Pamphlets, Preaching and Politics: The Image Controversy in Reformation Wittenberg, Zrich and Strassburg J. TRAVIS MOGER[(]  Abstract: After the first flush of success, sixteenth-century reformers began to apply their newly discovered theological convictions to religious practices. Part of the struggle to reform outward forms of worship involved…
Thirty Years of MCC-Washington Office: A Unique or Similar Way’ KENNETH L. ESHLEMAN* Abstract: Through the combined efforts of GC and MC peace leaders, a pattern of increasing contact with government officials from the 1920s to the 1950s led to the establishment of a permanent MCC office in Washington in…
Pieter Jansz Twisck on Biblical Interpretation JAMES W. LOWRY* Abstract: Systematic statements on how to interpret the Bible are rare among the early Anabaptists. Pilgrim Marpeck’s Testamentserlutterung, published in Augsburg by 1550, does address the issue at length but Marpeck’s primary focus was on the relationship between the Old and…
Story and Eucharist: Postliberal Reflections on Anabaptist Nachfolge CRAIG HOVEY* Abstract: This article explores some ways that George Lindbeck’s cultural-linguistic theory of religion is useful for understanding the thought and practice of sixteenth-century Swiss Anabaptism. The Swiss Brethren theology and practice of the Lord’s Supper and their accompanying Christology are…
IN THIS ISSUE During the last half of the twentieth century, the Mennonite church of North America has undergone a fundamental transformation. Some of these changes- the demographic shift from the rural countryside to the suburbs, for example, or the proliferation of church-related institutions, or rising levels of education and…
Odd Wo/Man Out: The Systematic Marginalization of Mennonite Singles by the Church’s Focus on Family ELIZABETH M. GOERING AND ANDREA KRAUSE* Abstract: This study examines the experiences of never-married singles in the Mennonite church. The results, which are based on an analysis of in-depth interviews with 15 individuals who…
Family, Community and Discipleship in the Anabaptist-Mennonite Tradition JOHN D. ROTH, EDITOR Any attempt to survey Anabaptist-Mennonite ideals, attitudes and practices regarding the family will inevitably confront some formidable challenges. Anabaptist-Mennonite communities have taken root across the span of nearly five centuries within a rich variety of political, economic…
A Christian Social Perspective on the Family LISA SOWLE CAHILL* Abstract: A truly Christian family identity should not isolate families from “the real world” but should convert families to love the neighbor and serve others. Yet the “family values” rhetoric in much public discourse too often leads in other directions.
IN MEMORIAM: John A. Hostetler, 1918-2001 THE MENNONITE QUARTERLY REVIEW regrets to announce the death of John Andrew Hostetler of Goshen, IN, leading scholar of Amish and Hutterite societies. He died on August 28, 2001 at the age of 82. Born on October 29, 1918 in…
Ontario’s Conference of Historic Peace Church Families and the “Joy of Service” LUCILLE MARR* Abstract: This essay briefly examines the family relationships of four executive leaders of the Conference of Historic Peace Churches (CHPC) in order to raise questions about the gendered nature of service. Following a review and interpretation…
