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Diverse Ontario a leader in unity

The “promised lands” of Sam Steiner’s comprehensive history of Mennonites in Ontario are both geographical and spiritual destinations. Ontario was a land of opportunity for

James C. Juhnke

July 20, 2015

Calling shaped church in 20th century

Biographer John E. Sharp suggests most Mennonites younger than 60 are unacquainted with the life of Orie O. Miller. An extraordinarily influential lay leader in

Rachel Waltner Goossen

July 6, 2015

God of ‘will’ or God of love?

The question of how to understand the peaceable message of Jesus in relation to less-than-peaceable pictures of God in the Bible and in the Christian

Ted Grimsrud

June 22, 2015

The politics of the Bible

The authors of this book are friends of mine. I have long admired their commitment to the Christian task of peacemaking and vigorous activism for

John A. Lapp | Mennonite World Review

June 8, 2015

Spiritual steps of St. Patrick

Among the dozens of guides to spirituality that swamp today’s bookstore shelves, one by Jamie Arpin-Ricci stands above the rank-and-file. Arpin-Ricci, an Anabaptist who helped

Laurie Oswald Robinson

May 25, 2015

Song fills Amish daily life

In Why the Amish Sing, D. Rose Elder considers the role music plays in the life of Amish people, providing as well an in-depth analysis

Melanie Springer Mock

May 11, 2015

Finding spirituality with an open heart

The concept of a “mellow heart” is not common in everyday conversation. But with the help of a new book by siblings Donald Clymer and

Ted Lewis

April 27, 2015

Faith and science, hand in hand

The scientific revolution in the Renaissance-Reformation era led to severe tensions — and sometimes warfare — between religion and science. The new enthusiasm for science,

Keith Sprunger

April 13, 2015

What kind of Bible?

This book is neither a Bible commentary nor a Bible study. It is a personal reflection based on a life of pastoral ministry and social

Daniel Hertzler

March 30, 2015

Marriage put chaotic life in Old Order

It is rare to get an insider’s view of Amish life. It is rarer to get that view from an “English” person who joined the

Katie Funk Wiebe

March 16, 2015

On the paths with Muslims

David Shenk, longtime East Africa missionary and Eastern Mennonite Missions ambassador and administrator, is also a widely read interpreter of Christian mission in Islamic contexts.

John A. Lapp

March 2, 2015

Left behind in the Soviet Union

North American Anabaptists might skim the surface of refugees’ plight by watching the news from their easy chairs. A Strong Frailty peels away this safe

Laurie Oswald Robinson

February 16, 2015

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