IN THIS ISSUE When future historians write the history of the Mennonite church in the twentieth century one theme will undoubtedly loom large: in the relatively short space of a century, the composition of the denomination has shifted from a largely Germanic sub-culture rooted in Europe and North America to…
IN THIS ISSUE Outsiders observing the Amish through the prism of tourist literature or other forms of popular media often have the impression that the Amish live in a world of few meaningful choices-that the weight of tradition or the pressures to conform to community standards leave no room for…
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…
IN THIS ISSUE James Beck opens this issue of The Mennonite Quarterly Review with an investigation into the Jewish roots of the Worms Prophets (Wormser Propheten)-a 1527 German translation of the Old Testament Prophets by Ludwig Hätzer and Hans Denck. Already in 1530 Martin Luther claimed…
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…
IN THIS ISSUE During the last half of the twentieth century, the Mennonite church of North America has undergone a fundamental transformation. Some of these changes- the demographic shift from the rural countryside to the suburbs, for example, or the proliferation of church-related institutions, or rising levels of education and…
Contents of Volume LXXIV October 2000 Number Four IN THIS ISSUE Ten years ago, Christianity Today-an evangelical journal not generally noted for its interest in sectarian or pacifist traditions-featured an essay by Charles Scriven with the eye-catching title “The Reformation Radicals Ride Again.” After nearly four-and-a-half…
Contents of Volume LXXIV January 2001 Number One IN THIS ISSUE To most casual observers, the Amish appear to be a people without a history, frozen in time within the whirl of a changing culture around them. In the opening essay of this…
