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Things Hold Together: John Howard Yoder's Trinitarian Theology of Culture

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Real Christian Fellowship, by John Howard Yoder, edited by John C. Nugent, Branson Parler, and Heather Bunce

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The third volume of the "Yoder for Everyone" series. 

Revolutionary Christian Citizenship, by John Howard Yoder, edited by John C. Nugent, Branson Parler, and Andy Alexis-Baker

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The second volume of the "Yoder for Everyone" series. 
To look inside the book, click here.
 

Radical Christian Discipleship, by John Howard Yoder
Edited by John C. Nugent, Andy Alexis-Baker, and Branson Parler

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The first volume of the "Yoder for Everyone" series, a three-volume series of Yoder's popular-level essays. 
To read the Introduction and Chapter 1, click here.
To see a study guide for use in group or personal study, click here.
To buy the book, click here.
To read more about the book, click here. 

Radical Ecumenicity: Unity and Continuity after John Howard Yoder 
Edited by John C. Nugent

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This collection of essays includes my article, "Spinning the Liturgical Turn: Why Yoder is Not an Ethicist." 
For more information on the book, click here.
For full text of the Table of Contents and Introduction, click here.
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Constantine Revisited: Leithart, Yoder, and the Constantinian Debate

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This collection of essays engages Peter Leithart's book Defending Constantine. 

For the book description, list of contributors, and endorsements, click here. 

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Power and Practices: Engaging the Work of John Howard Yoder
Edited by Jeremy M. Bergen & Anthony G. Siegrist

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This collection of essays includes my article, "John Howard Yoder and the Politics of Creation." 
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Kingdoms Apart: Engaging the Two Kingdoms Perspective
Edited by Ryan C. McIlhenny

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This collection of essays engages the Reformed Two Kingdoms perspective. My essay is entitled, "Two Cities or Two Kingdoms? The Importance of the Ultimate in Reformed Social Thought." 
For the Table of Contents, click here.
To read more about my essay and see endorsements for the book, click here.
To buy the book, click here.
To read David VanDrunen's response, click here. 

"Overcoming Lamech: Lament as the Antidote to Violence"

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In this article, I contend that the act of lamenting and voicing our desire for revenge is a biblical alternative to seeking violent vengeance. 
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Review of Peter Leithart's Between Babel and Beast

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Peter Leithart's latest is a compelling critique of nationalism, especially the religion of Americanism. 
To read the full review, click here.

Ebook: "The Forest and the Trees: Engaging Paul Martens' The Heterodox Yoder." 

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In these series of pieces, I engage Paul Martens book The Heterodox Yoder.
Click here to access my ebook.
Click here to access my shorter review.
Click here to access Paul Martens' response to my ebook and review.
Click here to access my reply to Martens' response.

"The Emperor's New Clothes: A Review of Defending Constantine"

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In this critical review, I engage Peter Leithart's provocative re-reading of the Emperor Constantine's conversion to Christianity and the affects of that conversion on subsequent Christianity.
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"Conquest, Exile, and Cross: Replacing Projection with Reality" on the Missio Alliance blog

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Excerpt: "My contention is that Christian pacifists must affirm certain points of continuity between Joshua, Jeremiah, and Jesus—conquest, exile, and cross—or else they may undermine the central logic of the biblical narrative and, along with it, our doctrine of God."

"Sabbath Rest" in The Banner

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Excerpt: "God instituted a weekly rhythm of work and rest for us. In a culture full of restless people seeking fulfillment in all kinds of things, a Sabbath people who mark a joyful rhythm of worship, rest, and work will be a powerful witness to the One who alone provides true rest."

"Let Not Many of You Become Bloggers" on The Twelve blog

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Excerpt: "There is a level of training that is needed to adequately address complex issues. Popular bloggers often have minimal theological training, and yet address issues like God’s sovereignty and salvation, sexual ethics, the importance (or not) of the church without providing the kind of subtle nuance and complexity that these issues often deserve. My issue is not that they should stifle their own opinion or quash any expression of their feelings on a topic. The issue is that their words carry weight. Even if they don’t intend to be pontificating, people will listen and people will follow."