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Thirty years ago, I wrote an article for the journal on the potential for Brethren in Christ fiction in which I reviewed a Mennonite novel and advocated for fiction to be written with a Brethren in Christ setting.[1] At the time, I was not aware of any fiction that had...read more
Janice Holt Giles (1905-1979) has more to say about the Brethren in Christ than any other novelist or popular writer; in fact, she stands alone. Her 25 books, written from 1950 to 1975, sold four million copies in her lifetime, and some remain in print and have recently attracted renewed...read more
ROSE ELDER. Why the Amish Sing: Songs of Solidarity & Identity. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2014. Pp. 193. $39.95 (US). Why the Amish Sing: Songs of Solidarity & Identity is a case study of the Amish in Wayne County, Ohio. The book demonstrates both how they use singing...read more
GEORDAN HAMMOND. John Wesley in America: Restoring Primitive Christianity. New York: Oxford University Press, 2014. Pp. 238. $29.95 (U.S.) In this book based on his doctoral dissertation, Hammond focuses attention on the brief but formative period of Wesley’s missionary service in the nascent colony of Georgia (1735-1737). His thesis revolves...read more
STEVICK, RICHARD A. Growing Up Amish: The Rumspringa Years. 2nd edition. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2014. Pp. ix-371. $24.95 (U.S) According to Richard A. Stevick, rapidly-growing technology use among Amish young people compelled him to write and publish a revision to the first edition only seven years later....read more
HAROLD HEIE. A Future for American Evangelicalism: Commitment, Openness, and Conversation. Eugene, OR: Wipf and Stock, 2015. Xvii + 156 pp. Harold Heie, a retired college administrator (Gordon College, Messiah College, Northwestern College), has embarked on a second career as the coordinator of a series of impressive conversations among evangelical...read more
CHRISTOPHER GEHRZ, ed. The Pietist Vision of Christian Higher Education: Forming Whole and Holy Persons. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2015, Pp. 236. $26.00 (U.S.) Is there something distinctive about an approach to Christian higher education rooted in Pietist movement and ethos? This is the central query for Christopher Gehrz...read more