Course Listings
Anabaptist-Mennonite Studies
Minor in Anabaptist-Mennonite Studies
18 credit hours
- Core courses selected from the following list12
- BIBL 321 Biblical Themes of Peace
- ENGL 207 Lit of Ethnicity, Gender, and Race
- ENGL 307 Lit of Ethnicity, Gender, and Race
- HIST 318 Anabaptist/Mennonite History
- HIST 321 History of Mennonites in America
- One of the following related topics course or independent study
- HIST 375 Topics
- REL 315 Religion in Culture & Society
- Elective courses selected from core courses above or the following list6
Student learning outcomes
Graduates in Anabaptist-Mennonite Studies will:
- Demonstrate knowledge of Anabaptist history and theology.
- Explore Anabaptist practice in a variety of creative fields: art, music, or literature.
- Apply Anabaptist theology to current issues and problems.
- Interpret personal and social moral responsibilities using the Anabaptist lens.
Planning and advising notes
It is assumed that students who apply the elective courses above to the minor will do a focused study (paper or project, e.g.) that makes an explicit connection with an Anabaptist-Mennonite topic.
Special resources at Goshen College include the Institute for the Study of Global Anabaptism (see goshen.edu/institutes/anabaptism/), the Mennonite Historical Library, the Archives of Mennonite Church USA, and The Mennonite Quarterly Review, a respected scholarly journal published by Goshen College.