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…
Contents of Volume LXXV July 2001 Number Three In This Issue Thirty Years of MCC-Washington Office: A Unique or Similar Way? Kenneth L. Eshleman Story and Eucharist: Postliberal Reflections on Anabaptist Nachfolge Craig Hovey Pamphlets, Preaching and Politics: The…
Contents of Volume LXXV January 2001 Number One In Memoriam: George Hunston Williams, 1914-2000 In This Issue Author Addresses The Amish “Mission Movement” and the Reformulation of Amish Identity in the Twentieth Century Steve Nolt The Uncovering of the Babylonian Whore:…
Contents of Volume LXXV October 2001 Number Four Author Addresses In Memoriam: John A. Hostetler In This Issue John D. Roth The Anabaptists and the Jews: The Case of Htzer, Denck and the Worms Prophets…
John Knox Confronts the Anabaptists: The Intellectual Aspects of His Encounter RICHARD G. KYLE* Abstract: Along with the other Protestant Reformers, John Knox waged a war against two fronts-the Catholic establishment and the left wing radicals. While his great enemy was the Catholic Church, recognized by law and backed by…
