Bøger af Ted Grimsrud

An examination of the history and present relevance of Christian pacifism. It places pacifism in conversation with the just war tradition. It considers issues such as war and peace, the discipline of children, and criminal justice.

This collection of essays makes the case that the Bible provides a strong basis for Christian pacifism. The seventeen essays here, written with academic rigor yet in an accessible style, span over thirty years of reflection and argumentation supporting a strong affirmation that nonviolence is at the heart of the biblical witness and should be at the heart of Christian theology.

A Mennonite preacher and blogger gathers fifty short writings that present a powerful message of world transformation and healing inspired by Jesus' way of shalom.

For thirty years, Mennonite pastor and theologian Ted Grimsrud has sought to present the call to peacemaking in a series of short articles published in various settings. When read together, they convey a powerful and practical vision for biblically-based pacifism. The first section of the book collects articles on various topics related to Christian peace convictions published in church periodicals. The second section contains short meditations on a variety of biblical texts originally published in Mennonite Weekly Review. These meditations present the Bible as a book of peace. The third and final section contains devotional articles written for Purpose magazine that reflect on how peace concerns are relevant for various aspects of the Christian life. Though prepared for various settings over three decades, when collected together and read as a whole, the articles in Writing Piece present a coherent message about the viability of Christian pacifism.

A veteran Mennonite pastor and theologian gathers writings from over fifteen years that make the case that Christian congregations should be welcoming of LGBTQ people and bless same-sex marriage. The book is organized in three main sections: the biblical and theological bases for welcome, an analysis of the particular dynamics in Mennonite communities (that parallel dynamics in other traditions), and a critique of numerous writings from various perspectives on these issues.

Do atonement theologies that focus on Jesus' death underwrite human violence? If so, we do well to rethink beliefs that this death is necessary to bring salvation. Focusing on the Bible's salvation story, Instead of Atonement argues for a logic of mercy to replace Christianity's traditional logic of retribution.The book traces the Bible's main salvation story through God's liberating acts, the testimony of the prophets, and Jesus's life and teaching. It then takes a closer look at Jesus's death and argues that his death gains its meaning when it exposes violence in the cultural, religious, and political Powers. God's raising of Jesus completes the story and vindicates Jesus's life and teaching.The book also examines the understandings of salvation in Romans and Revelation that reinforce the message that salvation is a gift of God and that Jesus's ""work"" has to do with his faithful life, his resistance to the Powers, and God's vindication of him through resurrection.The book concludes that the ""Bible's salvation story"" provides a different way, instead of atonement, to understand salvation. In turn, this biblical understanding gives us today theological resources for a mercy-oriented approach to responding to wrongdoing, one that follows God's own model.