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John Howard Yoder: Works, Politics, Applications & Art

John Howard Yoder (December 29, 1927 – December 30, 1997) was an American Mennonite theologian and ethicist best known for his defense of Christian pacifism. His most influential book was The Politics of Jesus, which was first published in 1972. Yoder was a Mennonite and wrote from an Anabaptist perspective. He spent the latter part of his career…

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John Howard Yoder topic overview

The analysis highlights Works, Politics, Applications and Art as prominent areas in the source structure around John Howard Yoder.

Related topics
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Source areas
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Connected nodes
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Extracted relationships
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Related term clusters
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Bridge connections
57

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

Life · 17 topics
Thought · 13 topics
Overview · 8 topics
The Politics of Jesus · 7 topics
Sexual abuse · 5 topics
Selected works · 1 topics

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Key facts & relationships

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Alma mater
Goshen College · University of Basel
Born
(1927-12-29)December 29, 1927 Near Smithville, Ohio, US
Died
December 30, 1997(1997-12-30) (aged 70) South Bend, Indiana, US
Discipline
Theology
Doctoral advisor
Ernst Staehelin [de]
Doctoral students
Marva Dawn

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Life

Thought

The Politics of Jesus

Sexual abuse

Selected works

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How John Howard Yoder connects Entity context

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John Howard Yoder

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Influenced · 11
John Howard Yoder → Bryan Stone, Donald W. Dayton, Greg Boyd, Howard Zehr, James William McClendon Jr., Jim Wallis, John Dear, Marlin Miller, Shane Claiborne, Stan Goff, Stanley Hauerwas
Influences · 6
John Howard Yoder → André Trocmé, Guy Hershberger, Harold S. Bender, Hendrikus Berkhof, Karl Barth, Oscar Cullmann
Institutions · 3
John Howard Yoder → Goshen Biblical Seminary, Mennonite Biblical Seminary, University of Notre Dame
Alma mater · 2
John Howard Yoder → Goshen College, University of Basel
Sub-discipline · 2
John Howard Yoder → Christian ethics, historical theology
Born · 1
John Howard Yoder → (1927-12-29)December 29, 1927 Near Smithville, Ohio, US
Died · 1
John Howard Yoder → December 30, 1997(1997-12-30) (aged 70) South Bend, Indiana, US
Discipline · 1
John Howard Yoder → Theology
Doctoral advisor · 1
John Howard Yoder → Ernst Staehelin [de]
Doctoral students · 1
John Howard Yoder → Marva Dawn

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John Howard Yoder relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 40 structured relationships around John Howard Yoder. Examples in this analysis include John Howard Yoder → Alma mater → Goshen College and John Howard Yoder → Alma mater → University of Basel. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

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John Howard YoderAlma materGoshen College1.00infobox
John Howard YoderAlma materUniversity of Basel1.00infobox
John Howard YoderBorn(1927-12-29)December 29, 1927 Near Smithville, Ohio, US1.00infobox
John Howard YoderDiedDecember 30, 1997(1997-12-30) (aged 70) South Bend, Indiana, US1.00infobox
John Howard YoderDisciplineTheology1.00infobox
John Howard YoderDoctoral advisorErnst Staehelin [de]1.00infobox
John Howard YoderDoctoral studentsMarva Dawn1.00infobox
John Howard YoderInfluencedGreg Boyd1.00infobox
John Howard YoderInfluencedShane Claiborne1.00infobox
John Howard YoderInfluencedDonald W. Dayton1.00infobox
John Howard YoderInfluencedJohn Dear1.00infobox
John Howard YoderInfluencedStan Goff1.00infobox
John Howard YoderInfluencedStanley Hauerwas1.00infobox
John Howard YoderInfluencedMarlin Miller1.00infobox
John Howard YoderInfluencedJames William McClendon Jr.1.00infobox
John Howard YoderInfluencedBryan Stone1.00infobox
John Howard YoderInfluencedJim Wallis1.00infobox
John Howard YoderInfluencedHoward Zehr1.00infobox
John Howard YoderInfluencesKarl Barth1.00infobox
John Howard YoderInfluencesHarold S. Bender1.00infobox
John Howard YoderInfluencesHendrikus Berkhof1.00infobox
John Howard YoderInfluencesOscar Cullmann1.00infobox
John Howard YoderInfluencesGuy Hershberger1.00infobox
John Howard YoderInfluencesAndré Trocmé1.00infobox
John Howard YoderInstitutionsGoshen Biblical Seminary1.00infobox
John Howard YoderInstitutionsMennonite Biblical Seminary1.00infobox
John Howard YoderInstitutionsUniversity of Notre Dame1.00infobox
John Howard YoderNotable worksThe Politics of Jesus (1972)1.00infobox
John Howard YoderSchool or traditionAnabaptism1.00infobox
John Howard YoderSub-disciplineChristian ethics1.00infobox

Related concept clusters Related term clusters

The concept neighborhoods around John Howard Yoder bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include John, Mennonite and Yoder. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

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Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For John Howard Yoder, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects John Howard Yoder with Life. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
John Howard Yoder — Life · splits 40 ⟂ 18
John Howard Yoder — Thought · splits 44 ⟂ 14
John Howard Yoder — Overview · splits 49 ⟂ 9
John Howard Yoder — The Politics of Jesus · splits 50 ⟂ 8
John Howard Yoder — Sexual abuse · splits 52 ⟂ 6

Map overview Semantic statistics

John Howard Yoder

Nodes58
Edges57
Triples40
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.034483
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around John Howard Yoder to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as Works, Politics, Applications & Art, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — John Howard Yoder · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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