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John Howard Yoder on Diaspora Faithfulness - Anabaptist (Jeremiah 29:11)

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"Jeremiah tells the exiles: settle down, don't rebel, seek the city's good. This is the way of the diaspora community—faithful presence, not conquest. God's plan isn't to restore political power but to form a distinctive people wherever they are scattered." — John Howard Yoder. Anabaptist diaspora theology.

Topics & Themes

diasporafaithful presencescattereddistinctivenot conquest

Scripture References

Jeremiah 29:5-7Jeremiah 29:11

Emotional Tone

hopepeacetrust

Audience

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