At Goshen College, Anabaptists celebrate 500 years
Anabaptists from around the continent gathered, both in-person and virtually, to watch a worship service on the night of Tuesday, Jan. 21 celebrating 500 years of the faith tradition.
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Anabaptism at 500 Worship Service
MennoMedia, in collaboration with Goshen College and College Mennonite Church, is hosting a special worship service to celebrate the 500th anniversary of the Anabaptist movement and launch of the Anabaptist Community Bible. This commemorative event will take place on January 21, 2025, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at College Mennonite Church.
Duane Stoltzfus: Research on conscientious objectors
With 14 words, the U.S. Bureau of Naturalization recast the terms of citizenship in the United States after World War I, in effect declaring pacifists the new enemy, according to Duane Stoltzfus ’81, professor of communication and director of adult and graduate programs at Goshen College.
GC students serve as Mennonite Church USA Archives interns to help save at-risk materials
The Schowalter Foundation in North Newton, Kansas has provided $10,000 to fund up to four semester-long internships at the MC USA Archives and to help digitize fragile resources in 2024.
Anabaptist Perspectives Podcast: “The Earth is the Lord’s” in Global Anabaptism with John D. Roth ’81, professor emeritus of history
From the beginning, the phrase “The Earth Is the Lord’s” seized the imagination of Anabaptists. In this Anabaptist Perspectives podcast interview, John D. Roth unpacks the powerful resonances of this phrase in the 16th century and calls us to see its contemporary significance for the global Anabaptist movement.
Malinda Berry ’96: Technicolor truth-telling – Living in the overlap of womanist theology and Anabaptism
I feel honored to be in a unique place to speak to the overlap between womanist theology and Anabaptism. In my experience, 99.9% of Anabaptist-Mennonites are unaware of womanist theology beyond the basic idea that it focuses on Black women’s experience. And there is so much more to womanism than that.
Institute for the Study of Global Anabaptism: Renewal in the Global Church
Professor John D. Roth ’81 writes about how renewal is happening globally for Anabaptist-Mennonites and how that is shaping the college’s approach to scholarship for the church.
Retiring history professor encourages the Class of 2022 to live the ‘Good Life’ with love, truth and healing
During the 124th Goshen College Commencement on Sunday, May 1, Dr. John D. Roth addressed the 214 graduates about the big question, “What is the Good Life?” and encouraged them to live with love, truth and healing.
Pastor Mariah Martin ’16 podcast broaches the taboo, but not in a bad way
Indiana pastor Mariah Martin '16 found there were certain sensitive topics she couldn’t explore well in front of her congregation. Her solution is a podcast open to the world. “Called to Be Bad” digs into the intersections of good and bad, pure and profane, holy and ordinary.
Erick Josue Martinez ’22: Coexisting Is Not Enough
Erick tries to fuse the knowledge he has learned in the church and his studies to work with others so they can achieve their goals.