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A Usable Past? Living Vocationally at the Margins, Paul Peachey (Winter 2008). "It will take more time to work out the deep theological issues with which Paul Peachey has grappled throughout his life and which he reflects in this work. Perhaps in God’s providence his work of creation and salvation are closer together than Luther thought. In any case he certainly was correct that those who would follow the path of Christ in reuniting both are too few in numbers. Paul, I feel, is one—a man before his time." --George F. McLean, Director, Center for the Study of Culture and Values The Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C., in the Foreword

Stumbling Toward a Genuine Conversation on Homosexuality, ed. Michael A. King (Autumn 2007). "So we stumble toward genuine conversation, toward the jazz hall, toward a Mennonite Church USA able at the same time to stand on the teachings it discerns for this era yet not just tolerate but actively welcome faithful dissent. Will we reach our destination? No time soon, I’d guess. In the end I don’t know how all the instruments could play together. I suspect it’s impossible. So why even work at what may never come to pass?" --Michael A. King, in the Introduction

Borders and Bridges: Mennonite Witness in a Religiously Diverse Word, ed. Peter Dula and Alain Epp Weaver (Autumn 2007). "Cultivating an open receptivity to hearing Jesus’ voice in these encounters and building bridges of practical interfaith collaboration in relief, development, and peacebuilding ventures are thus vital forms of Christian witness. We offer these case studies with the hope and the prayer that the church might continue to explore new and creative interfaith collaborations and thus be ready to meet Jesus in the borderlands.. --From the Introduction

Under Vine and Fig Tree: Biblical Theologies of Land and the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict, ed. Alain Epp Weaver (Summer 2007). Rooted in Mennonite Central Committee's nearly six decades of work alongside Palestinians and Israelis, Under Vine and Fig Tree examines ways in which the Bible has been used to justify violence and dispossession and ways it can be received as a life-giving word for Palestinians and Israelis wishing to live securely under their own vines and fig trees.

Seeking Peace in Africa: Stories from African Peacemakers, ed. Donald E. Miller, Scott Holland, Lon Fendall, and Dean Johnson (Spring 2007). Seeking Peace in Africa is a direct reply to the World Council of Churches' Decade to Overcome Violence. The WCC appealed to the Historic Peace Churches to share their responses to the enormous reach of terror and violation of human life in this generation. The stories in this volume are the hopeful responses of Africans who have lived through horrific violence. Some are unbearable tales of despair at the loss of millions of lives due to warfare, riots, terror, starvation, AIDS, and disease. Others are remarkable descriptions of courageous peacemaking in the midst of nearly impossible circumstances.

Where We Start, Debra Gingerich, DreamSeeker Poetry Series vol. 4 (DSB, Spring 2007). "Gingerich knows ‘there is no perfect place / for anyone,’ and it shows in her work. What she finds in the midst of this fallen world is, in her words, ‘another kind of paradise.’ And through her lovely images and willful assertions, she offers more than ‘mere plums of information, / tasty juice splashed onto a page.'"
—Julia Kasdorf

That Amazing Junk-Man, Truman H. Brunk (DSB, Spring 2007). "Truman Brunk, storyteller extraordinaire, has finally committed some of his best to print. They come from his rich life as a builder of houses and more importantly as a builder of human beings. Some of his stories are part Garrison Keillor and part Mark Twain." —Gerald W Kaufman, L. Marlene Kaufman, Counselors and Authors

Practicing the Politics of Jesus: The Origin and Significance of John Howard Yoder's Social Ethics, Earl Zimmerman, C. Henry Smith Series 8 (Spring 2007). “I first met Yoder when he came to see us in the early years of the Sojourners community. He helped us take our life seriously as an agency for transformation in society and a political sign to the world. This book is a compellling study of the origin, development, and practical application of Yoder’s teaching.” —Jim Wallis, Author, God’s Politics; President, Sojourners/Call to Renewal

Wrestling with the Text: Young Adult Perspectives on Scripture, ed. Keith Graber Miller and Malinda Berry, Journeys with Scripture Series, vol. 2. (Winter 2007). When Jacob wrestled with God's messenger in Genesis, he did not let go until he received a blessing. And so Jacob was renamed Israel, or "God Wrestles." This book showcases the stories of 16 Mennonite young adults who, like Jacob, wrestle with God in search of identity, but this time the one they engage is Christian scripture.

Nurturing Spirit Through Song: The Life of Mary K. Oyer, ed. Rebecca Slough and Shirley Sprunger King (winter 2007). "‘I thank my God every time I remember you.’ What Paul wrote to the Philippians expresses what many across the ecumenical spectrum feel about Oyer. Her lifetime of faithful service has inspired and challenged us to sing, think, teach, and live with more vitality, rootedness, and Christian imagination." —John D. Witvliet, Calvin Institute of Christian Worship, Calvin College and Calvin Theological Seminary

Searching for Sacred Ground: The Journey of Chief Lawrence Hart, Mennonite, Raylene Hinz-Penner, C. Henry Smith Series vol. 7 (winter 2007). This book grows out of a white Mennonite woman's driving curiosity to know the story of nationally known Cheyenne Peace Chief Lawrence Hart after she hears him speak of the destined intersection of his own Cheyenne people on the plains of Oklahoma with the Mennonites who were called in 1880 to set up schools to educate the Cheyenne people on their Oklahoma reservation. Her book uncovers the story of a rare leader who manages to embrace the virtues of two very different cultures and serve as witness to both. The author chronicles her own encounter with that voice.

