The Priestly Kingdom
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The Priestly Kingdom is a theological work by John Howard Yoder that explores Christian social ethics, emphasizing the church’s distinct, nonviolent witness as an alternative political community.
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| The Priestly Kingdom canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Christian ethics book
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non-fiction book ⓘ theological book ⓘ |
| argues |
Christian ethics are rooted in the life and teachings of Jesus
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the church should not rely on state power ⓘ |
| author | John Howard Yoder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| critiques |
Constantinian Christianity
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accommodation of the church to state power ⓘ individualistic understandings of salvation ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
nonviolent witness of the church
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the church as an alternative political community ⓘ the distinctiveness of the Christian community ⓘ |
| ethicalFramework |
New Testament–oriented ethics
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discipleship-based ethics ⓘ |
| ethicalStance |
Christian pacifism
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nonviolence ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
the political character of the church
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the social implications of discipleship ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
religious ethics
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theology ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Mennonite theology
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biblical pacifism ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
Christian ethicists
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church leaders ⓘ students of theology ⓘ theologians ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
Christian nonviolence
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Christian social ethics ⓘ ecclesiology ⓘ political theology ⓘ |
| proposes |
the church as a foretaste of the Kingdom of God
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the church as a visible, disciplined community ⓘ |
| relatedWork | The Politics of Jesus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
Christian community
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church and state ⓘ pacifism in Christianity ⓘ |
| supports |
communal discernment in the church
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the church’s public, political witness ⓘ |
| theologicalPerspective |
Christocentric ethics
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Kingdom of God as social reality ⓘ |
| theologicalTradition | Anabaptist NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| viewsChurchAs |
a distinct social body
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a priestly people mediating God’s presence in the world ⓘ |
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