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Jacobsen, Douglas
Distinguished Professor of Church History and Theology, Messiah College
Jacobsen, Rhonda Hustedt
Professor of Psychology and Director of Faculty Development, Messiah College
Marty, Martin E.
Fairfax M. Cone Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus of the History of Modern Christianity, University of Chicago
Print publication date: 2004 (this edition)
Published to Oxford Scholarship Online: July 2005 Print ISBN-13: 978-0-19-517038-2 doi:10.1093/0195170385.003.0007 |
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This essay discusses cultural narratives that shape both American society and Anabaptist scholarship. A key cultural narrative for most Americans is that their nation is at or near the center of God’s purposes. Anabaptist scholars often display a counter-cultural stance toward the American narrative because their own Anabaptist cultural values emphasize nonviolence and commitment to the poor.
Keywords: America, Anabaptist, counter-cultural, cultural narratives, cultural values, nonviolence, poor,
doi:10.1093/0195170385.003.0007
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