Background
John Howard Yoder was born on December 29, 1927, in Smithville, Ohio, United States.
1700 S Main St, Goshen, IN 46526, USA
Yoder earned his undergraduate degree from Goshen College in 1947.
Petersplatz 1, 4001 Basel, Switzerland
Yoder completed his Doctor of Theology degree at the University of Basel, Switzerland, in 1957.
3003 Benham Ave, Elkhart, IN 46517, USA
Yoder started his academic career teaching at Goshen Bible Seminary in Elkhart, Indiana, in 1958.
Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA
While still teaching at Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary, Yoder also began teaching at the University of Notre Dame in 1977, where he became a Professor of Theology and eventually a Fellow of the Institute for International Peace Studies.
1700 S Main St, Goshen, IN 46526, USA
Yoder earned his undergraduate degree from Goshen College in 1947.
Petersplatz 1, 4001 Basel, Switzerland
Yoder completed his Doctor of Theology degree at the University of Basel, Switzerland, in 1957.
3003 Benham Ave, Elkhart, IN 46517, USA
Yoder started his academic career teaching at Goshen Bible Seminary in Elkhart, Indiana, in 1958.
Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA
While still teaching at Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary, Yoder also began teaching at the University of Notre Dame in 1977, where he became a Professor of Theology and eventually a Fellow of the Institute for International Peace Studies.
(Yoder insists that Christ, through his death and resurrec...)
Yoder insists that Christ, through his death and resurrection, is now exercising dominion over the world. God has reclaimed his intention for creation. Thus the structures of the social order has as much potential for good as for evil.
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1964
(The book first surveys the multiple ways the image of an ...)
The book first surveys the multiple ways the image of an apolitical Jesus has been propagated, then canvasses the Gospel narrative to reveal how Jesus is rightly portrayed as a thinker and leader immediately concerned with the agenda of politics and the related issues of power, status, and right relations.
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1972
(This is the original revolution: the creation of a distin...)
This is the original revolution: the creation of a distinct community with its alternate set of values and its coherent way of incarnating them. Such a group is not only a novelty, but is also, if lived faithfully, the most powerful tool of social change.
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1972
(In this volume of essays John Howard Yoder projects a vis...)
In this volume of essays John Howard Yoder projects a vision of Christian social ethics rooted in historical community and illuminated by scripture. Drawing upon scriptural accounts of the early church, he demonstrates the Christian community's constant need for reform and change.
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1983
(Declaration on Peace, Brethren, Friends, Mennonites, and ...)
Declaration on Peace, Brethren, Friends, Mennonites, and the Fellowship of Reconciliation seek conversation with Christians everywhere on peace, war, militarism, and justice.
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1991
(This collection of essays by John Howard Yoder written ov...)
This collection of essays by John Howard Yoder written over the course of his career reflect his consistent conviction that the Christian believer is the bearer of good news for the culture at large and that he must engage that culture intentionally.
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1997
(When War is Unjust takes the just war tradition seriously...)
When War is Unjust takes the just war tradition seriously, and holds its proponents accountable in a critical debate about when - if ever - war can be justified. It is a readable and thought-provoking primer on the history, criteria, and application of just war teaching in Christian churches.
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2001
(Readers in all Christian traditions will find it a penetr...)
Readers in all Christian traditions will find it a penetrating introduction to theology; students of Yoder's thought will find it indispensable.
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2002
John Howard Yoder was born on December 29, 1927, in Smithville, Ohio, United States.
Yoder earned his undergraduate degree from Goshen College in 1947. He then completed his Doctor of Theology degree at the University of Basel, Switzerland, in 1957, studying under Karl Barth, Oscar Cullman, Walther Eichrodt, and Karl Jaspers.
After World War II, Yoder travelled to Europe to direct relief efforts for the Mennonite Central Committee. Upon returning to the United States, he spent a year working at his father's greenhouse business in Wooster, Ohio.
Yoder started his academic career teaching at Goshen Bible Seminary in Elkhart, Indiana, in 1958. He served as a Professor of Theology at Goshen Biblical Seminary and Mennonite Biblical Seminary (the two seminaries that formed what is now called Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary) from 1958 to 1961 and from 1965 to 1984.
While still teaching at Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary, Yoder also began teaching at the University of Notre Dame in 1977, where he became a Professor of Theology and eventually a Fellow of the Institute for International Peace Studies.
Yoder is best remembered for his work related to Christian ethics. He reached a wide audience especially with his views when he issued the book The Politics of Jesus in 1972, which has been translated into at least ten languages. His other works include Anabaptism in Flanders, (1961), The Christian and Capital Punishment (1961), Christ and the Powers (1962), The Christian Witness to the State (1964), The Original Revolution (1972), Nevertheless (1972), and Priestly Kingdom, (1985). Yoder also edited a series of pamphlets from 1957 to 1961 titled “Concern.”
The Politics of Jesus was ranked by evangelical publication Christianity Today as the 5th most important Christian book of the 20th century.
(The book first surveys the multiple ways the image of an ...)
1972(This collection of essays by John Howard Yoder written ov...)
1997(Declaration on Peace, Brethren, Friends, Mennonites, and ...)
1991(When War is Unjust takes the just war tradition seriously...)
2001(In this volume of essays John Howard Yoder projects a vis...)
1983(This is the original revolution: the creation of a distin...)
1972(Readers in all Christian traditions will find it a penetr...)
2002(Yoder insists that Christ, through his death and resurrec...)
1964Yoder, a member of the Mennonite faith, taught that the life and death of Jesus had immense political implications; specifically, that life involved unconditional love for fellow humans and therefore non-violence and pacifism was the proper Christian lifestyle.
Yoder was a member of the Society of Christian Ethics and served as its president from 1987 to 1988.
In 1992 media reports emerged that Yoder had sexually abused women in preceding decades, with as many as over 50 complainants. The Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary acknowledged in a statement from 2014 that sexual abuse had taken place.
Yoder was married and had six children.
