Anabaptist Perspectives
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Americans are fascinated with politics. How can we engage our communities and neighbors in political topics while we hold to a faith tradition that embraces nonviolence and non-governmental participation? Bryant Martin tells how he was embarrassed about these beliefs in the past, and how he came to a clear understanding of serving society by engaging with it in nonpolitical ways. Bryant outlines ways we can serve our communities and engage well with political issues, while also being aware of the fallacy that America is a “Christian nation.”
Reaching America by Gary Miller
Sidetracked by Gary Miller
The Myth of a Christian Nation by Greg Boyd
Bryant started Sowers Harvest Cafe; find more info here.
Chapters
00:35 Story from Bryant's Youth
07:31 Coming to Peace with Conscientious Abstention
10:14 Overcoming the World with the Cross
13:30 Preserving Grace
21:38 A Vision for God's Global Kingdom
23:18 Fear, the Internet, and Polarization
29:55 Preserving or Redeeming?
34:03 Seeking Political Power is Counterproductive
38:26 How to Talk about Politics
42:50 A New Christendom?
48:15 Charlie Kirk
55:45 Living Beautiful Lives
This is the 297th episode of Anabaptist Perspectives, a podcast, blog, and YouTube channel that examines various aspects of conservative Anabaptist life and thought.
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Zoltan Dohi was born into a broken family behind the Iron Curtain. Christianity was heavily persecuted in the Eastern Bloc and was not practiced in Zoltan’s home. Zoltan recounts how the principles he learned from his grandparents about the Sermon on the Mount eventually bore fruit in his life; he began to read the Bible for the first time. He describes the incredible power of the Sermon on the Mount in the believer’s life and its potential to transform a broken world.
Special thanks to Credo Schloss Unspunnen for the filming location and hospitality. This episode was recorded at the Kingdom Connect Conference in Switzerland; find more information at https://kingdomconnecteurope.org.
This is the 296th episode of Anabaptist Perspectives, a podcast, blog, and YouTube channel that examines various aspects of conservative Anabaptist life and thought.
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What did the early church believe about the atonement? David Bercot takes us through the early church writers to show that they didn’t think of the atonement through the same frameworks we have about the atonement. David explains that the ante-Nicene Fathers did not teach penal substitutionary atonement (PSA); rather, PSA is a modern interpretation read back into the original texts.
David Bercot’s series on the atonement
Dictionary of Early Christian Beliefs
Christus Victor: An Historical Study of the Three Main Types of the Idea of Atonement
Orthodox Study Bible with the Septuagint
This is the 295th episode of Anabaptist Perspectives, a podcast, blog, and YouTube channel that examines various aspects of conservative Anabaptist life and thought.
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Jared describes his work of removing landmines left from the war which continue to make this region dangerous for local residents. He explains how this work is a tangible witness both to Christ’s love and to the power of radical enemy love for people whose lives have been torn apart by the horrors of modern warfare. This effort is a hands-on way of “turning swords into ploughshares,” as the prophet Isaiah describes.
Because of the sensitive nature of the work Jared is doing, we cannot name the location or the organization he and his family are serving with. If you would like to request information about this or support their work, please email Anabaptist Perspectives. Special thanks to Jared and his team for showing their work to Anabaptist Perspectives and for keeping us safe around these instruments of death.
This is the 294th episode of Anabaptist Perspectives, a podcast, blog, and YouTube channel that examines various aspects of conservative Anabaptist life and thought.
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20th Century North American Mennonites wrote several confessions of faith including statements formed in 1921, 1963, and 1964. Edsel Burdge introduces us to the background and writers of these confessions, and he comments on the conditions that lead to their creation. He also explores how these confessions have been received in the Mennonite community.
Timestamps:
1:44 - 1921 Garden City Fundamentals
49:33 - 1963 Mennonite Confession of Faith
1:01:20 - 1964 Mennonite Confession of Faith
1:20:11 - Distribution and Reception
1:25:51 - Writing New Statements
Texts Mentioned:
1963 Mennonite Confession of Faith
1964 Mennonite Confession of Faith (print)
1964 Mennonite Confession of Faith (online)
Manual of Bible Doctrines by Daniel Kauffman
Bible Doctrines edited by Daniel Kauffman
Doctrines of the Bible by Daniel Kauffman
Introduction to Theology by J. C. Wenger
Separated unto God by J. C. Wenger
“Comparison of the 1921 Garden City Christian Fundamentals and the 1964 Mennonite Confession of Faith” By Edsel Burdge
Together in the Work of the Lord: A History of the Conservative Mennonite Conference by Nathan Yoder
In His Steps by Charles M. Sheldon
Inadequacy of Evolution as a World View by Chester Lehman
Dealing Redemptively with Those Involved in Divorce and Remarriage Problems by J. C. Wenger
This is the 293rd episode of Anabaptist Perspectives, a podcast, blog, and YouTube channel that examines various aspects of conservative Anabaptist life and thought.
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The views expressed by our guests are solely their own and do not necessarily reflect the views of Anabaptist Perspectives or Wellspring Mennonite Church.