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| Author | John Howard Yoder |
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| Language | English |
| Subject | Christian theology |
| Publisher | Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company |
Publication date | 1972 |
| Publication place | United States |
| ISBN | 978-0-8028-1485-2 |
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| LC Class | BT202 .Y63 |
The Politics of Jesus is a 1972 book by the Americantheologian andethicistJohn Howard Yoder.[1] In it, Yoder argues against popular views ofJesus, particularly those views held byReinhold Niebuhr, which he believed to be dominant at the time. Niebuhr argued for arealist philosophy, which Yoder felt failed to take seriously the call or person of Jesus Christ. After showing what he believed to be inconsistencies of Niebuhr's perspective, Yoder attempted to demonstrate by anexegesis of theGospel of Luke and parts ofPaul'sLetter to the Romans that, in his view, a radicalChristian pacifism was the most faithful approach for the disciple of Christ. Yoder argued that being Christian is a political standpoint and that Christians ought not ignore that calling.
One of Yoder's most widely recognized works,[2] the first edition sold over 75,000 copies[3] and it has been translated into at least ten languages. It was ranked by theevangelical magazineChristianity Today as the fifth most important religious book of the 20th century.[4][5]
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