The Naked Anabaptist Quotes

“As followers, we do not claim to have arrived at the destination, nor need we distinguish ourselves from others who are at different stages of the journey. Belonging, believing, and behaving can all be interpreted as aspects of following. Churches that are committed to following Jesus can then welcome fellow travelers unreservedly and unconditionally. But their ethos is one of following, learning, changing, growing, and moving forward.”
― Stuart Murray, The Naked Anabaptist: The Bare Essentials of a Radical Faith

“We believe that the Christendom era has bequeathed a form of Christianity that has marginalized, spiritualized, domesticated, and emasculated Jesus. The teaching of Jesus is watered down, privatized, and explained away. Jesus is worshipped as a remote kingly figure or a romanticized personal savior. In”
― Stuart Murray, The Naked Anabaptist: The Bare Essentials of a Radical Faith

“Perhaps, then, one of the first steps in "learning how to make peace" and "finding nonviolent alternatives" is to develop peace churches that nurture unconventional reflexes and free our imaginations to explore creative possibilities.”
― Stuart Murray, The Naked Anabaptist: The Bare Essentials of a Radical Faith

“I am sometimes asked how I would act if someone broke into my house and threatened someone I loved (a familiar challenge to pacifists). My response is that there are some things I know I would not do. I would not shoot them, because I have no gun.”
― Stuart Murray, The Naked Anabaptist: The Bare Essentials of a Radical Faith