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Anabaptists are hip!

Published on : May 28, 2013May 29, 2013 Published by : Josh Brockway

by Joshua Brockway In my work for the Church of the Brethren I increasingly find myself involved in discussions about our relevance today. Sometimes this is cast in the frame of doing workshops on Brethren Heritage, and in others it is outlined precisely in terms of relevance. Running in circles […]

Virtuous Abstinence: Radical withdrawal for the peace of this nation-state

Published on : November 1, 2012November 1, 2012 Published by : Brian R. Gumm

By Brian R. Gumm As a Brethren sojourning with Mennonites at EMU in Harrisonburg, Virginia for the last four years, I’ve made many wonderful connections and friendships. As I went through my theological peacebuilding education, these friendships have often been fostered through deep conversations about any number of pressing theological, philosophical, […]

In place of (non-)sacraments: Re-enchanting the Brethren

Published on : March 13, 2012September 17, 2012 Published by : Brian R. Gumm

[Part 2 of a three-part series on James K.A. Smith’s Desiring the Kingdom: Worship, Worldview, and Cultural Formation. ((Smith, James K.A. Desiring the Kingdom: Worship, Worldview, and Cultural Formation. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Baker Academic, 2009.)) Part 1 is here and part 3 will be up next week!] by Brian R. Gumm […]