By Sara Wenger Shenk

Time has its way. As does the Spirit.

The accelerating interest in and widespread appreciation for John Howard Yoder's theological work has also provoked renewed calls for the Mennonite church, including Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary, to revisit unfinished business with his legacy.

Last year, in February and March of 2012, AMBS faculty did significant work to review AMBS's history with John Howard Yoder and to come to a shared agreement that guides how we teach, critique, interpret, and use Yoder's work with integrity, recognizing the significance of his theological work and the harmfulness of his actions ...

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By Raul Tadeo

Agustin Suarez Ruiz, of Sinaloa, Mexico, contacted Raul and Vanita Tadeo to tell them that he had an appointment at the Hanger Prosthetics Clinic of Phoenix during the Mennonite Church USA convention in Phoenix. Agustin would meet with them while they were at convention ...

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Photo: From left: Peter Wiebe; a translator for Agustin; Agustin Suarez; Rhoda Blough of Everence representative; and Vanita and Raul Tadeo. Photo provided.

In the closing years of the 18th century, the Mennonites in Salm, an isolated community in the Vosges Mountains in modern-day Alsace, France, were facing a familiar predicament. Yet another European war was being fought, and yet another army was in need of soldiers to fill its ranks ...
 
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From left: Will Hairston, supervisor of grounds; Eldon Kurtz, physical plant director; and James Hershberger stand next to the peace oak tree on campus. The tree started as a sapling from the original peace oak tree in Salm, France, planted by Mennonite bishop Jacob Kupferschmidt after Mennonite's were exempt from military service during the French Revolution over 200 years ago. Photo by Jon Styer.