IN THIS ISSUE Few topics in the Reformation era of the sixteenth century were more central-or more contested-than the place of Scripture in Christian faith and practice. Luther’s famous appeal to “Scripture alone” (sola scriptura) proved to be a powerful rallying cry, attracting a wide range of reformers who embraced…
IN THIS ISSUE Few issues have polarized American culture more deeply-and with it, the bonds of fellowship within the Christian community-than that of abortion. From the landmark Roe v. Wade decision in 1973 to the most recent Supreme Court appointment, the public debate over abortion has been an explosive marker…
IN THIS ISSUE Twice a year-at Easter and again in the fall-our small Mennonite congregation in central Ohio interrupted the routine flow of the Sunday morning service to celebrate the Lord’s Supper and the ritual of footwashing. The services clearly followed a pattern, comforting in its predictability. Yet, from a…
IN THIS ISSUE During the second half of the twentieth century Mennonites found themselves pulled into a nationwide debate about race relations and civil rights that vividly reflected the turmoil of the period. David R. Swartz, a graduate student in the history department at the…
IN THIS ISSUE As the U.S. presidential election campaign begins to heat up and public debate regarding U.S. military involvement in Afghanistan and Iraq continues to divide the country, the question of Mennonite involvement in politics once again calls for attention. Ted Grimsrud, Associate Professor of Theology and Peace Studies…
IN THIS ISSUE Although many contemporary Mennonites participate vigorously in the economics, culture and politics of modern life, memories of an identity defined by their separation from the “world” persist, fueled by stories of persecution and an on-going theological commitment to believer’s baptism and the church as counter-cultural community. In…
IN THIS ISSUE The essays in this issue of MQR were originally read as papers at “Mennonite/s Writing: An International Conference” held October 24-27, 2002 at Goshen College, co-sponsored by Conrad Grebel University College and the English Department of Goshen College. The essays contribute to the relatively new field…
IN THIS ISSUE Few figures have generated more scholarly attention among historians of Anabaptism in the past twenty years than the Swiss/South German theologian and civil engineer Pilgram Marpeck (c1495-1556). Although he never established an enduring movement that bore his name, Marpeck’s rich legacy of theological writings helped to shape…
IN THIS ISSUE Midway through the twentieth century the Mennonite Church in North America faced a critical moment in its history. World War II–‘the ‘Good War”had mobilized the patriotic zeal of the entire nation, forcing Mennonites to articulate anew their understandings of service, nonresistance and…
IN THIS ISSUE Few convictions are more central to Anabaptist-Mennonite theology than the principle of voluntary, or believer’s, baptism. Becoming a Christian, argued the radical reformers of the sixteenth century and countless believers after them, was a genuine choice-a conscious decision to accept God’s gift of grace, to earnestly follow…
