Is Jesus the way to recover our humanity?
One New Humanity offers a fresh framework for Jesus-centered reconciliation;
we embody Christ’s peace, for the world, far and near.
In One New Humanity: Glory, Violence, and the Gospel of Peace, Kristin Caynor and Werner Mischke offer a vision of glory that confronts the shame and violence of our world. Drawing on insights from early Christians, the global church, social sciences, and Scripture, the authors argue that Ephesians 2:13–17 reveals a social and horizontal dimension to the gospel: In Christ we gain a new peaceable way of being human.
Through this extensive look at the gospel of peace, we discover that Scripture speaks more powerfully than we often think to the problems of polarization, alienation, shame, and violence. The gospel offers a way out of the cycles of violence which have entrapped both the church and the world, and opens up a path of true freedom, purpose, and glory in Jesus.
One New Humanity offers a fresh framework for Jesus-centered reconciliation; we embody Christ’s peace, for the world, far and near.
“A profoundly inspiring vision of restored glory, healed shame, and embodied peace. Love it!”
–Alan Hirsch
Founder of Movement Leader Collective and Forge Missional Training Network
“We are in desperate need of a transformative biblical theology of unity in diversity. One New Humanity uncovers biblical roots able to nourish a healthier future for the global Church.”
–Jay Matenga, PhD
Executive Director, World Evangelical Alliance Mission Commission
“A timely resource as we seek to understand the transformative power of the gospel of peace in our fractured world.”
–I’Ching Thomas,
Associate International Director, Operation Mobilisation
Co-authors Kristin Caynor and Werner Mischke
Kristin Caynor
“Love is my religion. Reconciliation is my vocation. Jesus is my King.”
Anglo-American, Hispanic, and Thai cultural heritage
Kristin has lived in 3 countries, 18 cities, and 45 houses, and each of these places has informed who she is and how she lives out what she believes. Deeply rooted in who she is and in her faith, Kristin is proud to have a diverse circle of friends, and to work closely with people of many different ethnic and faith backgrounds.
Kristin loves seeing bridges built and relationships fostered across the lines that so often divide us. She is passionate for developing the best frameworks possible for understanding violence, division, and the most pressing questions in our world. She has a B.A. in biblical studies from Simpson University, an M.T.S. from Duke Divinity School, and is a current PhD candidate at the University of Aberdeen/Trinity College Bristol.
