„Selig sind die Friedfertigen“
2018; Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht; Volume: 31; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês
10.13109/kize.2018.31.1.245
ISSN2196-808X
Autores ResumoSummary In his Sermon on the Mount, Jesus declared the peacemakers blessed (Mt 5:9). Jesus’ commitment to non-violence and love of enemies has left manifold traces in the history of Christianity. Rather than attempting to reconstruct the whole course of its modern development, the following discussion examines the Reformation period and the 20th century. Specifically, the study draws on the radical Anabaptist commitment to Jesus’ ethics of peace as found in the Schleitheim Articles (1527), the pacifist writing of Eberhard Arnold (1883–1935) and the messianic ethics of John Howard Yoder (1929–1997) to explore the Wirkungsgeschichte of these ideas. It offers a critical evaluation, rooted in solidarity, to determine whether the Sermon on the Mount can be applied to contemporary policies. Finally, Max Weber’s (1864–1920) highly critical objections to an irresponsible pacifist ethics which seeks to “keep one’s hands clean” are considered.
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