Celebrating Luke Keefer, Jr.’s Life and Legacy
Learn more about a new book honoring the life and legacy of the late theologian and church historian Luke L. Keefer, Jr....read more
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Celebrating Luke Keefer, Jr.’s Life and Legacy
Profiling the World’s Anabaptists
Mennonite and Brethren in Christ leaders from around the world gathered at Elizabethtown College in central Pennsylvania to celebrate the completion of a multi-year research project -- a study of 24 Anabaptist groups from around the globe....read more
A Story Waiting to Be Told: The Education of Missionary Kids
This past August, about forty-five people gathered at the beautiful Inn at Ragged Edge near Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, for a reunion of people associated with Youngways Hostel, the former home for missionary children in Bulawayo, Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe). Former missionary kids (MKs), their spouses, and many of those who were entrusted...read more
One Missionary’s Legacy
The name Makanalia is one I’ve known for almost as long as I can remember. My father (Lewis Sider) had a very special relationship with this woman he first met in 1954 when she was a young girl living in her rural village in Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) and he...read more
Traveling to Mennonite World Conference in 1957
In August 1957, the Mennonite World Conference Assembly was held in Karlsruhe, Germany. At least three Brethren in Christ attended: Charlie B. Byers, Sr., C. N. Hostetter, Jr., and E. J. Swalm. Before the assembly, Bishop Swalm toured the Holy Land and parts of Europe visiting with Mennonites and learning...read more
Welcome to the New and Improved “Search for Piety and Obedience”
Learn more about the Brethren in Christ Historical Society's new blog, The Search for Piety and Obedience."...read more
Welcome to Our New Website
Welcome to our new website! The launch of bic-history.org is the final piece in our lengthy process to establish a new visual identity and strong brand for the Brethren in Christ Historical Society. The first piece was the logo, created by Brianna Jewell early in 2014 as an assignment for...read more
Rethinking Church Membership: Reflections on the 2014 Sider Institute Study Conference
Some reflections on the recent Sider Institute study conference, "Who's In? Who's Out? Rethinking Church Membership in the 21st Century."...read more
“What Is an Evangelical?” (Redux)
Some more thoughts, via Messiah College historian John Fea, on the definition of the term "Evangelical." ...read more
The 2014 Annual Meeting of the Brethren in Christ Historical Society
Some short reflections on the 2014 Historical Society annual meeting, which featured the release of "Worthy of the Calling."...read more
Examining Brethren in Christ Theological Identity
Short reflections on the recent Brethren in Christ Theological Study Group gathering on Brethren in Christ theological identity. ...read more
A Pietist Perspective on “Staying Christ-Centered” in Christian Higher Ed
Some thoughts on Pietism and Christian higher education, courtesy of Bethel University prof (and Pietist Schoolman blogger) Chris Gehrz. ...read more
Photo Friday: Planting a Church in the Suburbs
Today's Photo Friday depicts an understudied -- yet vitally important -- aspect of Brethren in Christ religious life in the 1960s and 1970s: the Church Growth movement. ...read more
Brooke Strayer Continues Her Historical Activism on the Brethren in Christ Peace Position
My former student sharing her research on the history of the Brethren in Christ peace position yet again! ...read more
“What Is an Evangelical?”
Answering a difficult question with Messiah College professor John Fea....read more