Prophetic Peacemaking

Selected Writings of J. R. Burkholder

Keith Graber Miller, editor

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J. R. Burkholder’s life and work as an ethicist, churchman, and social change agent spanned and influenced dramatic changes in twentieth-century Mennonite peace theology and ecumenical engagements. Prophetic Peacemaking is a collection of Burkholder’s most prescient essays on pacifism, patriotism, public witness, Mennonite ethics, health care, stewardship, vocation, service, and other issues of authentic discipleship. These essays are not so much period pieces as reflections on faithful living relevant for future generations of peacemakers. Ethicist Keith Graber Miller edited the volume, providing an introduction “on being Burkholderian” and sketching the historical context for each chapter.

“J. R. Burkholder has the intellect of an academic, the passion of an activist, and the heart of a pastor. Prophetic Peacemaking brings the three together, combining his autobiographical reflections with a selection of lectures and writings that show the breadth of his thought. If you are seeking to better integrate faithful living with a commitment to peacemaking, I commend this book to you.”—Jim Wallis, President, Sojourners, and author, Rediscovering Values.

“Out of a lifetime of wisdom and Christian witness, J. R. Burkholder provides a map showing us where we are and why, and helping us find our way among approaches to nonresistance, active peacemaking, and social engagement. Faithful to the tradition of John Howard Yoder, Burkholder charts the vital linkage between the lordship of Christ and a commitment to nonviolence in a pluralistic world.”
—Glen Stassen, Lewis B. Smedes Professor of Christian Ethics, Fuller Theological Seminary

“This patchwork of essays, sermons, and presentations spans almost fifty years of Mennonite social ethics in which J. R. Burkholder was a participant and careful observer. Segments of this conversation and bright flashes of insight are stitched together in this volume so that, like a quilt, they give an overall impression of a dynamic, developing movement in the life of the church.”—Gayle Gerber Koontz, Professor of Theology and Ethics, Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary

Keith Graber Miller is professor and chair of the Bible, Religion, and Philosophy
Department at Goshen (Ind.) College.

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Price: $17.99 USD / $32.00 CAD
ISBN: 978-0-8361-9523-1

This book is copublished with Herald Press and is available for purchase on the Herald Press website: www.mpn.net/propheticpeacemaking. To receive a 20% early purchase discount before September 14, enter PP0910 as the discount code.