Practicing the politics of Jesus : the origin and significance of John Howard Yoder's social ethics /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Zimmerman, Earl, 1950-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Telford, Pa. : Scottdale, Pa. : Cascadia Pub. House ; Herald Press, 2007.
Series:C. Henry Smith series ; v. 8.
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Online Access:Table of contents only
Table of Contents:
  • Yoder rearranges the theological landscape
  • North American Mennonite experience
  • Amsterdam 1952
  • American church and society in the postwar era
  • Mennonite mentors at Goshen College
  • European experience and the debate about war
  • A European assignment
  • Relating to European Mennonite churches
  • Confronting the moral question of war
  • The world council of churches debate
  • Doctoral studies with Barth and Cullman
  • The theology of Karl Barth
  • Oscar Cullmann and biblical studies
  • Other European conversations
  • Disseration on the Swiss anabaptists
  • Historical anabaptist research
  • The core of anabaptist beliefs
  • Constructing an anabaptist theology
  • Understanding the "politics of Jesus"
  • Characterizing theologies
  • Yoder's theological language
  • Yoder's constructive theology
  • A lived praxis
  • The "politics of Jesus" as social practice
  • The challenge of just peacebuilding
  • Basic principles of the "politics of Jesus'
  • A conversation with Catholic peace traditions
  • Just peacebuilding collaboration
  • The social praxis of the Christian community
  • A religious peacebuilding program.