Included here are materials on Mennonite and race relations such as ministry to the Delta Area in Mississippi, transcript of a Board of Christian Service meeting (involving Esko Loewen, Robert Kreider, Vincent Harding and J. W. Fretz among others),...
"The purpose of today' s meeting is to inquire of our colored brethren what in their mind should be the role of the Mennonite churches in the current racial revolution...." "Inasmuch as the purpose of the meeting is to seek the...
Materials on the Mennonite Conference on Race Relations held in 1964 include program notes and papers by Guy F. Hershberger, Grant M. Stoltzfus, Harold R. Regier, Linden M. Wenger, Vincent Harding and Sarah Patton Boyle.
Originally developed for a graduate course at Princeton Theological Seminary, Richard Detweiler wrote this book on Mennonite peace witness from 1915 to 1966. He relied on Mennonite scholarship, primary documents, and materials supplied by Mennonite...
Contents: Dedication: France Smith Thomas / Ken Brown -- Introduction: what works: lessons from research on peace and justice efforts / Abigail A. Fuller -- Human security in the new millennium: a vision for world peace / Oscar Arias Sanchez --...
Guy F. Hershberger wrote this paper in response to Paul Peachey's criticism of the Committee on Peace and Social Concerns. Guy F. Hershberger summarizes several pieces of correspondence and offers his response in the form of this paper.
Sent out by the Peace and Social Concerns Committee of the Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference, these questionnaires were sent to area churches to measure attitudes on race issues.
Sent out by the Peace and Social Concerns Committee of the Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference to measure attitudes on racial issues, these questionnaires were sent out to area churches.
In efforts to engage with tensions surrounding race relations, various Mennonite agencies wrested with their involvement in Mississippi. Both Albert Gaeddert and Atlee Beechy wrote reports on their experiences in Mississippi. Other material related...
Contents: Dedication: to Gladdys Esther Muir -- Peace studies at age 40 / Ken Brown -- Gladdys Esther Muir: teacher, mystic, peacemaker / Herbert W. Hogan -- The place of the Brethren colleges in preparing men and women for peace leadership /...
Contents: Dedication to Theodore F. Lentz (1888-1976) -- Theodore F. Lentz: retirement for humanity / Richard J. Parker -- History on the underside / Sidney Lens -- Critique of Sidney Lens' comments / Richard B. Harshbarger -- What is...
Contents: Dedication to Ted A. Studebaker '67 / Howard E. Royer -- Knowledge as a road to peace / Kenneth E. Boulding -- World Conference on Religion and Peace -- There's a new world coming / Andrew Young -- News of peace studies students -- Book...
In an effort to provide a historical perspective for a discussion of the issues raised regarding the work of the Committee on Peace and Social Concerns of the Mennonite Churchand its predecessors, Guy F. Hershberger wrote this paper.
A paper by Guy F. Hershberger: "A summary review of questions raised concerning the work of CPSC and its predecessors, particularly witness to other Christians, to the state, and to society, with respect to peace and the social implications of...
Peaces Notes, the official publication of Mennonites and affiliated Intercollegiate Peace Fellowship, included a variety of peace related reports and news items. The Intercollegiate Peace Fellowship is a Mennonite Central Committee sponsored...
