Bodies of Peace: Ecclesiology, Nonviolence, and Witness

by Myles Werntz

This book argues that Christian nonviolence is both formed by and forms ecclesial life, creating an inextricable relationship between church commitment and resistance to war. Examining the work of John Howard Yoder, Dorothy Day, William Stringfellow, and Robert McAfee Brown, this book explores how each thinkers advocacy for nonviolent resistance depends deeply upon the ecclesiology out of which it comes. These forms comprise four strands of a comprehensive...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1451480423
• ISBN13: 9781451480429
• Release Date: December 2014
• Publisher: Fortress Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 8.9"