Tradition has painted a portrait of a savior who stands aloof from governmental concerns and who calls his disciples to an apolitical life. But such a picture of jesus is far from accurate, according to John Howard Yoder...Tradition has painted a portrait of a savior who stands aloof from governmental concerns and who calls his disciples to an apolitical life. But such a picture of jesus is far from accurate, according to John Howard Yoder. This watershed work in new testament ethics leads us to a savior who was deeply concerned with the agenda of politics and the related issues of power, status, and right relations.