Embodying the Way of Jesus: Anabaptist Convictions for the Twenty-First Century

The Anabaptist tradition originating as part of the sixteenth-century Protestant Reformation has from its beginning presented an alternative approach to Christian faith. Jesus-centered Anabaptist convictions such as pacifism simple living and community remain of vital concern for twenty-first-century Christians. Embodying the Way of Jesus: Anabaptist Convictions for the Twenty-First Century traces the origins and historical expressions of Anabaptist faith and then suggests ways Anabaptist convictions speak to our contemporary world. Ted Grimsrud proposes a fourfold approach to interpreting Anabaptist theology considering themes from the Bible from the traditions history from present experience and from envisioning a hopeful future. What emerges is an engaging portrait of a living tradition that speaks with urgency and relevance to a world badly in need of a message of peace.