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Peace churches prepare for war

Few in the mid-1930s could have imagined another global conflict as horrendous as World War I, with its 20 million casualties. Even fewer would have

John E. Sharp

October 26, 2015

Gun madness

Rachel is weeping for her children; she refuses to be comforted because they are no more... — Jeremiah 31:15-17 Blessed are the peacemakers. — Matthew 5:1-11 After

John W. de Gruchy

October 24, 2015

Giving up on nonviolence

The more I watch the news, scroll through my Twitter and Facebook feeds, and listen to NPR, the more I wonder if peace is possible.

Kurt Willems

October 22, 2015

5 tips for living relatively safely without owning a gun

I’ve always wondered why the gun lobby seems to keep sending us the message that a gun is the best way to ensure personal and

Benjamin L. Corey

October 13, 2015

Peace workers imagine a global network

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Mennonite peace workers from around the world huddled in a tent July 24 at the Mennonite World Conference assembly to dream of

Tim Huber | Mennonite World Review

July 24, 2015

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