Concern for the Church in the World
Essays on Christian Responsibility, 1958–1963
- Ethics, Culture & Social Issues
- Publisher: Wipf and Stock
- Published: 2022
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Publisher's Description
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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“Much gratitude to Roberts for making accessible these seminal twentieth-century provocations from Mennonite intellectuals, and for combining those perspectives with erudite responses from contemporary Anabaptist scholars. Those of us who still care about the church and/in the world, and who love the church in spite of it being a treasure in earthen vessels, will benefit immensely from this (re)examination of still-relevant challenges. This is a welcomed kick in the twenty-first-century theological and ecclesial breeches.”
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