“Before drawing any affirmative conclusions let us first note the absence of the concept of imitation as a general pastoral or moral guideline. There is in the New Testament no Franciscan glorification of barefoot itinerancy. Even when Paul argues the… — John Howard Yoder Copy Share Image
“If we read the text alone, assuming that the word 'cross' can only derive its meaning from the later death of Jesus, then its… — John Howard Yoder Copy Share Image
“Before drawing any affirmative conclusions let us first note the absence of the concept of imitation as a general pastoral or moral guideline. There… — John Howard Yoder Copy Share Image
The relationship between the obedience of Gods people and the triumph of Gods cause is not a relationship of cause and effect but one… — John Howard Yoder Copy Share Image
“Traditionally, common social location meant that the two partners used the same family name. In recent years alternative patterns of naming have been developed,… — John Howard Yoder Copy Share Image
The church is called to be now what the world is called to be ultimately — John Howard Yoder Copy Share Image
“We use the word cross in our hymns, in our piety, in our prayers, and in our pastoral language. But we use it too… — John Howard Yoder Copy Share Image
The church seeks to help form people who can risk being peaceful in a violent world, risk being kind in a competitive world, risk… — John Howard Yoder Copy Share Image
“The cross is not a detour or a hurdle on the way to the kingdom, nor is it even the way to the kingdom;… — John Howard Yoder Copy Share Image
“Incarnation' does not originally mean (as it tends to today in some theologies of history, and in some kinds of Anglican today) that God… — John Howard Yoder Copy Share Image
