Pray for first MB to serve at this level, says brother Maleghi Lumeya has recently been appointed Ministre des affaires foncières (minister of land [property[) of the Democratic Republic of…
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John H. Redekop
Beyond Suspicion: Post-Christendom Protestant Political Theology in John Howard Yoder and Oliver O’DonovanAuthor: Paul DoerksenWinnipeg theologian Paul Doerksen has written a very well-informed analysis of the political theology of John Howard Yoder and Oliver O’Donovan. The thoroughly researched and fair treatment is always perceptive – at times brilliant. The four chapters deal with “‘God is King’; The Hebrew Scriptures,” “A Political Rendering of the Claim that Jesus is Lord,” “The Secular and the Eternal,” and “The Just War Revisited; The Just War Rejected.”
Daniel Berrigan
Disturbing, but a joy to read
Wit, poetic reflection, criticism, and a disturbing re-evaluation of Yahweh are tucked in among the historical summaries and exegetical explanations of Daniel Berrigan, distinguished Roman Catholic theologian, author, and peace activist in The Kings and Their Gods. As a commentary on I and II Kings, it begins with David and ends with Isaiah…A widely known author, lecturer, and commentator on church and faith is grateful he has survived a medical emergency that could have claimed his life.
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Changing Paradigms: Punishment and Restorative Discipline
by ReviewerPaul Redekop
Is punishment all bad?
Professor Paul Redekop – unrelated to this reviewer – has written a challenging book with a novel thesis: “The practice of punishment cannot be justified on moral, religious, or utilitarian grounds. Just as we long ago abandoned other forms of ritual sacrifice, so we now [need] to do the same with punishment… The Sept. 11 attacks on New York City and the Pentagon have been given various explanations. Let’s consider some of them. Well-known evangelical leaders Pat Robertson and Jerry Falwell have…