A Pilgrimage of Faith: The Mennonite Brethren Church in Russia and North America, 1860-1990It is now [1990] one hundred and thirty years since the birth of the Mennonite Brethren Church and therefore time for someone in that church to take a backward glance to see how things have developed. Who better to do this John B. Toews. His life spans well over half of those years and he has experienced much of what he writes. "JB" as he is affectionately known by both students and colleagues is a patriarchal figure in the Mennonite Brethren Church. Born in Ukraine, the Russian Revolution and its aftermath were the crucible that shaped his youth and young adult years. After studying in Western Europe, Toews immigrated to Canada in the late 1920s. Much of his life has been in Mennonite Brethren educational institutions in Canada and the United States. During ten years as Executive Secretary of the Mennonite Brethren Board of Missions he traveled widely and came to know Mennonite Brethren people around the world. In between educational and mission administrative responsibilities he pastored in Kansas and California. After retiring from the presidency of the Mennonite Brethren Biblical Seminary he became the founding Director of the Historical Commission of the Mennonite Brethren Church.
|
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 100
... John B. Toews , Perilous Journey : The Mennonite Brethren in Russia 1860-1910 ( 1988 ) 6. Aaron A. Toews , Mennonite Martyrs : People Who Suffered for Their Faith 1920-1940 , translated by John B. Toews ( 1990 ) 7. Paul Toews , ed ...
... John B. A pilgrimage of faith Includes bibliographical references . ISBN 0-921788-17-7 1. Mennonite Brethren Church - History . 2. Mennonites - Russia - His- tory . 3. Mennonites - Canada - History . I. Title . BX8115.T64 1993 289.7'09 ...
... John A. Toews has written , " Church renewal and new life movements cannot be explained simply in terms of an historic framework of cause and effect . " 10 Religious his- tory demands the recognition of the gracious sovereignty of God ...
... John B. Toews , historian of the Russian experience , wrote : " They knew that the practice of their art was not an option . They could not expose their modest treasures to the cross winds of a new language and new culture . The ...
... John A. Toews aptly stated the issue : “ A river cannot rise higher than its source . But for the grace of God , a people can rise no higher than their heritage and their leader- ship . " " In the midst of the generally incompetent ...