Concern for the Church in the World: Essays on Christian Responsibility, 1958-1963 (CONCERN: A Pamphlet Series for Questions of Christian Renewal) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1725260921 ISBN 13: 9781725260924

Publisher: Wipf and Stock, 2022

Synopsis

Amid the mid-twentieth-century post-war relief and rebuilding efforts, reconsideration of views on nonviolence and civic engagement was also underway for North American Mennonites. What peace theology was adequate to the task of recasting the church’s role in the world as it was emerging, including its economic and political systems? Essays in this volume explore these questions through intentional dialog across diverse viewpoints, including some in tension with the Mennonite hierarchy and broader Mennonite majority of the time. The writings—both their themes and their approach of intentional conversation across differences—provide a resource for Christians today wrestling anew with such issues amid the unprecedented upheaval marking the first two decades of the twenty-first century.

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About the Author

Laura Schmidt Roberts is Professor of Biblical and Theological Studies at Fresno Pacific University. She is the lead editor of Recovering from the Anabaptist Vision: New Essays in Anabaptist Identity and Theological Method (2019).

Edition details

• Publisher: Wipf and Stock
• Publication date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1725260921
• ISBN 13: 9781725260924
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 200
• Editor: Roberts Laura Schmidt