S9 Ep943: Christian Nonviolence: Drs. Myles Werntz and David Cramer

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🗓️ 3 February 2022

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Summary

Myles Werntz (PhD, Baylor University) is associate professor of theology and director of Baptist studies at Abilene Christian University in Abilene, Texas. He is the author or editor of several books, including Bodies of Peace and A Field Guide to Christian Nonviolence. David C. Cramer (PhD, Baylor University) is managing editor at the Institute of Mennonite Studies, sessional lecturer at Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary, and teaching pastor at Keller Park Church in South Bend, Indiana.

David and Myles recently wrote a book called A Field Guide to Christian Nonviolence and this is the topic of our conversation. We discuss a biblical case for nonviolence and some pushbacks including the conquest of Canaan. We also discuss the killer at the door, policing, nonviolent revolts, and pulling up violent systems by the roots.

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0:00.0	Hello friends welcome back to another episode of theology in the raw my two guests today our Dr.
0:04.8	Miles weren't who has a PhD from Baylor University. He's associate professor of theology and
0:10.0	director of Baptist studies at Abilene Abilene Abilene Abilene Christian University in Abilene
0:16.4	Texas the same location that his university is named after. He's also the author of several books
0:22.0	including bodies of peace and the most recent a field guide to Christian nonviolent twitchy
0:28.0	co-author with my with my other guest Dr. David Kramer who also has a PhD from Baylor University. He's
0:33.3	the managing editor at the Institute of Menonite Studies. A sessional lecture at Annabaptist Manonite
0:41.3	biblical seminary and teaching pastor at Keller Park Church in South Bend Indiana in this episode.
0:46.4	We discussed all things related to Christian nonviolence both things that are related to their book
0:52.7	a field guide to Christian nonviolence and also other things related to the topic so please
0:57.9	welcome to the show of the first time. The one and only dynamic duo Miles and David.
1:12.5	All right hey friends I'm here with Miles David. Hey guys thanks for coming up the show. We both
1:27.6	go back quite a ways. David I mean you I came across your your name and work. Was it through
1:35.0	Justin Bronson? Yeah very well could have been. I think that was the connection. He was working on that
1:48.0	book a faith not worth fighting for. And then I actually wrote a review in the Menonite
1:55.6	Quarterly review of your book fight that I think you said as a new name now right? Yeah yeah it's
2:02.0	nonviolence the revolutionary way of Jesus. Yeah are we got we actually met in person?
2:08.0	I can't remember if we've met in person. I don't think so just corresponded on
2:12.2	Okay. It's like a medium stuff. Cool and then Miles we were on a panel together of
2:18.2	was it nonviolence versus just worth the area or something like that? That was a little intimidating.
2:22.2	Yeah yeah it's one of those one of the classic just war versus nonviolence panels.
2:28.1	Yeah we actually talk about that. I mentioned that in the in the introduction to the book
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