Collection suggestion: peace and reconciliation theology

I'd like to see a collection on the theology of peace and reconciliation (of interest to any in the peace churches: Mennonites, Quakers, etc. and really anyone these days who is looking to find out about alternatives to "just war" theology -- which I think leads to the other meaning of just war, that is "nothing but war"). Some books I might include in such a collection would be:
- Exclusion and Embrace: A Theological Exploration of Identity, Otherness, and Reconciliation (Miroslav Volf)
- The End of Memory: Remembering Rightly in a Violent World (Miroslav Volf)
- Free of Charge: Giving and Forgiving in a Culture Stripped of Grace (Miroslav Volf)
- Embodying Forgiveness: A Theological Analysis (L. Gregory Jones)
- The Original Revolution: Essays on Christian Pacifism (John Howard Yoder)
- The Politics of Jesus (John Howard Yoder)
- He Came Preaching Peace (John Howard Yoder)
- Christian Attitudes to War, Peace, and Revolution (John Howard Yoder)
- Christian Attitudes toward War and Peace: A Historical Survey and Critical Re-evaluation (Roland H. Bainton)
- War: Four Christian Views (Robert G. Clouse)
- Powers, Weakness, and the Tabernacling of God (Marva Dawn)
- Living Toward a Vision : Biblical Reflections on Shalom (Walter Brueggemann)
- Peace (Understanding Biblical Themes series) (Walter Brueggemann)
- Covenant of Peace: The Missing Peace in New Testament Theology and Ethics (Willard M. Swartley)
- A Peace Reader: Essential Readings on War, Justice, Non-Violence and World Order (Joseph J. Fahey & Richard Armstrong, eds.)
- Yahweh Is a Warrior: The Theology of Warfare in Ancient Israel (Christian Peace Shelf) (Millard Lind)
- It Is Not Lawful for Me to Fight: Early Christian Attitudes Toward War, Violence, and the State (Christian Peace Shelf) (Jean-Michel Hornus)
Perhaps also some of the books in the bibliography at the Peace Theology website:
EDIT: Also, here are some reference works in peace theology studies:
EDIT again: here are some more:
- The Peaceable Kingdom: A Primer In Christian Ethics (Stanley Hauerwas)
- Christian Peacemaking and International Conflict: A Realist Pacifist Perspective (Duane K. Friesen)
- A Declaration on Peace (John Howard Yoder)
- The Journey Toward Reconciliation (John Paul Lederach)
- Two Kingdoms, Two Loyalties: Mennonite Pacifism in Modern America (Perry Bush)
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Fantastic! We need to get some more publicity for this idea!!
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Bump! I'm glad to see that some of these are available now (links added). But the rest still need attention.
Rosie Perera said:I'd like to see a collection on the theology of peace and reconciliation (of interest to any in the peace churches: Mennonites, Quakers, etc. and really anyone these days who is looking to find out about alternatives to "just war" theology -- which I think leads to the other meaning of just war, that is "nothing but war"). Some books I might include in such a collection would be:
- Exclusion and Embrace: A Theological Exploration of Identity, Otherness, and Reconciliation (Miroslav Volf)
- The End of Memory: Remembering Rightly in a Violent World (Miroslav Volf)
- Free of Charge: Giving and Forgiving in a Culture Stripped of Grace (Miroslav Volf)
- Embodying Forgiveness: A Theological Analysis (L. Gregory Jones)
- The Original Revolution: Essays on Christian Pacifism (John Howard Yoder)
- The Politics of Jesus (John Howard Yoder)
- He Came Preaching Peace (John Howard Yoder)
- Christian Attitudes to War, Peace, and Revolution (John Howard Yoder)
- Christian Attitudes toward War and Peace: A Historical Survey and Critical Re-evaluation (Roland H. Bainton)
- War: Four Christian Views (Robert G. Clouse)
- Powers, Weakness, and the Tabernacling of God (Marva Dawn)
- Living Toward a Vision : Biblical Reflections on Shalom (Walter Brueggemann)
- Peace (Understanding Biblical Themes series) (Walter Brueggemann)
- Covenant of Peace: The Missing Peace in New Testament Theology and Ethics (Willard M. Swartley)
- A Peace Reader: Essential Readings on War, Justice, Non-Violence and World Order (Joseph J. Fahey & Richard Armstrong, eds.)
