The war of the lamb : the ethics of nonviolence and peacemaking / John Howard Yoder ; Glen Harold Stassen, Mark Thiessen Nation, and Matt Hamsher, editors.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: Jesus is no sectarian: John H. Yoder's Christological peacemaking ethic / Glen Harold Stassen -- Nonviolence: the case for life and love. A theological critique of violence -- Gospel renewal and the roots of nonviolence -- The political meaning of hope -- From the wars of Joshua to Jewish pacifism -- Jesus: a model of radical political action -- Dialogue with just war: the case for mutual learning. Just war and nonviolence: disjunction, dialogue, or complementarity? -- The changing conversation between the peace churches and mainstream Christianity -- Gordon Zahn is right: going the second mile with just war -- Lisa Sowle Cahill is generous: pacifism is about conversion and community, not rules and exceptions -- Effective peacemaking practices: the case for proactive alternatives to violence. The science of conflict -- Creation, covenant, and conflict resolution -- Conflict from the perspective of Anabaptist history and theology -- The Church and change: violence versus nonviolent direct action -- Politics: liberating images of Christ -- A theologically critical perspective for our approach to conflict, intervention, and conciliation.