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John Howard Yoder (1927-1997) taught ethics and theology as a professor at Notre Dame University and Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary. He received his doctorate from the University of Basel, Switzerland. Widely sought around the world as a theological educator, ethicist, and interpreter of biblical pacifism, he is best known for The Politics of Jesus.

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"Discipleship as Political Responsibility is an invaluable resource for helping us understand Yoder's challenge to Mennonite and non-Mennonite alike." -Stanley Hauerwas, Gilbert T. Rowe Professor of Theological Ethics, Duke University

John Howard Yoder went to Europe after the Second World War as a young volunteer. He worked as an aide in a children's home in Elsace, France and completed his doctorate under Karl Barth in Basel, Switzerland. Because of his incomparably clear and sharp thinking, Yoder quickly became one of the most sought after speakers on pacifism at seminars as he worked toward an Anabaptist renewal of the church.

In this context, Yoder succeeded in reopening the theological debate on Christians and political responsibility with the larger church to which persecution had put an end 400 years earlier.

Biblical scholar, Timothy J. Geddert has translated two of these lectures, originally given in German, as a resource to understand Yoder's invitation to begin an exploratory journey that leads to Jesus Christ's peace church.

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"Discipleship as Political Responsibility is an invaluable resource for helping us understand Yoder's challenge to Mennonite and non-Mennonite alike." -Stanley Hauerwas, Gilbert T. Rowe Professor of Theological Ethics, Duke University

John Howard Yoder went to Europe after the Second World War as a young volunteer. He worked as an aide in a children's home in Elsace, France and completed his doctorate under Karl Barth in Basel, Switzerland. Because of his incomparably clear and sharp thinking, Yoder quickly became one of the most sought after speakers on pacifism at seminars as he worked toward an Anabaptist renewal of the church.

In this context, Yoder succeeded in reopening the theological debate on Christians and political responsibility with the larger church to which persecution had put an end 400 years earlier.

Biblical scholar, Timothy J. Geddert has translated two of these lectures, originally given in German, as a resource to understand Yoder's invitation to begin an exploratory journey that leads to Jesus Christ's peace church.