J. Denny Weaver

Weaver has an atonement bias, narrative Christus Victor, and he declares it up front. Herein lies the power of this book, because Weaver then, with admirable patience and fair-mindedness, takes up all other arguments and interpretations.

The second part of the book is most interesting. It contains a treetops exploration of atonement from the minds of black, feminist and womanish commentators. Plenty here to rattle one’s taken-for-granted approaches.

A useful critique of the history of atonement motifs. Creatively fuses a singular Biblical vision from the Gospels and the cosmic perspective of the apocalypse.

[back cover] When "Becoming Anabaptist" appeared in 1987, it was the first major study to incorporate the new history of multiple beginnings and a diverse history of Anabaptism into a synthesis of meanings for the contemporary church. J. Denny Weaver's second edition will continue to be welcomed by scholars and by church leaders alike.