A Pilgrimage of Faith: The Mennonite Brethren Church in Russia and North America, 1860-1990Kindred Productions (c) 1993, 1993 - 376 páginas It 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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... doctrine and morality had replaced true faith . The good house of Menno had become practically desolate and empty and was about to collapse . " 18 A major factor in the spiritual decline of the church in Russia was lack of adequate ...
... doctrinal formulations . The Anabaptist view that a practical theology of life cannot be pressed into a doctrinal ... doctrine . Rather , they represented biblical texts applied to the historical and personal relationship of God to ...
... Doctrine " placed them firmly in the spirit of the Rad- ical Reformation.22 A COMMUNITY HERMENEUTIC The early Mennonite Brethren in both Russia and the United States viewed Scripture as a revelation from God in history . Continuous ...
... doctrine.26 All of God's dealings with humanity in the Old Testament were seen as a preparation for redemption . The Old Testament prophets looked forward to the revelation of God in Christ , of which the Old Testament , the Mosaic ...
... doctrine , whether it be of God " ( John 7:17 ) , appears to have been foundational . In the words of Hans Denk , " No man can know Christ unless he follows after him in life . " The Holy Spirit gave understand- ing to the fellowship of ...