Here are links to various of my writings (and a few others) on this website that directly address issues related to pacifism.
Newest publications:
“Thinking Morally (and Theologically) About World War II.” Lecture at Bluffton University, October 25, 2011.
“Pacifist Reflections on the Just War Tradition.” Lecture at James Madison University, October 5, 2011.
“War and the Old Testament: A Proposal.” Blog posting on Thinking Pacifism, October 3, 2011.
“Why We Christians Don’t Love Our Enemies.” Blog posting on Peace Theology, September 24, 2011.
“Reflecting on September 11—Then and Now.” Blog posting on Peace Theology, September 8, 2011.
“Mennonite Theology and War: Kaufman and Yoder.” Blog posting on Thinking Pacifism, July 31, 2011.
“Why Pacifism?” Blog posting on Thinking Pacifism, June 21, 2011.
“Are Human Beings Violent by Nature?” Blog posting on Peace Theology, June 4, 2011.
“Defending Yoder: Part One—Responding to Peter Leithart’s Critique.” Blog Posting on Thinking Pacifism, May 29, 2011.
“Defending Yoder: Part Two—Earl Zimmerman’s Account.” Blog posting on Thinking Pacifism, June 5, 2011.
“Biblical Apocalyptic: What is Being Revealed?” in Ted Grimsrud and Michael Hardin, eds., Compassionate Eschatology: The Future as Friend (Eugene, OR: Cascade Books, 2011), 3-27. [A pacifist approach to Revelation, et al]
“What Do You Do With Someone Who Asks What You Do With a Bully?” Blog posting on Thinking Pacifism, March 20, 2011.
“Core Convictions for Engaged Pacifism,” Conrad Grebel Review 28.3 (Fall 2010), 22-38.
“Christian Pacifism in Brief,” in Christian Early and Ted Grimsrud, eds., A Pacifist Way of Knowing: John Howard Yoder’s Nonviolent Epistemology (Eugene, OR: Cascade Books, 2010), 1-21.
“Old Testament Bases for Christian Peace Theology.” Paper presented at the American Academy of Religion, Nov. 1, 2010.
Pacifism with Justice: The Biblical and Theological Case: These are chapters making up a prospective book.
(1) Introduction: Defining Pacifism
(2) A Christian Pacifist Perspective on War and Peace
(3) The Old Testament Peace Vision
(4) Healing Justice: The Prophet Amos and a “New” Theology of Justice
(5) Salvation in the Prophets, Salvation in Jesus: Mercy, Not Retribution
(6) Pacifism and the Story of Jesus
(7) Jesus’ Confrontation with Empire
(8 ) Christian Pacifism and New Testament Understandings of the Death of Jesus
(9) Romans 13: An Interpretation
(10) Revealing a New World: Power According to Biblical Apocalyptic
(11) The Justice of God in the Book of Revelation
(12) Theology, Retribution, and the Ways of Peace
(13) Theology and Restorative Justice
(14) The Theological Roots of Violence Against Children
(15) A Pacifist Critique of the Modern Worldview
(16) Are Human Beings Violent by Nature?
(17) Pacifism and Knowing: John Howard Yoder’s Epistemology
Miscellaneous essays:
Is Pacifism Ever an Idol? [Sermon preached at Shalom Mennonite Congregation, Harrisonburg, VA, May 17, 2009]
A Christian Pacifist Perspective on War and Peace [Paper presented to conference on religion and peace, James Madison University, April 2005]
Is God Nonviolent? [This essay was published in Ted Grimsrud, Embodying the Way of Jesus: Anabaptist Convictions for the Twenty-First Century, 2007]
Civilian Public Service and Mennonite Pacifism [This essay was published in Ted Grimsrud, Embodying the Way of Jesus: Anabaptist Convictions for the Twenty-First Century, 2007]
A Pacifist’s Reflections After September 11 [An article published in The Mennonite, October 2, 2001]
Is the Book of Revelation a Resource for Peacemaking? [An article published in Gospel Herald, January 21, 1992]
Not a “Good War”: Thoughts on World War II [An article published in The Mennonite, June 13, 1995]
Pacifism is a Gift From God [An article published in Gospel Herald, February 1, 1994]
Just War Thought: A Pacifist Analysis [This essay was written in 1986 as a comprehensive exam at the Graduate Theological Union. Slightly updated, January 2009]
Restoring Wholeness: The Alternative to Vengeance [Chapter from a forthcoming book on the theological bases for restorative justice]
The Bible and Pacifism
This will become a GREAT book.
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