The Royal Priesthood: Essays Ecclesiastical and Ecumenical

Readers will discover that it is not possible to disengage John Howard Yoders practice of ecumenical dialogue from his vision of the church. Yoders approach to ecumenical dialogue correlates with his conception of the faithfulness of the church. His vision of the church poses challenges for Christians of all communions because he calls both for disciplined dialogue and for faithful servanthood that renders the confession of Jesus Christs lordship meaningful. This collection of 17 essays on themes ecclesiological and ecumenical is intended to demonstrate the substantial unity of Yoders work over the past four decades. Many of these essays are often cited by researchers but have been till now unobtainable. Three of these texts have never been published before. Editor Michael Cartwright has contributed a substantial introduction on the Yoderian project and a select bibliography prepared by Mark Nation catalogs Yoders writingspublished and unpublishedon ecclesiology and ecumenism.