- Yahweh Is a Warrior: The Theology of Warfare in Ancient Israel (Christian Peace Shelf) (Millard Lind)
- It Is Not Lawful for Me to Fight: Early Christian Attitudes Toward War, Violence, and the State (Christian Peace Shelf) (Jean-Michel Hornus)
Perhaps also some of the books in the bibliography at the Peace Theology website:
EDIT: Also, here are some reference works in peace theology studies:
EDIT again: here are some more:
- The Peaceable Kingdom: A Primer In Christian Ethics (Stanley Hauerwas)
- Christian Peacemaking and International Conflict: A Realist Pacifist Perspective (Duane K. Friesen)
- A Declaration on Peace (John Howard Yoder)
- The Journey Toward Reconciliation (John Paul Lederach)
- Two Kingdoms, Two Loyalties: Mennonite Pacifism in Modern America (Perry Bush)
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Another update, as it's been a few years and more of these are now available. More links added.
Rosie Perera said:I'd like to see a collection on the theology of peace and reconciliation (of interest to any in the peace churches: Mennonites, Quakers, etc. and really anyone these days who is looking to find out about alternatives to "just war" theology -- which I think leads to the other meaning of just war, that is "nothing but war"). Some books I might include in such a collection would be:
- Exclusion and Embrace: A Theological Exploration of Identity, Otherness, and Reconciliation (Miroslav Volf)
- The End of Memory: Remembering Rightly in a Violent World (Miroslav Volf)
- Free of Charge: Giving and Forgiving in a Culture Stripped of Grace (Miroslav Volf)
- Embodying Forgiveness: A Theological Analysis (L. Gregory Jones)
- The Original Revolution: Essays on Christian Pacifism (John Howard Yoder)
- The Politics of Jesus (John Howard Yoder)
- He Came Preaching Peace (John Howard Yoder)
- Christian Attitudes to War, Peace, and Revolution (John Howard Yoder)
- Christian Attitudes toward War and Peace: A Historical Survey and Critical Re-evaluation (Roland H. Bainton)
- War: Four Christian Views (Robert G. Clouse)
- Powers, Weakness, and the Tabernacling of God (Marva Dawn)
- Living Toward a Vision: Biblical Reflections on Shalom (Walter Brueggemann)
- Peace (Understanding Biblical Themes series) (Walter Brueggemann)
- Covenant of Peace: The Missing Peace in New Testament Theology and Ethics (Willard M. Swartley)
- A Peace Reader: Essential Readings on War, Justice, Non-Violence and World Order (Joseph J. Fahey & Richard Armstrong, eds.)
- Yahweh Is a Warrior: The Theology of Warfare in Ancient Israel (Christian Peace Shelf) (Millard Lind)
- It Is Not Lawful for Me to Fight: Early Christian Attitudes Toward War, Violence, and the State (Christian Peace Shelf) (Jean-Michel Hornus)
Perhaps also some of the books in the bibliography at the Peace Theology website:
EDIT: Also, here are some reference works in peace theology studies:
EDIT again: here are some more:
- The Peaceable Kingdom: A Primer In Christian Ethics (Stanley Hauerwas)
- Christian Peacemaking and International Conflict: A Realist Pacifist Perspective (Duane K. Friesen)
- A Declaration on Peace (John Howard Yoder)
- The Journey Toward Reconciliation (John Paul Lederach)
- Two Kingdoms, Two Loyalties: Mennonite Pacifism in Modern America (Perry Bush)
I also noticed a couple of others that I've bought:
- War, Peace, and Reconciliation: A Theological Inquiry by Theodore R. Weber
- Forgiving As We've Been Forgiven: Community Practices for Making Peace by L. Gregory Jones & Célestin Musekura
And of the suggestions I made initially, nine years ago, this one remains my top priority to get in Logos. I've put in a UserVoice suggestion and will promote it in a separate post, but if you happen to be reading about it here and want to go vote it's here.
The Peaceable Kingdom: A Primer In Christian Ethics (Stanley Hauerwas)
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