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.
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... described the rise and spread of Christianity against incredible odds . When Rufinus translated Eusebius into Latin nearly a century later , he felt compelled to delete the last chapter of the Eccle- siastical History and replace it ...
... described the rural congregations as " left with an ecclesiastical , doctrinally cor- rect , moral formalism ( always , however , with the exception of ' Elijah's 7000 ' ) . Correct doctrine and morality had replaced true faith . The ...
... described him as following an " independent , warmly evangelistic course within the entire brotherhood , aiming to lift its spiritual and cultural aspects , thus making a singular contribution comparable to that of Johann Cornies in the ...
... described the confusion of the initial years re- garding the identity of the Mennonite Brethren . One such writer , in part , attributed the problems to the absence of a clear group of leaders.50 Not until June 1865 was there a clearly ...
... described in Matthew 13:15 and 2 Corinthians 5 : 17-20 . Dyck states that " clearly , the new creature is the sine qua non [ essential characteristic ] of the church of the restitution as Menno envisioned it . " 5 But the desire to 29 ...