Polyglossia: Radical Reformation TheologiesEdited by Peter Dula, Chris K. Huebner, J. Alexander Sider and Jennifer Graber |
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A series intended for conversation among academics, ministers and laypersons regarding knowledge, beliefs and the practices of the Christian faith. Polyglossia grows out of John Howard Yoder's call to see radical reformation as a tone, style, or a stance, a way of thinking theologically that requires precarious attempts to speak the gospel in new idioms. It is a form of theological reflection that blends patient vulnerability and hermeneutical charity with considered judgment and informed criticism. The books in this series will emerge out of conversations with contemporary movements in theology, as well as philosophy, political theory, literature, and cultural studies.
Polyglossia Series Released at Washington Religion Meeting
The first title of Polyglossia, a new radical reformation series, will be released at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Religion and Society for Biblical Literature (AAR/SBL) in Washington DC on November 18 to 22, 2006.
The new series is intended for conversation among academics, ministers and laypersons regarding knowledge, beliefs and the practices of the Christian faith. The editors noted that Polyglossia grows out of John Howard Yoder’s call to see radical reformation as a tone, style or a stance. The series editors are Peter Dula of Eastern Mennonite University , Chris K. Huebner of Canadian Mennonite University and J. Alexander Sider of Bluffton University .
The publisher Herald Press and editors welcome titles that emerge out of conversations with contemporary movements in theology, as well as philosophy, literature, political theory and cultural studies. The first title is A Precarious Peace: Yoderian Explorations on Theology, Knowledge, and Identity by Huebner.
Gayle Gerber Koontz of Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary said the editors are “from an emerging new generation of Mennonite scholars, well-prepared to encourage and evaluate the little developed conversation between Mennonite thought and contemporary currents in theology, philosophy and cultural studies."
Ron Rempel of Mennonite Publishing Network said: “As the publisher for a series of books by John Howard Yoder, we’re pleased to announce the launch of a new series featuring theologians currently developing some of the themes arising out of Yoder’s seminal work.”
Chris Huebner noted that the intent is to move beyond: “liberal and conservative, established and sectarian” categories, and “chart a theological path that is faithful to the call to live without having to control our world or that of those around us.”
The Editors
(from left to right) Alex Sider, Peter Dula, Chris K. Huebner. Not pictured, Jennifer Graber.
List of Volumes in the Series
A Precarious Peace: Yoderian Explorations on Theology, Knowledge, and Identity by Chris K. Huebner
The Purple Crown: The Politics of Martyrdom by Tripp York 
States of Exile: Visions of Diaspora, Witness, and Return by Alain Epp Weaver
Future Volumes
A Litigation Ethic: The Theological Challenge to the Courts by Richard P. Church