Struggles for Shalom: Peace and Violence Across the Testaments

Struggles for Shalom is a collection of essays by biblical scholars about peace, justice, and violence in ancient Jewish and Christian texts, written to honor the life work of Mennonite scholars Perry B. Yoder and Willard M. Swartley. In this volume, twenty-three authors—colleagues, former students, friends, and others influenced by Yoder's and Swartley's scholarship—add to the honorees' work in appreciation for their shared focus on biblical texts' lessons of peace. Specific texts and topi...