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For the fourth edition in a row, the journal is featuring the stories of conscientious objectors to war, starting with the stories of five men who served in 1-W during the Vietnam War (December 2017), Morris Sherk’s memoir of his Civilian Public Services during World War II (April 2018), and...read more
Ernest John Swalm was born in 1897 on a farm in Duntroon, Ontario, about 60 miles north of Toronto. His father, Isaac, was a Brethren in Christ pastor and bishop. His mother, Alice Sammons, was Mennonite Brethren prior to her marriage to Isaac.Ernest grew up with the teaching of nonresistance...read more
MICHAEL R. COSBY. Creation of History: The Transformation of Barnabas from Peacemaker to Warrior Saint. Eugene OR: Cascade Books, 2017. Pp. 210. This compelling account of Saint Barnabas’ complex connections with the island of Cyprus and its political struggles will be of interest to a wide range of readers. Cosby,...read more
ROBERT DOUGLASS and WYNDY CORBIN REUSCHLING, eds., Celebrations and Convictions: Honoring the Life & Legacy of Dr. Luke L. Keefer, Jr. Mechanicsburg, PA: Brethren in Christ Historical Society, 2015. Pp. 269. $??. “Chances are that if you are reading this book you already know something about Luke Keefer,” writes J....read more
Carolyn Kimmel.First a Friend: The Life & Legacy of Alvan & Ardys Thuma. Printed by CreateSpace, 2015. Pp. 212. ISBN 978-1-5114-7150-3. “He saved my life,” (33), says (now former) Zambian Brethren In Christ (BIC) Bishop Thuma Hamukang’andu. “My father told me when I was a child, after a week, I...read more
DENNY WEAVER, ed., Education with the Grain of the Universe: A Peaceable Vision for the Future of Mennonite Schools, Colleges, and Universities.Foreword by Susan Schultz Huxman. Telford, PA: Cascadia Publishing House, 2017. Pp. 360. $27.95. This volume of 20 essays is the product of a conference on the past, present,...read more