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Our hymns shape our church

"Out of the fullness of the heart, the language of each mortal springs. If you would truly know a man, just listen to the songs

Harvey Yoder

August 27, 2018

Non-dualistic thinking and apocalyptic theology

Many progressive Christians talk a lot about a spirituality that prizes non-dualistic thinking. This emphasis on non-dualistic thinking comes from contemplative Christian traditions that have

Richard Beck

August 14, 2018

Opinion: What I learned from a founder of black theology

When James H. Cone, a leading founder of the black theology movement, died last month, I felt the loss personally. Cone’s book God of the

J. Denny Weaver

May 21, 2018

Is our religion about fixing America?

During the 1980s, I worked as a civil legal aid attorney for indigent men and women. Their legal claims concerned debt relief and access to

Berry Friesen

September 20, 2017

Twisting the cross: white supremacy’s deadly theology

I’m in Tennessee on a little mountain getaway, trying to write a book. As soon as I got down here and settled in, I heard

Shane Claiborne | Religion News Service

September 8, 2017

Mennonite World Conference completes dialogue with Catholics, Lutherans

AUGSBURG, Germany — A five-year discussion of baptism among Mennonites, Catholics and Lutherans has yielded new insights.

Mennonite World Conference

March 21, 2017

Jesus was born to die, but there’s more to the story

While some lament that Christmas has become increasingly secularized and materialistic, others have posted blogs and Facebook statuses reminding us of the real meaning of Christmas.

Deborah-Ruth Ferber

December 27, 2016

Who’s winning at church?

Over the past few weeks, a number of people have inquired about my thoughts on a recent study conducted by Canadian scholar David Haskell which

Ryan Dueck

December 12, 2016

The covenant of disagreement

In the past, the Church could hardly imagine placing 'covenant' and 'disagreement' into a shared concept. Disagreement represented the opposite of covenant. Covenant necessitated agreement.

Willard Metzger

November 3, 2016

What you might not know about Menno Simons

I recently finished reading The Complete Writings of Menno Simons and thought it might be interesting to list some of the ways Menno Simons might

Matt Landis

October 19, 2016