ecclesiology, nonviolence, and witness Werntz, Myles creator author. text bibliography mnu 2014 monographic eng

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ix, 314 pages ; 23 cm "Bodies of peace argues that Christian nonviolence is both formed by and forms ecclesial life, creating an inextricable relationship berween church commitment and resistance to war. In this volume, Myles Werntz examines the work of John Howard Yoder, Dorothy Day, William Stringfellow, and Robert McAfee Brown, demonstrating how each thinker's advocacy for nonviolent resistance depends deeply upon the ecclesiology out of which it comes. The volume argues that any account of an ecclesially-informed resistance to war must be open to a multitude of approaches, not as pragmatic concessions, but as a foretaste of ecumenical unity"--Page 4 of cover. Myles Werntz. Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-303) and index. Nonviolence Religious aspects Christianity Pacifism Religious aspects Christianity BT736.6 .W47 2014 9781451480429 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1451480423 (pbk. : alk. paper) 2014453724 DLC 150707 20211006131802.0 18690102 eng