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Guy Hershberger

1896 – 1989

American theologian

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About Guy Hershberger

Lived 1896 – 1989 (aged 93). Guy Hershberger was a theologian and writer.

Guy F. Hershberger (December 3, 1896 – December 29, 1989) was an American Mennonite theologian, educator, historian, and prolific author particularly in the field of Mennonite ethics.

Life

Born in Johnson County, Iowa, to Ephraim D. and Dorinda Kempf Hershberger, Hershberger was one of nine children. He was baptized in 1909 at his home congregation of East Union Amish Mennonite Church, where Sanford Calvin Yoder was pastor. In 1959, he joined the Mennonite Church's Peace Problems Committee.

However he also believed that the individual and the church had to put their beliefs into practice to validate them. it was important to note that in this way, his committee work and church responsibility were the embodiment of his ethical theology.

Hershberger added an academic legitimacy to Mennonite thought. Along with Harold S. Bender, he was important in promoting Mennonite Historical Studies and establishing a scholarly Mennonite ethical conversation.

His personal records are held at the Goshen College Archives.

Works Can Christians Fight? (1940) Christian Relationships to State and Community: Mennonites and Their Heritage (1942) War, Peace, and Nonresistance (1944) (revised in 1953 and 1969) The Mennonite Church in the Second World War (1951) The Way of the Cross in Human Relations (1957) The Recovery of the Anabaptist Vision: A Sixieth Anniversary Tribute to Harold S. Bender (1957, editor)

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Guy Franklin Hershberger

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Who was Guy Hershberger?

American theologian

When was Guy Hershberger born?

Guy Hershberger was born on 3 December 1896.

When did Guy Hershberger die?

Guy Hershberger died on 29 December 1989.

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Guy Hershberger was a theologian and writer.

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· Wikipedia: Guy Hershberger

· Wikidata: Q16012255

· DBpedia: Guy Hershberger

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