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“The church seeks to help form people who can risk being peaceful in a violent world, risk being kind in a competitive world, risk being faithful in an age of cynicism, risk being gentle among those who admire the tough, risk love when it may not be returned, because we have the confidence that in Christ we have been reborn into a new reality.”

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John Howard Yoder

John Howard Yoder was an American theologian and ethicist known for his contributions to peace studies, church peace, and social justice. His works have had a profound impact on contemporary Christian ethics. more

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