At Peace And Unafraid: Public Order, Security, And the Wisdom of the Cross

CONTENTS......Page 8
Foreword......Page 12
INTRODUCTION......Page 20
1. Tracing the Grain of the Universe: Project Overview......Page 22
PART I: In Search of Security: Wisdom and the Gospel of Peace......Page 36
2. In Search of Security: A Theology and Ethic of Peace and Public Order......Page 38
Four Theological Assumptions......Page 39
The Context......Page 43
Clarification of Theological Issues......Page 48
Shalom Practices: Securing Human Life and Dignity......Page 61
A Concluding Reminder......Page 76
3. Gadfly Citizenship: Faithful Public Practices beyond the National Security Model......Page 84
Toward a Model of Mennonite Citizenship......Page 85
Enhancing "Security"?......Page 88
Global Securitizing in the Wake of 9/11......Page 92
Economies and Technologies of National Security......Page 94
National Security Versus Community Well-being......Page 98
Security and the "Democratic Deficit"......Page 100
Citizen Security Initiatives......Page 101
Toward Practices of Faithful Citizenship......Page 105
Toward Inclusive Security and Faithful Citizenship......Page 113
4. Seeking Wisdom in the Face of Foolishness: Toward a Robust Peace Theology......Page 118
God's Reign and Human Institutions......Page 120
The Promise of the Wisdom Tradition......Page 123
Wisdom's Invitation, An Image of Abundance......Page 125
A Conversation in Many Modes......Page 127
Wisdom's Truth: Values, Insights, Convictions, and Practices......Page 134
Conclusion: The Promise of Wisdom for Discernment of the Common Good......Page 147
Appendix to Part I: Peace Theology: A Visual Model with Narrative Explanation......Page 154
Section A: A Church Perspective on Security, Safety, and the Common Good......Page 166
5. Partners in God's Passion......Page 168
6. Becoming Strategic Doves in a Land of Hawks: Alternative Security Through an Anabaptist Lens......Page 180
7. How Inclusive Is the Inclusive Church?......Page 196
8. Consider the Lilies: Embracing the Value of Vulnerability......Page 212
9. Anabaptist Theology and Issues of Human Security in Paraguay Today......Page 224
Section B: Seeking the Welfare of the City: The Global Context of the Church's Witness......Page 240
10. Public Peace, Justice, and Order in Ecumenical Conversation......Page 242
11. Recognizing the Other's Insecurity: Experiences of Christian-Muslim Relations in Indonesia......Page 262
12. The Power of Diaspora: Seeking the Peace of Palestine-Israel......Page 276
13. A "Weak Church" Seeks Security in a Violent Land: Experiences of the Colombian Mennonite Church......Page 292
14. Anabaptist Faith and "National Security"......Page 312
Section C: The Rule of Law, Public Order, and Human Rights......Page 330
15. A Mennonite Human Rights Paradigm?......Page 332
16. Ambiguous Legacy: The Peace Teaching, Speaking Truth to Power, and Mennonite Assimilation Through the Centuries......Page 350
17. Getting Stuck In: Anabaptist Involvement in Local Politics......Page 366
Section D: Practicing Wisdom in Public Systems......Page 388
18. Breaking the Uneasy Silence: Policing and the Peace Movement in Dialogue......Page 390
19. Just Policing and the Christian Call to Nonviolence......Page 406
20. Effective and Faithful Security Strategies......Page 424
CONCLUSION......Page 444
21. Continuing Lines of Inquiry......Page 446
Contributors......Page 452
About the Editors......Page 456