Facts: - death place: south bend , indiana - residence: elkhart , indiana - employer: goshen dame biblical seminary mennonite biblical seminary university of notre - years active: 1961 -- 1997 - known for: '' abuser the politics of jesus '' acknowledged serial sexual - death cause: heart attack - death date: 30 december 1997 - birth date: 29 december 1927 - name: john howard yoder - occupation: professor theologian christian ethicist - image: john howard yoder.jpg - birth place: smithville , ohio - religion: mennonite - alma mater: goshen -lrb- th.d -rrb- college -lrb- b.a. -rrb- , university of basel Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of john howard yoder .
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john howard yoder -lrb- december 29 , 1927 -- december 30 , 1997 -rrb- was an american theologian and ethicist best known for his defense of christian pacifism .his most influential book was '' the politics of jesus '' , which was first published in 1972 .yoder was mennonite and wrote from an anabaptist perspective .he spent the latter part of his career teaching at the university of notre dame .