Colonial Germantown Mennonites, ed. Leonard Gross and Jan Gleysteen (Winter 2007). "'I never saw more simplicity,'" recorded the famous evangelist George Whitefield in 1740, after preaching at Skippack in southeastern Pennsylvania. Had he ridden fifteen miles back through the woods to Germantown, and viewed the Mennonite meetinghouse there , he would doubtless have mused further. For even the successor of that log building of 1708, built of stone in 1770, greets a twenty-first century eye as a statement of simplicity. More than that, as this guidebook explains, Germantown's Mennonite meetinghouse is an expression of continuity. It was children and grandchildren of European Mennonites who gathered here along the town's only major street, in the first of their people's congregations to endure in America" —John L. Ruth, in the Foreword.

Releases 2006 and earlier

Telling Our Stories: Personal Accounts of Engagement with Scripture, ed. Ray Gingerich and Earl Zimmerman ( Summer 2006), Journeys with Scripture Series, vol. 1. (autumn 2006). How does the church struggle with its differences? How can the struggle draw us together rather than drive us apart? This book tells of a gathering that asked these questions in the form of stories reporting on each storyteller's journey with Scripture. The book also proposes guidelines for such engagement with Scripture.

Voices of Hope, DVD/VHS video distributed by Cascadia and offering moving stories of three persons in recovery from mental illness and/or substance abuse.

Separation and the Sword in Anabaptist Persuasion: Radical Confessional Rhetoric from Schleitheim to Dordrecht, Gerald Biesecker-Mast, C. Henry Smith Series vol. 6 (Winter 2006). Through rhetorical criticism of Anabaptist confessional argument during the Reformation era, the book describes the relationship between separation and peace articulated by Anabaptist leaders and writers in the decades following the adoption of the Schleitheim Brotherly Union in 1527. By exploring this rhetoric of peaceable Anabaptist persuasion, the book provides resources for all nonconformists who seek to make peace through spiritual practice and public argument. Includes extensive notes, bibliography, and index.

Using Scripture in a Global Age: Framing Biblical Issues, C. Norman Kraus, Institute of Mennonite Studies Occasional Papers vol. 24 (Winter 2006). How should one read that ancient book called the Bible thes many centuries after its formation? How can its instructions to civilizations of three and four thousand years ago be relevant to our modern technical age? This book wrestles with such questions. Each chapter, a whole in itself; addresses some aspect of how the Bible may speak today as Kraus engages a variety of major issues, including christology, hermeneutics, peace, sexuality, creationism, miracles, social justice, and spiritual reality. Several concluding autobiographical chapters also set the larger book in the context of the author’s long experience as a teacher of the Bible and theology in many different cultures.

Touched by Grace: From Secrecy to New Life, Ann Showalter (DSB, Winter 2006). Ann Showalter invites readers along on a roller coaster ride called AIDS. Ann began her ride the Saturday afternoon her husband Ray said, "I have AIDS." After the first shock, Ray's revelation became a breath of fresh air for the couple. This is their story. And the story of how the experience propell ed Ann into ministry with a grassroots organization established to provide pastoral services for those suffering the ravages of AIDS.

Without the Loss of One: The Story of Nevin and Esther Bender and Its Implications for the Church Today, Don, Mildred, and Titus Bender (DSB, Autumn 2005). "In a time when American churches are increasingly polarized between liberal and conservative forces, Without the Loss of One describes those tensions as they played out in one family’s lives. Nevin and Esther Bender were leaders of the Conservative Mennonite Church who took the church seriously yet maintained an open-mindedness to dialogue with other points of view. From rural Delaware to the violent 1960s in Mississippi to the Middle East, they followed a path of true faithfulness. It is an engaging family history with significant lessons for today’s church." —Jim Wallis; Author, God’s Politics; Editor, Sojourners; Convener, Call to Renewal

Creating the Beloved Community: A Journey with the Fellowship of Reconciliation, Paul R. Dekar (Autumn 2005). This history of the Fellowship of Reconciliation in the United States shows that FOR members have been practical dreamers, both imagining a more peaceful world and working to realize the dream. FOR has inspired and empowered generations of peacemakers working to replace cultures of violence and war with cultures of nonviolence.

Viewing New Creations with Anabaptist Eyes: Ethics of Biotechnology, ed. Roman J. Miller, Beryl H. Brubaker, James C. Peterson (Autumn 2005). "It is so good to have a book that brings typical Anabatist concerns and questions to the field of bioethics. These authors emphasize communal discernment in facing tough ethical choices. They warn us of the constant temptation to choose profits over God. They remind us to ask not only about the costs and benefits of new technology but al so about whose power interests are bing served. Finally, they expand the typical focus on right to life to the more Christ-like concern for fullness of life." —Nancey Murphy, Professor of Christian Philosophy, Fuller Theological Seminary.

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