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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The Mennonite Brethren Church in Russia and North America, 1860-1990 John B. Toews. Preface Foreword SECTION 1 Historical Background iii S. vi 1 The Mennonite Brethren : A Phenomenon of Renewal 1 SECTION 2 The Early Mennonite Brethren ...
... Early Mennonite Brethren Church ( Part II ) ; Mennonite Brethren in Transition ( Part III ) ; and Mennonite Brethren in the Context of Moderni- ty ( Part IV ) . The quest for ... Mennonite and Brethren iii Preface The Mennonite Brethren.
The Mennonite Brethren Church in Russia and North America, 1860-1990 John B. Toews. teenth - century Anabaptist ... early 1820s to bolster education among Russian Mennon- ites . Founded under the leadership of Tobias Voth , this school became ...
The Mennonite Brethren Church in Russia and North America, 1860-1990 John B. Toews. tions in the renewal movements ... early years of the Mennonite Brethren when emotional excesses also overcame the new group of believers 11 A PHENOMENON ...
The Mennonite Brethren Church in Russia and North America, 1860-1990 John B. Toews. when emotional excesses also overcame the new group of believers who were searching for direction in ... FAITH The Early Mennonite Brethren Church, 1860-1915.