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Title: The Original Revolution by John Howard Yoder ISBN: 1-57910-137-2 Publisher: Wipf & Stock Publishers Pub. Date: 01 October, 1998 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $18.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (2 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Superbly argued Essays on Christian Pacifism
Comment: This was the first book I read by John Howard Yoder, when I was first considering if there was something to this Christian pacifism idea. Suffice it to say that I was not disappointed. This little book contains some of the most tightly argued and well written cases for Christian Pacifism that I have ever encountered. While Yoder is best known for his magisterial "The Politics of Jesus", this book contains some far more philosophically-minded, logical and systematic defenses of Christian Pacifism.
The book is divided into two sections, one focusing on Biblical perspectives and the other on "Ecumenical Perspectives", which could perhaps have been better labled as Ecclesial perspectives. All of the material in this book has been reproduced elsewhere (in "The Royal Priesthood") with the exception of chapter 4, "if Abraham is our Father." This is one of the most notable chapters in the book, offering an excellent treatment of Holy War in Ancient Israel. Other chapers of note include "The Political Axioms of the Sermon on the Mount", a section of Scripture not emphasized in The Politics of Jesus and "Christ, the Light of the World" which features an incisive christological critique of Just-War Theory.
All in all, this is one of the best collections of essays on Christian Pacifism that one could hope to read. Any Christian wrestling with these important issues should definiately read this book.
Rating: 5
Summary: Essays on Pacifism... but read "The Politics of Jesus" first
Comment: John Howard Yoder's collection of essays in "The Original Revolution" approaches the topic of religious pacifism on many fronts. It is a disjointed grouping, a fact which Yoder readily admits in his introduction, but it thereby allows for a fuller treatment of his convictions.
OVERVIEW: The book is divided into two sections. The first deals with Biblical perspectives of war and peace. From the political options which the inauguration of Jesus' kingdom might have taken to Yoder's discussion of the continuity of the Bible's teachings on war from the Old Testament to the New, this section remains firmly rooted in the Biblical witness and delves deeply into the world of the text.
The second section then deals with the ramifications of the first. Once the church has accepted a nonresistant Jesus, what will she do with him? Yoder suggests that we should proudly claim the position of Jesus, not because it is efficacious, but because it is obedient to Jesus' witness. The claim that "Jesus is Lord" is also the claim that "we are not." As such, it is no longer our place to see that history works out in the way we see fit (the self-conception of Christianity since Constantine), but rather simple obedience to Jesus, and thereby, a forceful proclamation of his gospel, his revolution.
"The Original Revolution" provides a vision of Yoder's view on pacifism, from its origin to its manifestation. It challenged my traditional views on war and led to greater reflection on the claim not only of Jesus' teaching, but also of his life.
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Title: The Politics of Jesus: Vicit Agnus Noster by John Howard Yoder ISBN: 0802807348 Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company Pub. Date: 01 May, 1994 List Price(USD): $20.00 |
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Title: When War Is Unjust: Being Honest in Just-War Thinking by John Howard Yoder ISBN: 1579107818 Publisher: Wipf & Stock Publishers Pub. Date: 01 October, 2001 List Price(USD): $20.00 |
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Title: Nevertheless: The Varieties and Shortcomings of Religious Pacifism by John Howard Yoder ISBN: 0836135865 Publisher: Herald Press (PA) Pub. Date: 01 April, 1992 List Price(USD): $11.99 |
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Title: For the Nations: Essays Evangelical and Public by John Howard Yoder ISBN: 0802843247 Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company Pub. Date: 01 November, 1997 List Price(USD): $26.00 |
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Title: The Politics of the Cross: The Theology and Social Ethics of John Howard Yoder by Craig A. Carter ISBN: 158743010X Publisher: Brazos Press Pub. Date: 01 May, 2001 List Price(USD): $19.99 |
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