Hauerwas the Peacemaker?

Hauerwas the Peacemaker?
Title Hauerwas the Peacemaker? PDF eBook
Author Nathan Scot Hosler
Publisher Wipf and Stock Publishers
Pages 267
Release 2020-04-14
Genre Religion
ISBN 1532671504

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"War has been abolished in Christ" is a strong claim by theologian Stanley Hauerwas. Wars, however, continue to rage, and historic numbers of people are displaced globally. Despite critics' assessments that Hauerwas contributes to Christians disengaging, his work provides certain tools for the work of peacebuilding. In this work, Hauerwas's contribution to peacemaking as a part of his ecclesiology and broader theological/ethical work will be assessed. Hauerwas's peacemaking within his work stands within the context of ecclesiology and related themes of witness and Christology. The possibilities of his work on peacemaking to extend to peacebuilding practice and foreign policy formation are explored, and a critique is leveled regarding his engagement with racial justice. Additionally, certain practices of reading in theology and training in this language are extrapolated to engage the task of policy formation and analysis in contexts where religion is an active factor. This study concludes that Hauerwas's theological ethics of peacemaking makes a valuable contribution, but must be extended into specific practices.

Hauerwas the Peacemaker?

Hauerwas the Peacemaker?
Title Hauerwas the Peacemaker? PDF eBook
Author Nathan Scot Hosler
Publisher Wipf and Stock Publishers
Pages 290
Release 2020-04-14
Genre Religion
ISBN 1532671482

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“War has been abolished in Christ” is a strong claim by theologian Stanley Hauerwas. Wars, however, continue to rage, and historic numbers of people are displaced globally. Despite critics’ assessments that Hauerwas contributes to Christians disengaging, his work provides certain tools for the work of peacebuilding. In this work, Hauerwas’s contribution to peacemaking as a part of his ecclesiology and broader theological/ethical work will be assessed. Hauerwas’s peacemaking within his work stands within the context of ecclesiology and related themes of witness and Christology. The possibilities of his work on peacemaking to extend to peacebuilding practice and foreign policy formation are explored, and a critique is leveled regarding his engagement with racial justice. Additionally, certain practices of reading in theology and training in this language are extrapolated to engage the task of policy formation and analysis in contexts where religion is an active factor. This study concludes that Hauerwas’s theological ethics of peacemaking makes a valuable contribution, but must be extended into specific practices.

Blessed Are the Peacemakers

Blessed Are the Peacemakers
Title Blessed Are the Peacemakers PDF eBook
Author Lisa Sowle Cahill
Publisher Fortress Press
Pages 394
Release 2019-03-02
Genre Religion
ISBN 1506457797

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This book is a contribution to the Christian ethics of war and peace. It advances peacebuilding as a needed challenge to and expansion of the traditional framework of just-war theory and pacifism. It builds on a critical reading of historical landmarks from the Bible through Augustine, Aquinas, the Reformers, Christian peace movements, and key modern figures like Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Reinhold Niebuhr, and recent popes. Similar to just-war theory, peacebuilding is committed to social change and social justice but includes some theorists and practitioners who accept the use of force in extreme cases of self-defense or humanitarian intervention. Unlike just-war theorists, they do not see the justification of war as part of the Christian mission. Unlike traditional pacifists, they do see social change as necessary and possible and, as such, requiring Christian participation in public efforts. Cahill argues that transformative Christian social participation is demanded by the gospel and the example of Jesus, and can produce the avoidance, resolution, or reduction of conflicts. And yet obstacles are significant, and expectations must be realistic. Decisions to use armed force against injustice, even when they meet the criteria of just war, will be ambiguous and tragic from a Christian perspective. Regarding war and peace, the focus of Christian theology, ethics, and practice should not be on justifying war but on practical and hopeful interreligious peacebuilding.

The Hauerwas Reader

The Hauerwas Reader
Title The Hauerwas Reader PDF eBook
Author Stanley Hauerwas
Publisher Duke University Press Books
Pages 760
Release 2001-07-23
Genre Religion
ISBN

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DIVA Stanley Hauerwas Reader, including Hauerwas' essays and excerpts from his books and monographs, intended to provide a comprehensive introduction to his work./div

A Faith Not Worth Fighting For

A Faith Not Worth Fighting For
Title A Faith Not Worth Fighting For PDF eBook
Author Tripp York
Publisher Wipf and Stock Publishers
Pages 256
Release 2012-05-17
Genre Religion
ISBN 1621893081

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In A Faith Not Worth Fighting For, editors Justin Bronson Barringer and Tripp York have assembled a number of essays by pastors, activists, and scholars in order to address the common questions and objections leveled against the Christian practice of nonviolence. Assuming that the command to love one's enemies is at the heart of the Gospel, these writers carefully, faithfully--and no doubt provocatively--attempt to explain why the nonviolent path of Jesus is an integral aspect of Christian discipleship. By addressing misconceptions about Christian pacifism, as well as real-life violent situations, this book will surely challenge the reader's basic understanding of what it means to be a follower of Jesus.

New Catholic World

New Catholic World
Title New Catholic World PDF eBook
Author
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Pages 600
Release 1983
Genre
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The Anabaptist Vision

The Anabaptist Vision
Title The Anabaptist Vision PDF eBook
Author Harold S. Bender
Publisher MennoMedia, Inc.
Pages 29
Release 1960
Genre Religion
ISBN 0836197224

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The Anabaptist Vision, given as a presidential address before the American Society of Church History in 1943, has become a classic essay. In it, Harold S. Bender defines the spirit and purposes of the original Anabaptists. Three major points of emphasis are: the transformation of the entire way of life of the individual to the teachings and example of Christ, voluntary church membership based upon conversion and commitment to holy living, and Christian love and nonresistance applied to all human relationships.