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Title

Widening the circle : experiments in Christian discipleship / edited by Joanna Shenk.

Publication

Harrisonburg, Va. : Herald Press, c2011.

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Additional Authors

Shenk, Joanna

Description

246 p. : ill.; 23 cm.

Summary

"In the last half-century, a growing number of North Americans have been smitten with an Anabaptist-Mennonite vision of church and mission. Often coming from outside the Mennonite mainstream, they've formed communities with others of like mind and sought to live out their radical faith. But in the process, they often bump up against the institutional church that has housed the radical vision for generations. The stories and reflections offered in Widening the Circle explore that creative tension. The result is a rich showcase of Jesus-centered discipleship-windows into what the future church can look like." -- Publisher's description.

Alternative Title

Experiments in Christian discipleship

Subject

• Mennonites > History
• Anabaptists > History
• Church work > Mennonites
• Church work > Anabaptists
• Discipling (Christianity)
• Mennonites > North America
• Anabaptists > North America

Genre/Form

History

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

First wave (1950s and 60s) : Anabaptist formation: an interview with Vincent Harding / conducted by Joanna Shenk -- Atlanta's Mennonite house / by Rosemarie Freeney Harding with Rachel Harding -- Reba Place Fellowship: an evolving movement / by Sally Schreiner Youngquist and Celina Varela -- Lee Heights Community Church: formed by diversity / by Regina Shands Stoltzfus -- Discovering the way by walking: an interview with Hedy Sawadsky / conducted by Joanna Shenk -- Second Wave (1970s and 80s) : Shaped by sojourners: choosing the heat / by Andre Gingerich Stoner -- Bijou Street community: Anabaptists in Babylon / by Mary and Peter Sprunger-Froese -- Life in community: an illustrated journey / by Dawn Longenecker with illustrations by Sam Jerome -- Christian peacemaker teams: the journey of liberation / by Tim Nafziger -- Maple City Health Care Center: dying to the fear of death / by James Nelson Gingerich -- Third Wave (1990s to present) : Mennonite voluntary service: a jubilee vision in Elkhart, Indiana / by Sarah Thompson -- Urban Village: becoming a priesthood of all believers / by Bert Newton with Joe Bautista -- Letting go of the American dream: embracing Gelassenheit / by Mark Van Steenwyk -- Widening the communion circle: environmental justice in Camden, New Jersey / by Andrea Ferich -- ThirdWay Community: from megachurch to Mennonite / by Seth McCoy -- Little Flowers Community: on being a Franabaptist / by Jamie Arpin-Ricci -- Alterna Community: weaving a tapestry of reconciliation / by Anton Flores-Maisonet -- Race and community: anthropological reflections / by Calenthia Dowdy -- Poetry and prose: at home in community / by Jesce Walz.

ISBN

• 9780836195583 (pbk.)
• 0836195582 (pbk.)

LCCN

^^2011036253

OCLC

• 751922131
• SCSB-11270783

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library