Nonviolence: A Brief History: The Warsaw Lectures

by John Howard Yoder

Publisher:

Baylor University Press

, 2010

Overview

Few theologians have done as much as John Howard Yoder to articulate the case for Christian pacifism. The 11 lectures collected in Nonviolence: A Brief History were presented in 1983 in Warsaw, Poland, and this is their first publication together. Despite their apparent diversity, the lectures trace a single trajectory: the increasing relevance of nonviolent thought and action. They argue that nonviolence aligns with the inner logic of the world and, therefore, with human social existence. A quarter-century after they were delivered, Yoder’s remarks seem prophetic, heartfelt, and essential. For those unfamiliar with the life and thought of John Howard Yoder, these lectures, together with their accompanying brief contextualizing summaries, provide an easily accessible introduction.

Product Details

• Title: Nonviolence: A Brief History: The Warsaw Lectures
• Author: John Howard Yoder
• Publisher: Baylor University Press
• Print Publication Date: 2010
• Logos Release Date: 2014
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subject: Nonviolence › Religious aspects--Christianity
• ISBNs: 9781602585027, 9781602582569, 1602585024, 1602582564
• Resource ID: LLS:NNVLNCBRFHST
• Resource Type: text.monograph.lecture
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-30T01:52:52Z

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.