Nonviolent Story: Narrative Conflict Resolution in the Gospel of Mark - Couverture souple

Beck, Robert R.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1606084011 ISBN 13 : 9781606084014

Editeur : Wipf and Stock, 2009

Synopsis

What do the gospels contribute to our understanding of nonviolent versus violent means of conflict resolution? Many biblical scholars contend that the gospels have little to say on this subject. Others seek answers in ethical principles found in Jesus's teachings, which may or may not be interpreted as accepting or rejecting violence. In Nonviolent Story Robert Beck proposes a new way of reading the Gospel of Mark, one that points to a challenging message of nonviolent resistance as reflected in the story of Jesus's life and ministry. According to narrative analysis, the message of the Gospel is found in the structure of the story itself. Beck contends that the narrative form of Mark's gospel portrays Jesus as a protagonist who does not avoid conflict, but enters into it without himself resorting to violence. He thus serves as a model of the nonviolent resistance that inspired Gandhi and Martin Luther King, Jr. By using literary analysis to explore Mark's gospel, Beck opens up a "counter-story" that challenges the prevailing American cultural myth of "constructive violence." Beck uses the Western tales of Louis L'Amour as the narrative essence of this pop mythology--and the total opposite of the story told by Mark.

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A priest of the Dubuque Archdiocese, Robert Beck has been involved in peace and justice issues for a number of years, co-founding the ANAWIM Faith Resistance Community in Dubuque. He is currently professor of religious studies at Loras College. In addition to directing ministry formation and programs, Father Beck has authored an award-winning column on the lectionary, Sunday's Word.

Ched Myers is an activist theologian and New Testament expositor working with peace and justice issues. He is a popular educator, animating scripture and literacy in historic and current social change movements. Myers has published over a hundred articles and eight books, including Binding the Strong Man: A Political Reading of Mark's Story of Jesus (Orbis, 1988). He and his partner Elaine Enns are ecumenical Mennonites who codirect Bartimaeus Cooperative Ministries (www.bcm-net.org), based in the Ventura River Watershed of southern California in traditional Chumash territory.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Wipf and Stock
• Date d'édition: 2009
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1606084011
• ISBN 13: 9781606084014
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 224
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