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‘Congolese Mennonite resiliency’ by Professor of History John D. Roth ’81 in The Mennonite

May 3, 2017 By themennonite.org

Let us also recall the lives of Norbort Khongolo and Corneille Malula; let us remember Pascal Kulungu and the Center for Peacebuilding, Leadership and Good Governance; let us pray daily for the security of our Congolese Mennonite brothers and sisters and for all those in the world who live in fear; and let us not shrink back from the call to be peacemakers in a violent world, even if the cost is high and the weight of history seems overwhelming.

Jeff Peachey ’88 restores rare 1564 Ausbund for Mennonite Historical Library

April 3, 2017

The Mennonite Historical Library (MHL) at Goshen College owns the world’s only surviving copy of the first printing, in 1564, of songs that eventually became the Ausbund, one of the first Anabaptist songbooks and the Protestant hymnal in longest continuous use — by the Old Order Amish.

Mikhail Fernandes ’16 and other young adults grapple with practical peacebuilding – Mennonite Central Committee

January 2, 2017 By mcc.org

Mikhail Fernandes '16 and other young adults address issues every June when they attend Global Anabaptist Peacebuilders (GAP) Institute, which is sponsored by West Coast Mennonite Central Committee (MCC).

Biology for service: Archival traces of Mennonite environmentalist thought – MCUSA

December 22, 2016 By mennoniteusa.org

Jason Kauffman '04, director of Archives and Records Management for Mennonite Church USA, explores how Mennonites have approached environmental thinking over the years.

Anita Hooley Yoder ’07: A mission to themselves: changing views of mission in North American Mennonite women’s organizations – Anabaptist Witness

December 21, 2016 By anabaptistwitness.org

Mennonite understandings of mission went through a major shift in the mid-twentieth century.

The world in print – Mennonite World Review

December 7, 2015 By mennoworld.org

On Sept. 18, 1923, the first issue of a four-page newspaper appeared in Newton, Kan., bearing the grandiose title of Mennonite Weekly Review. The goal, according to H.P. Krehbiel, president of the Herald Publishing Co., was to provide “an English Mennonite periodical suitable particularly to the needs of the Middle West.”

Less strict, still vigilant – Mennonite World Review

October 26, 2015 By mennoworld.org

Pilgrim’s Progress, John Bunyan’s classic 17th-century spiritual autobiography, describes the Christian life as a tale of a solitary individual on a long and difficult journey.

Europeans confront hard truths of Nazi era – Mennonite World Review

October 5, 2015 By mennoworld.org

MÜNSTER, Germany — In the city infamous as the site of an attempt to establish an Anabaptist kingdom by force in 1535, more than 100 people participated in a conference on “Mennonites in the Era of National Socialism” Sept. 25-28.

Bible for all tongues – Mennonite World Review

September 14, 2015 By mennoworld.org

Growing up in Holmes County, Ohio, I attended Sunday evening services that featured the stories of missionaries on furlough from assignments in exotic locations. I particularly remember a presentation by Albert and Lois Buckwalter, then hard at work alongside indigenous groups in the Argentinian Chaco translating the Bible.

Still friends of Ukraine – Mennonite World Review

August 3, 2015 By mennoworld.org

In March 2014, troops from Russia occupied and annexed Crimea, escalating a civil war in Ukraine that has left thousands homeless and thousands more facing extreme shortages of food, fuel and medical supplies. For some Mennonites in North America — particularly those whose ancestors once lived there — the crisis triggers a deep emotional response.

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