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  • 18 Aug 2011
    The world re-described

    Theology is ‘wrestling with the unfathomable mystery of God’, but to enlighten rather than to obscure, says Simon Barrow, paying tribute to two Mennonite scholars and pastors, Alan and Eleanor Kreider, as part of a festschrift entitled 'Forming Christian Habits in Post-Christendom'.

  • 25 Jun 2011
    Making armed force redundant

    Edinburgh will be awash with military symbolism and celebration today (25 June 2011), as the city hosts the national event for Armed Forces Day - which David Cameron last year said should be “an explosion of red white and blue all over the country.” That thought may cause SNP First Minister Alex Salmond at least a moment's hiccup as he stands next to the PM on the podium!

  • 20 Jun 2011
    Lutherans to continue dialogue with Catholics and Mennonites

    The Lutheran World Federation council has approved plans for three-way talks that will include Lutherans, Roman Catholics, and Mennonites.

  • 9 Jun 2011
    Mennonite college reverses its decision to play US national anthem

    Goshen College, a Mennonite liberal arts institution, has reversed its 2010 decision to play an instrumental version of the US national anthem.

  • 9 Jun 2011
    Christian resistance to a culture of war and chauvinism

    For many people these days, much 'religion' has become synonymous with division, bigotry and violence. Sadly, there is plenty of good evidence that this is so. But it is not the whole picture. There are very strong faith traditions that point in exactly the opposite direction.

  • 9 Jun 2011
    Nationalism and militarism have no place in Christian formation

    Goshen College, a prominent Mennonite liberal arts institution, has reversed its decision to play the militaristic and nationalistic US national anthem at sports events. Andy Alexis-Baker welcomes the move, after a long process of lobbying which he and others led. Never before have so many Christians - and not just Mennonites or other Anabaptists - stated so clearly that these anthems and rituals have no place in Christian formation, he observes.

  • 25 May 2011
    Peacemaking is central to theology and mission, says Mennonite scholar

    Making peace, as an integral part of the life and witness of the Christian churches, has not been as common as it ought to be, the IEPC has heard.

  • 9 May 2011
    Mennonites appoint first leader from Global South

    Mennonite World Conference has appointed Cesar Garcia, from Colombia, as its new General Secretary-elect. It is an "hostoric moment", says MWC.

  • 6 Apr 2011
    Mennonites: moving from nonresistance to active peacemaking

    One hundred years ago, nonconformity and nonresistance were hallmarks of Mennonites’ peace witness. Today, Mennonites are more actively engaged in society, and the pursuit of justice is an essential part of peacemaking. How did this change come about?

  • 1 Feb 2011
    South African Anabaptist news service makes hope visible

    The Anabaptist Network in South Africa (ANiSA) is celebrating the anniversary of its Alternative News service, which focuses on justice, peace, and hope.