Liberating the Politics of Jesus
Renewing Peace Theology through the Wisdom of Women
Published on 3. September 2020
Book
Hardback
288 pages
978-0-567-69279-5 (ISBN)
Description
Bold, faithful, challenging - this volume uncovers the social and political implications of the gospel message by looking at Anabaptist theology and practice from a female perspective. The contributors approach the gospel from a wide range of disciplines and backgrounds, liberating the radical political ethic of Jesus Christ from patriarchal distortions and demonstrating that gender justice and peace theology are inseparable.
Beautifully illustrated with pen drawings, Liberating the Politics of Jesus recognizes the authority of women to interpret and reconstruct the peace church tradition on issues such as subordination, suffering, atonement, the nature of church, leadership, and discipleship. The contributors confront difficult topics head-on, such as the power structures in South Africa, armed conflict in Colombia, and the sexual violence of John Howard Yoder. The result is a renewed Anabaptist peace theology with the potential to transform the work of theology and ministry in all Christian traditions.
Beautifully illustrated with pen drawings, Liberating the Politics of Jesus recognizes the authority of women to interpret and reconstruct the peace church tradition on issues such as subordination, suffering, atonement, the nature of church, leadership, and discipleship. The contributors confront difficult topics head-on, such as the power structures in South Africa, armed conflict in Colombia, and the sexual violence of John Howard Yoder. The result is a renewed Anabaptist peace theology with the potential to transform the work of theology and ministry in all Christian traditions.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Edinburgh
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
21 bw illus
Dimensions
Height: 145 mm
Width: 222 mm
Thickness: 24 mm
Weight
492 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-567-69279-5 (9780567692795)
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Elizabeth Soto Albrecht is Adjunct Instructor and former Advisor for Global Theological Education at Lancaster Theological Seminary, USA.
Darryl W. Stephens is Director of United Methodist Studies and Director of the Pennsylvania Academy of Ministry at Lancaster Theological Seminary, USA.
Darryl W. Stephens is Director of United Methodist Studies and Director of the Pennsylvania Academy of Ministry at Lancaster Theological Seminary, USA.
Content
Foreword, Jamie Pitts
Series Preface, Malinda Berry, Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary, USA, and Paul Martens, Baylor University, USA
Preface, Elizabeth Soto Albrecht, Lancaster Theological Seminary, USA
Introduction, Darryl Stephens, Pennsylvania Academy of Ministry at Lancaster Theological Seminary, USA
Part 1: Retrieval, Remembering, and Re-envisioning
1. The Retrieval of a Liberating Christology, Nancy Bedford, Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary, USA
2. Jesus and the Stories of Our Lives, Carol Penner, Conrad Grebel University College, Canada
3. The Politics of Suffering and JustPraxis, Elizabeth Soto Albrecht, Lancaster Theological Seminary, USA
Part 2: Living the Politics of Jesus in Context
4. Hospitality as Revolutionary in Subordination in South Africa, Karen Suderman, Eastern Mennonite University, USA
5. Women of Faith Advocating Peace in Colombia, Alix Lozano, Mennonite Seminary of Colombia, Colombia
6. Pacifism, Non-Violence, and the Assault on Marginalized Bodies, Regina Shands Stoltzfus, Goshen College, USA
Part 3: Salvation, Redemption, and Witness
7. Salvation for the Sinned Against, Linda Gehman Peachy, Mennonite Central Committee, USA
8. Never Merely Victims, Erin Dufault-Hunter, Fuller Theological Seminary, USA
9. Bearing Witness to Jesus, Resurrected Survivor of Sexual Violence, Hilary Jerome Scarsella, Memphis Theological Seminary, USA
Part 4: Responding to and Learning from John Howard Yoder's Sexual Violence
10. Repairing the Moral Canopy after Institutional Betrayal, Sara Wenger Shenk, Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary, USA
11. Adopting the 2015 MC USA Churchwide Statement on Sexual Abuse, Linda Gehman Peachey, Mennonite Central Committee, USA
12. Lessons from Anabaptist Women's Responses to John Howard Yoder's Sexual Violence, Karen V. Guth, College of the Holy Cross, USA
Appendix: Churchwide Statement on Sexual Abuse
Notes on Contributors
Bibliography
Index
Series Preface, Malinda Berry, Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary, USA, and Paul Martens, Baylor University, USA
Preface, Elizabeth Soto Albrecht, Lancaster Theological Seminary, USA
Introduction, Darryl Stephens, Pennsylvania Academy of Ministry at Lancaster Theological Seminary, USA
Part 1: Retrieval, Remembering, and Re-envisioning
1. The Retrieval of a Liberating Christology, Nancy Bedford, Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary, USA
2. Jesus and the Stories of Our Lives, Carol Penner, Conrad Grebel University College, Canada
3. The Politics of Suffering and JustPraxis, Elizabeth Soto Albrecht, Lancaster Theological Seminary, USA
Part 2: Living the Politics of Jesus in Context
4. Hospitality as Revolutionary in Subordination in South Africa, Karen Suderman, Eastern Mennonite University, USA
5. Women of Faith Advocating Peace in Colombia, Alix Lozano, Mennonite Seminary of Colombia, Colombia
6. Pacifism, Non-Violence, and the Assault on Marginalized Bodies, Regina Shands Stoltzfus, Goshen College, USA
Part 3: Salvation, Redemption, and Witness
7. Salvation for the Sinned Against, Linda Gehman Peachy, Mennonite Central Committee, USA
8. Never Merely Victims, Erin Dufault-Hunter, Fuller Theological Seminary, USA
9. Bearing Witness to Jesus, Resurrected Survivor of Sexual Violence, Hilary Jerome Scarsella, Memphis Theological Seminary, USA
Part 4: Responding to and Learning from John Howard Yoder's Sexual Violence
10. Repairing the Moral Canopy after Institutional Betrayal, Sara Wenger Shenk, Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary, USA
11. Adopting the 2015 MC USA Churchwide Statement on Sexual Abuse, Linda Gehman Peachey, Mennonite Central Committee, USA
12. Lessons from Anabaptist Women's Responses to John Howard Yoder's Sexual Violence, Karen V. Guth, College of the Holy Cross, USA
Appendix: Churchwide Statement on Sexual Abuse
Notes on Contributors
Bibliography
Index