The Mennonite Historical Society of Canada (MHSC) held its annual meeting Nov. 15, 2018, at the Mennonite Heritage Archives in Winnipeg. Founded in 1968, MHSC celebrated its 50th anniversary with…
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Churches Engage Asian Traditions—A Global Mennonite History
by ReviewerChurches Engage Asian Traditions—A Global Mennonite HistoryEditors: John A. Lapp, C. Arnold SnyderThis history of the Anabaptist tradition in Asia is perhaps the best example of the extent and diversity of the Mennonite church around the world. Churches Engage Asian Traditions is the fourth in a series of five volumes arising from the Global Mennonite History Project launched 15 years ago.
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Renewing Identity and Mission: Mennonite Brethren Reflections After 150 Years
by ReviewerRenewing Identity and Mission: Mennonite Brethren Reflections After 150 YearsEditors: Abe J. Dueck, Bruce L. Guenther, and Doug HeidebrechtThis book includes 17 of the 30 presentations given at the Renewing Identity and Mission consultation celebrating the 150th anniversary of the Mennonite Brethren at Trinity Western University, Langley, B.C., July 12–14, 2010. The consultation, attended by some 300 delegates, was planned by the Centre for MB Studies together with the MB Historical Commission
New Perspectives in Believers Church EcclesiologyEditors: Abe Dueck, Helmut Harder, Karl KoopCanadian Mennonites are a group in an identity crisis. New Perspectives in Believers Church Ecclesiology addresses the challenges facing the believers church family. The editors assure us the essays provide a rich diet of “food for thought” and that this is “good news for the church.”
The Mennonite Brethren Church Around the World: Celebrating 150 YearsEditor: Abe DueckThe Mennonite Brethren Church Around the World: Celebrating 150 Years takes its readers on a global pilgrimage visiting 18 countries on five continents. Historically, pilgrims embarked on their sometimes arduous journeys in quest of insight and inspiration, and the sponsors of this commemorative volume hope it will accomplish precisely that.
The grave marker for early MB leader Jacob D. Reimer and his wife Wilhelmine, brought to Steinbach, Man., from Ukraine by Reimer family members, was unveiled in a permanent location in the Mennonite Heritage Village. Some 120 people – of whom 70 were descendants – attended an afternoon ceremony July 25.
The 20th century was a tumultuous period in China. The Boxer Rebellion of 1900 sought to rid China of all foreign interests, and saw the massacre of countless missionaries and Christian converts. In 1921, the Communist Party was founded and periods of civil war ravaged the country, followed by war with Japan. Finally, in 1949, the country fell under Communist rule and officially became an atheist state. Due to religious intolerance and persecution, the Christian church was forced underground. Thousands of church buildings were destroyed or turned into civil facilities such as schools, warehouses, and factories.
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A stone to revive memories: the life of Jakob Reimer
by ContributorA remarkable story has unfolded in recent years to revive the memory of one of the founders of the Mennonite Brethren Church.
A Generation of Vigilance: The Lives & Work of Johannes and Tina HarderAuthor: T.d. RegehrA Generation of Vigilance is the fourth and final volume in a series initiated by the Yarrow Research Committee, focusing on the well-known Mennonite community in the lower Fraser Valley. Although never a resident of that community, Ted Regehr was invited to write the story of the Harders after Jacob Loewen, who had begun the task, passed away.
It has often been asserted that statistics can be used to draw whatever conclusions one may wish to draw from them. Although there may be some truth in this assertion,…