Brethren In Christ
History & Life
Vol. 48 · No. 3 · December
Rebecca Sue
From the Editor
Working regularly with archival materials often yields lovely surprises, and so it was for Dwight Thomas when he discovered a series of reminiscences by Kathleen Free Aiken about her life and the community and church in which she grew up in Englewood, Ohio. For this edition of the journal, Thomas...read more
A Pump with a Bright Tin Pump
Kathleen Aiken's Memories of Englewood, Ohio and the Fairview Brethren in Christ Church
Introduction During the late 1980s, Kathleen Aiken wrote a series of reminiscences about growing up in a rural Brethren in Christ church. Her memories are scattered nuggets and insights into Brethren in Christ life during the first quarter of the twentieth century that were written for the Fairview (Ohio) Brethren...read more
Freshmen Weekend Seminars
Messiah College's Philadelphia Campus and the Challenge of Antiracist Education, 1968-1974
In But Not of the World
“A Community of Conversation”
Anabaptism at 500 and its Relevance for the Brethren in Christ Church Today
Blessed Are the Peacemakers
A Biblical Theology of Human Violence
HELEN PAYNTER, Blessed Are the Peacemakers: A Biblical Theology of Human Violence. Biblical Theology for Life Series. Grand Rapids, MI, Zondervan Academic, 2023. Pp. 348. $38.99 US. One year when I was in high school, my dad brought a cupcake with a single candle to school for my birthday. When...read more
The Hybrid Congregation
A Practical Theology of Worship for an Online Era
MICHAEL HUERTER. The Hybrid Congregation: A Practical Theology of Worship for an Online Era. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2025. Pp. 171. $25.99 US. The Hybrid Congregation accurately describes how pastors and congregations adjusted in fits and starts to the Covid-19 pandemic. Through interviewing Heidi Campbell, professor of digital media...read more
A Light to Share
Stories of Spreading Love and Changing the World
NATALIE FRISK. A Light to Share; Stories of Spreading Love and Changing the World. Harrisonburg, VA: Herald Press. 2025. Pp.28. $17.99 US. A Light to Share is a heartwarming and inspiring book on how the light of Christ impacts children and youth for the greater good. As a children’s book,...read more