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Title

The heterodox Yoder / Paul Martens.

Author

Martens, Paul Henry.

Publication

Eugene, Or. : Cascade Books, c2012.

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Details

Description

xii, 166 p.; 23 cm.

Summary

The Heterodox Yoder provides a critical rereading of Yoder's corpus through his own conviction that discipleship is, most basically, ethics. Tracing the development of Yoder's theological foundations through to their final role in redefining Jewish-Christian and ecumenical relations, this volume explains why the appropriation and use of the language of politics eventually constrains Yoder's ethical vision to the point that it reframes Christianity within the limits of social ethics alone. Because this vision self-consciously excludes or, at best, relativizes many of the claims of orthodox Christianity (including but not limited to the ecumenical creeds), Martens concludes that Yoder's Christian ethic is best described as heterodox.

Subjects

• Christian ethics
• Yoder, John Howard > Theology
• Yoder, John Howard > Political and social views
• Yoder, John Howard > Criticism and interpretation

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 149-158) and indexes.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

A simpler approach -- Foundational theological commitments -- The prioritization of politics -- Reconstructing Jewish Christianity -- The new shape of ecumneism -- The heterodox Yoder.

ISBN

• 9781608995516
• 1608995518

OCLC

774486306

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library