Arthur Paul Boers

Arthur Paul Boers is Associate Professor of Pastoral Theology at Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary in Elkhart, Indiana. He is an ordained Mennonite minister and Benedictine oblate. He served for over sixteen years as a pastor in rural, urban, and church-planting settings in the USA and Canada.

Boers is an author. His newest book is The Way is Made by Walking: A Pilgrimage Along the Camino de Santiago (InterVarsity, 2007). His other books are:
--The Rhythm of Gods Grace (Paraclete, 2003);
--Never Call Them Jerks: Healthy Responses to Difficult Behavior (Alban, 1999);
--Lord, Teach Us to Pray: A New Look at the Lord's Prayer (Herald, 1992);
--Justice that Heals: A Biblical Vision for Victims and Offenders (Faith and Life, 1992);
--On Earth

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