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No corner on peace

I used to think Mennonites and a few other Western historic peace churches such as Brethren and Friends had a corner on peace. Other Christians

R. Showalter

June 8, 2015

Across 90 years, a call for unity

BLUFFTON, Ohio — A plea from C. Henry Smith to the Mennonite church 90 years ago remains relevant today, according to the author of a forthcoming book about the Mennonite historian.

After World War I, Smith modeled the role of Mennonite public intellectual, delivering a consistent message of peacemaking both to Mennonite and other audiences, Perry Bush said Feb. 3 in Bluffton University’s annual C. Henry Smith Peace Lecture.

Scott Borgelt | Bluffton University

February 9, 2015

Can a peace church make peace within?

Some years ago, John Paul Lederach, international peacebuilder, received good advice from his young daughter before he went to a meeting to discuss his work

Ron Hertzler

February 2, 2015

Loving enemies in the day of ISIS

The following excerpt from Myth of a Christian Religion discusses Jesus' command to “turn the other cheek.” Whatever our response to the persecution of Christians

Greg Boyd

September 8, 2014

USMB delegates approve peace article revision

Delegates at the U.S. Mennonite Brethren national convention in Santa Clara, Calif., voted July 26 to revise the article on “Love, Peacemaking and Reconciliation” in the denomination’s Confession of Faith.

The revision to Article 13 — which passed 103-10 — describes nonparticipation in the military as a choice that “many of us” make.

Mennonite World Review staff

August 18, 2014

Four Brethren in Christ distinctives I don’t want to lose

I just returned to Philly after my first General Conference of the Brethren in Christ. It’s a biennial, national gathering designed to bring the church

Rachel DeMara Sensenig

July 25, 2014

Losing peace, leaving identity

Groups have been trying for years to bridge the gap between Mennonitism and evangelicalism, but that bridge has always been unstable and inevitably fallen. Is

Rich Preheim

July 23, 2014

MB delegates to consider peace article revision

U.S. Mennonite Brethren will decide whether to revise their Confession of Faith’s article on peace at their national convention July 25-26 in Santa Clara, Calif.

Mennonite World Review staff

June 9, 2014

Ideal or reality?

Confessions of Faith stand in an awkward spot between ideals and realities. They say “we believe” when in fact not everyone believes the same thing.

Paul Schrag

June 9, 2014

Project weaves peacemaking into language learning

Words are powerful, which is why the Language for Peace project aims to explore how Anabaptist and other philosophies of peacemaking are incorporated into various

Wil LaVeist | Mennonite Mission Network

June 9, 2014