Confessions of Faith in the Anabaptist/Mennonite Tradition THOMAS FINGER* Abstract: Mennonites are neither a creedal church nor a confessional one in the sense of adhering to a single authoritative confession. They are confessional, however, in the sense of having authored numerous confessions that at times have played important roles in…
A Historical and Theological Context for Mennonite-Lutheran Dialogue JOHN D. ROTH* Abstract: Lutherans and Anabaptists first encountered each other in the tumultuous events of the sixteenth-century Reformation. In their struggle to defend their nascent reform movement against threats from within as well as without, the cohort of leaders around Martin…
IN THIS ISSUE During the last half of the twentieth century, Mennonites in North America have been of two minds regarding ecumenical involvements. At the local level, most Mennonite congregations have long grown accustomed to joining with other denominations in community Thanksgiving or Lenten services; their pastors are frequently active…
The Church and Homosexuality: Review Essay WILLARD M. SWARTLEY* Life Together: Family, Sexuality, and Community in the New Testament and Today. By Stephen C. Barton. New York: T. & T. Clark. 2001. Pp. 256. $33.95. The Bible and Homosexual Practice. By Robert A. Gagnon. Nashville: Abingdon Press. 2001. Pp.
Historical Roots of a Post-Gulag Theology for Russian Mennonites WALTER SAWATSKY* Abstract: The 200-year sojourn of Mennonites in Russia can serve as a paradigm for Mennonites envisioning a post-Gulag future anywhere. It contains elements of living out early Anabaptist visions, of adapting those visions to changing historical contexts, of…
IN THIS ISSUE When Mennonites in North America turn their attention to the Russian Mennonite story, the narrative is typically anchored by a few key dates: Catherine the Great’s invitation to settle the fertile farmlands of the Ukraine in 1789; the formation of the Mennonite Brethren in 1860; the first…
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…
IN THIS ISSUE For centuries, groups descended from the Anabaptist movement of the sixteenth century have stubbornly promoted the cause of pacifism within the Christian faith and to the broader world. To be sure, their witness to nonviolence has not always been coherently argued or consistently practiced, but for nearly…
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’…
