11 |
Creative Reworking | 25 |
Anabaptism NeoAnabaptism and Radical Reform | 29 |
NeoAnabaptist Possibilities | 40 |
Radical Reform Contours | 51 |
Dynamic Consistency | 72 |
Faithful Ecumenism A Call to Unity in Disciplined Discipleship | 75 |
The Nature of the Unity We Seek | 86 |
The Free Church Ecumenical Style | 89 |
The Imperative of Christian Unity from Below | 92 |
First to the House of Menno | 96 |
Baptism Eucharist and Ministry | 97 |
Social Irresponsibility or the Offense of the Cross? Yoder on Christian Responsibility | 143 |
Mennonites on Peacemaking at the End of the Twentieth Century | 144 |
Yoder Responsibility and Ecumenism in the 1950s | 149 |
Question the Definitions | 156 |
Continuities and Discontinuities in Yoders Thought | 165 |
Toward a Theology for Conflict Transformation | 167 |
CrossShaped Responsibility | 186 |
Yoders Enduring Vocation | 187 |
Summaries and Reflections | 188 |
A Note about Yoders Method | 193 |
Considered Criticisms | 195 |
The Yoder Legacy Continues | 197 |
Index | 201 |
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