From nonresistance to justice
Subtitle: the transformation of Mennonite Church  peace rhetoric, 1908-2008
By: Ervin R. Stutzman
Series: Studies in Anabaptist and Mennonite history -- no. 46; Studies in Anabaptist and Mennonite history -- no. 46.
Publisher: Herald Press; Herald Press (VA)
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Scottdale, Pa; Waterloo, Ont
Language: eng
Number of pages: 424
ISBN-13: 9780836195088
Subjects: Peace; Mennonites; Nonviolence; Doctrines; History; Mennonite Church USA; Mennonite Church
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 377-405) and index.
Table of contents: title: The legacy of a "historic peace church"; title: A place to stand (1908-1942); title: The Anabaptist vision (1943-1950); title: Walking the line between church and state (1951-1955); title: Christian witness to the state (1956-1964); title: Shouldering responsibility for social concerns (1965-1975); title: Striving for peace through justice (1976-1989); title: Searching for a unique Mennonite identity (1990-2001); title: Forging alternatives to the war on terrorism (2001-2008); title: A critical assessment; title: Stewards of God's grace, justice, and peace; title: Appendices; title: Rhetorical methodology in the study of the church; title: A 1908 comparison between MC and GC Mennonite churches; title: MC Mennonite and MC USA peace-related resolutions or church statements; title: GC Mennonite peace-related resolutions or church statements; title: New terms in the index headings of Gospel herald (1908-1998) and the Mennonite (1999-2008); title: New terms in the index headings of the Mennonite (1955-1998); title: Developing resolutions for Mennonite Church USA.