Vernard Marion Eller (July 11, 1927 – June 18, 2007) was an American author,

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and minister in the

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. Born in Everett,

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, and raised in

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, Eller graduated from the

University of La Verne The University of La Verne (ULV) is a private university in La Verne, California. Founded in 1891, the university is composed of the College of Arts & Sciences, College of Business & Public Management, the LaFetra College of Education, College o ...

and

Bethany Theological Seminary Bethany Theological Seminary is the a seminary of the Church of the Brethren in Richmond, Indiana. It is accredited by the Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada and the Higher Learning Commission. History The semin ...

, then earned a master's degree from

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and a doctorate from

Pacific School of Religion The Pacific School of Religion (PSR) is a Private university, private Protestant seminary in Berkeley, California. It maintains Covenant (religion), covenantal relationships with the United Church of Christ, the United Methodist Church, and the ...

. He was professor of philosophy and religion at the University of La Verne for thirty-four years. He wrote over 20 books including ''The Mad Morality'' and ''Christian Anarchy: Jesus' Primacy Over the Powers''. He died of Alzheimer's disease on June 18, 2007.

Bibliography

In addition to several essays, reviews, and monographs, Eller's publications include: *''A Protestant's Protestant: Kierkegaard from a New Perspective'' (1964), republished a
''Kierkegaard and Radical Discipleship: a New Perspective''
(1968) *''His End Up: Getting God into the New Theology'' (1969) *''The Mad Morality: Or, the Ten Commandments Revisited'' (1970) *''The Promise: Ethics in the Kingdom of God'' (1970) *''The Sex Manual for Puritans'' (1971) *''In Place of Sacraments: A Study of Baptism and the Lord's Supper'' (1972) *''King Jesus' Manual of Arms for the Armless: War and Peace from Genesis to Revelation'' (1973) *''The Simple Life: The Christian Stance Toward Possessions'' (1973) *''The Most Revealing Book of the Bible: Making Sense out of Revelation'' (1974) *''The Time So Urgent: A Play'' or ''The Time So Urgent: A Chancel Drama: The Story of Alexander Mack and the Founding of the Brethren (Schwarzenau, Germany, 1708)'' (1974) *''Cleaning Up the Christian Vocabulary'' (1976) *''Thy Kingdom Come: A Blumhardt Reader'' (1980) *''The Language of Canaan and the Grammar of Feminism'' (1982) *''Pearl of Christian Counsel for the Brokenhearted'' (1983, with Rosanna Eller McFadden) *''Towering Babble: God's People Without God's Word'' (1983) *''The Beloved Disciple: His Name, His Story, His Thought: Two Studies from the Gospel of John'' (1987) *''Christian Anarchy: Jesus' Primacy Over the Powers'' (1987)
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*''Proclaim Good Tidings: Evangelism for the Faith Community'' (1987) *''Eller's Ethical Elucidations: Collected Readings on Christian Ethics (1970–89)'' (1989) *''The Outward Bound: Caravaning as the Style of the Church'' (2003) *''War and Peace: From Genesis to Revelation'' (2003)

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