Vernard Eller
Vernard Marion Eller | |
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| Born | July 11, 1927 Everett, Washington |
| Died | June 18, 2007 (aged 79) La Verne, California |
| Occupation | Professor |
| Education | Theologian |
| Subject | Christian anarchism, Christian pacifism, Christian radicalism, Simple living, Apocalypse |
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Vernard Marion Eller (July 11, 1927 – June 18, 2007) was an American author, Christian pacifist and minister in the Church of the Brethren. Born in Everett, Washington, and raised in Wenatchee,[1] Eller graduated from the University of La Verne and Bethany Theological Seminary, then earned a master's degree from Northwestern University and a doctorate from Pacific School of Religion. He was professor of philosophy and religion at the University of La Verne for thirty-four years. He wrote over 20 books including The Mad Morality and Christian Anarchy: Jesus' Primacy Over the Powers.[1][2] he died of Alzheimer's disease on June 18 2007
Bibliography
[edit]In addition to several essays, reviews, and monographs, Eller's publications include:
- A Protestant's Protestant: Kierkegaard from a New Perspective (1964), republished as Kierkegaard and Radical Discipleship: a New Perspective (1968)
- His End Up: Getting God into the New Theology (1969) ISBN 0-687-17060-5
- The Mad Morality: Or, the Ten Commandments Revisited (1970) ISBN 0-687-22899-9
- The Promise: Ethics in the Kingdom of God (1970)
- The Sex Manual for Puritans (1971) ISBN 0-687-38309-9
- In Place of Sacraments: A Study of Baptism and the Lord's Supper (1972) ISBN 0-8028-1476-X
- King Jesus' Manual of Arms for the Armless: War and Peace from Genesis to Revelation (1973) ISBN 0-687-20885-8
- The Simple Life: The Christian Stance Toward Possessions (1973) ISBN 0-8028-1537-5
- The Most Revealing Book of the Bible: Making Sense out of Revelation (1974) ISBN 0-8028-1572-3
- The Time So Urgent: A Play or The Time So Urgent: A Chancel Drama: The Story of Alexander Mack and the Founding of the Brethren (Schwarzenau, Germany, 1708) (1974)
- Cleaning Up the Christian Vocabulary (1976) ISBN 0-87178-153-0
- Thy Kingdom Come: A Blumhardt Reader (1980) ISBN 0-8028-3544-9
- The Language of Canaan and the Grammar of Feminism (1982) ISBN 0-8028-1902-8
- Pearl of Christian Counsel for the Brokenhearted (1983, with Rosanna Eller McFadden) ISBN 0-8191-2851-1
- Towering Babble: God's People Without God's Word (1983) ISBN 0-87178-855-1
- The Beloved Disciple: His Name, His Story, His Thought: Two Studies from the Gospel of John (1987) ISBN 0-8028-0275-3
- Christian Anarchy: Jesus' Primacy Over the Powers (1987) ISBN 1-57910-222-0 Complete e-text.
- Proclaim Good Tidings: Evangelism for the Faith Community (1987) ISBN 0-87178-487-4
- Eller's Ethical Elucidations: Collected Readings on Christian Ethics (1970–89) (1989)
- The Outward Bound: Caravaning as the Style of the Church (2003) ISBN 1-59244-294-3
- War and Peace: From Genesis to Revelation (2003) ISBN 1-59244-233-1
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Newsline Obituary June 20, 2007". Church of Brethren. Archived from the original on 8 January 2011. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
- ^ "Vernard Marion Eller". Daily Bulletin. Legacy. June 22, 2007.
External links
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Vernard Eller at Wikipedia's sister projects
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- The Vernard Eller Collection – Free online books and articles by House Church Central
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