Christian Attitudes to War, Peace, and Revolution

by John Howard Yoder

Publisher:

Brazos

, 2009

Overview

This collection of Yoder’s lectures and writings on just war and pacifism describes, analyzes, and evaluates various patterns of thought and practice in Western Christian history. The volume makes Yoder’s stimulating insights more accessible to a broader audience and substantially contributes to ongoing discussions concerning the history, theology, and ethics of war and peace. Theologians and ethicists, students of Yoder’s thought, and all readers seeking a better understanding of war and Christian pacifism will value this work.

Product Details

• Title: Christian Attitudes to War, Peace, and Revolution
• Author: John Howard Yoder
• Publisher: Brazos
• Print Publication Date: 2009
• Logos Release Date: 2014
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subjects: War › Religious aspects--Christianity--History of doctrines; Peace › Religious aspects--Christianity--History of doctrines; Revolutions › Religious aspects--Christianity--History of doctrines
• ISBNs: 9781587432316, 1587432315
• Resource ID: LLS:CHRSTNTTDSWR
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-29T22:42:08Z

About John Howard Yoder

John Howard Yoder (1927–1997) taught ethics and theology 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. Widely sought around the world as a theological educator, ethicist, and interpreter of biblical pacifism, he is best known for The Politics of Jesus, 2nd ed.. He is also the author of The Christian Witness to the State, The Royal Priesthood: Essays Ecclesiological and Ecumenical, and Nevertheless: The Varieties and Shortcomings of Religious Pacifism.