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On January 21, 1525, a few years after Martin Luther began the Reformation, Conrad Grebel re-baptized George Blaurock and thus the Anabaptist movement began. Five hundred years later, we as Brethren in Christ can trace our theological ancestry back to that day. Anabaptism can be considered our original theological stream....read more
This year marks the five hundredth anniversary of the sixteenth century Anabaptist movement. In this article, I will share about my own journey into Anabaptism, the beginnings of the movement, its core beliefs and theological convictions, its call to radical discipleship, and its potential as a much-needed renewal movement within...read more
NANCY HEISEY. From Word to Book: Ten Questions about How We Got the Bible. Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock Publishers, 2024. Pp. 148. $24.00 (US) I know Dr. Nancy Heisey from my student years at Eastern Mennonite University. She started every class with prayer (no matter whether the course was...read more
NELSON KRAYBILL. Stuck Together: The Hope of Christian Witness in a Polarized World. Harrisonburg, VA: Herald Press, 2023. Pp. 240. $18.99 (US) As I write this review, the United States is in the final stretch of yet another divisive presidential election. By the time of its publication, the results of...read more
JUDITH PAULSEN. A New and Ancient Evangelism: Discovering the Ways God Calls and Sends. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Academic, 2024. Pp. 207. $21.99 (US) Paulsen pulls no bait and switch in her book A New and Ancient Evangelism. Sadly, we cannot say the same thing for the habits of North...read more
RICHARD BAUCKHAM, The Blurred Cross: A Writer’s Difficult Journey with God. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Academic, 2024. Pp. 194. $21.99 (US) I had nearly finished reading The Blurred Cross when I was reminded that I had promised to review it for this journal! That may clue you in to this...read more