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The Priestly Kingdom

Social Ethics as Gospel [Hardback]

by John Howard Yoder

    • Author

      John Howard Yoder

    • Book Format

      Hardback

    • Publisher

      University of Notre Dame Press

    • Published

      January 1985

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      Product Description

      In this volume of essays John Howard Yoder projects a vision of Christian social ethics rooted in historical community and illuminated by scripture. Drawing upon scriptural accounts of the early church, he demonstrates the Christian community's constant need for reform and change. Yoder first examines the scriptural and theoretical foundations of Christian social ethics. While personally committed to the "radical reformation" tradition, he eschews "denominational" categorization and addresses Christians in general. The status of Christian community, he argues, cannot be separated from the doctrinal content of beliefs and the moral understanding of discipleship. As a result, the Christian's voluntary commitment to a particular community, as distinct from secular society, offers him valuable resources for practical moral reasoning. From a historical perspective, Yoder reviews the efforts of sixteenth-century radical (or Anabaptist) reformers to return to the fundamental ethical standards of the New Testament, and to disengage the community, as a biblically rooted call to faith that does not imply withdrawal from the pluralistic world. Rather, radical commitment to Christianity strengthens and renews the authentic human interests and values of the whole society. His analyses of democracy and of civil religion illustrate how Christianity must challenge and embrace the wider world.

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      • Author

        John Howard Yoder

      • Book Format

        Hardback

      • Publisher

        University of Notre Dame Press

      • Published

        January 1985

      • Weight

        418g

      • Page Count

        222

      • Dimensions

        140 x 216 x 14 mm

      • ISBN

        9780268016272

      • ISBN-10

        0268016275

      • Eden Code

        1148119

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      • Author/Creator: John Howard Yoder

      • ISBN: 9780268016272

      • Publisher: University of Notre Dame Press

      • Release Date: January 1985

      • Weight: 418g

      • Dimensions: 140 x 216 x 14 mm

      • Eden Code: 1148119

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