Keeping Salvation Ethical / Out of Print (Studies in Anabaptist and Mennonite History) [Paperback]

J. Denny Weaver (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0836131185 | ISBN-13: 978-0836131185 | Publication Date: April 11, 1997

In this pioneering work, J. Denny Weaver analyzes late 19th century Mennonite and Amish thought on atonement, an issue of concern for all Christians. He maintains that these Anabaptists did have a theology, displayed in the lived faith and in their writings, but it was threatened by the satisfaction theory of atonement. "Thoroughly documented. . . . An excellent historical background for continuing analysis."--C. Norman Kraus, in the Foreword.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Keeping Salvation Ethical is a pioneering work wherein Denny Weaver analyzes late-19th century Mennonite and Amish thought on atonement, an issue of concern for all Christians. Weaver maintains that these Anabaptists did have a theology, displayed in their lived faith and in their writings, but that it was threatened by the satisfaction theory of atonement. Here is a unique comparative study of theology across Mennonite and Amish denominational lines. Weaver demonstrates how these eight writers tied nonresistance and atonement together, in contrast to 19th century American evangelical theology. Weaver uses many primary sources long neglected. Keeping Salvation Ethical creatively links history to theology and to the contemporary church. In a bold challenge, Weaver proposes historicized Christus Victor model of atonement and peacemaking for an alternative-church theology in critique of Christendom. --Midwest Book Review

Product Details

• Paperback: 316 pages
• Publisher: Herald Pr (April 11, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0836131185
• ISBN-13: 978-0836131185
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 5.9 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,483,794 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

J. Denny Weaver is Professor Emeritus and The Harry and Jean Yoder Scholar in Bible and Religion at Bluffton University where he taught for 31 years. His most recent books include The Nonviolent Atonement, 2nd edition, and the co-authored Defenseless Christianity: Anabaptism for a Nonviolent Church. His many articles and chapters in edited books as well as speaking engagements address a variety of topics related to nonviolence, violence in traditional theology, atonement theology, the character of God, violence in society, and Anabaptist history and theology. He has lectured in the United Kingdom, the Congo, and in Germany. He is editor of The C. Henry Smith Series.