The Varieties of Mennonite Peacemaking: A Review Essay J. ROBERT CHARLES Mennonite Peacemaking: From Quietism to Activism. By Leo Driedger and Donald B. Kraybill. Scottdale, PA: Herald Press. 1994. Pp. 344. $14.95. From the Ground Up: Mennonite Contributions to International Peacebuilding. Edited by…
From the Tower of Babel to the Peace of Jesus Christ: Christological, Ecclesiological and Missiological Foundations for Peacemaking NEAL BLOUGH* Abstract: The first part of this article is an attempt to look at biblical salvation narratives in light of the question of globalization and peacemaking. The Tower of Babel story…
From Engaged Social Activists to Disengaged Academicians? Purported Generational Shifts among Teaching Faculties at U.S. Mennonite Colleges KEITH GRABER MILLER* Abstract: Through examining recent faculty social activism at four U.S. Mennonite colleges, in comparison with faculty activism of the 1960s and 1970s, this paper identifies shifts in professors’…
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…
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.
