Christopher Kennedy Huebner (born 1969) is an

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and

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, as well as co-editor of Herald Press's Polyglossia series. Huebner was born and raised in Winnipeg. He received a

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degree from Canadian Mennonite Bible College in 1992, as well as

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and

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degrees in philosophy from the

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in 1992 and 1995 respectively. He received a

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degree in theology and

ethics Ethics is the philosophy, philosophical study of Morality, moral phenomena. Also called moral philosophy, it investigates Normativity, normative questions about what people ought to do or which behavior is morally right. Its main branches inclu ...

from

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in 2002 with the dissertation ''Unhandling History: Anti-Theory, Ethics, and the Practice of Witness''. Prior to teaching at CMU, he was an instructor at

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; and an instructor at Duke University. Huebner's writing is primarily in the area of

philosophical theology Philosophical theology is both a branch and form of theology in which philosophical methods are used in developing or analyzing theological concepts. It therefore includes natural theology as well as philosophical treatments of orthodox and het ...

and can be located at the intersection of

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and

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, with a special interest in questions of peace and violence.

Selected bibliography

Books

* ''The Wisdom of the Cross: Essays in Honor of John Howard Yoder''. Co-edited with Hauerwas, Stanley; Huebner, Harry J.; Thiessen Nation, Mark. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company. 1999. . * *''The New Yoder''. Co-edited with Dula, Peter. Eugene, Oregon: Cascade Books. 2010. .

Theses

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Book chapters

* "History, Theory, and Anabaptism: A Conversation on Theology After John Howard Yoder". With Hauerwas, Stanley. In Hauerwas, Stanley; Huebner, Harry J.; Thiessen Nation, Mark. ''The Wisdom of the Cross: Essays in Honor of John Howard Yoder''. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company. 1999. . * "The Work of Inheritance: Reflections on Receiving John Howard Yoder". In Bergen, Jeremy M.; Siegrist, Anthony G. ''Power and Practices: Engaging the Work of John Howard Yoder''. Waterloo, Ontario: Herald Press. 2009. . * "Marginality, Martyrdom, and the Messianic Remnant: Reflections on the Political Witness of St. Paul". In Reimer, Stephen R.; Gay, David. ''Locating the Past/Discovering the Present: Perspectives on Religion, Culture, and Marginality''. Edmonton: University of Alberta Press. 2010. pp. 131–148. * "The Work of Reading: Hauerwas, MacIntyre, and the Question of Liberalism". In Pinches, Charles R.; Johnson, Kelly S.; Collier, Charles M. ''Unsettling Arguments: A Festschrift on the Occasion of Stanley Hauerwas's 70th Birthday''. Eugene, Oregon: Cascade Books. 2010. pp. 284–299. * "Is a Christian University Strange Enough?" In Doerksen, Paul G.; Koop, Karl. ''The Church Made Strange for the Nations: Essays in Ecclesiology and Political Theology''. Eugene, Oregon: Pickwick Publications. 2011. pp. 152–159.

Journal articles

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References

External links

Article by Chris Huebner
from ''Direction''
Article by Chris Huebner
from ''Mennonite Life''

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