Brethren Life & Thought
A Quarterly Journal Published in the Interest of the Church of the Brethren
Purpose Statement
Brethren Life and Thought is a joint publication of Bethany Theological Seminary and the Brethren Journal Association. The journal solicits thoughtful interpretive essays, scholarly articles, and short creative works, including poetry, related to the faith, heritage, and practices of the Church of the Brethren and related movements. Authors are solely responsible for the contents of their articles. The Brethren Journal Association and Bethany Theological Seminary disclaim responsibility for statements, either of fact or opinion, made by the contributors
Current Issue Vol 54 No 3
Vol 54 No 3 (Summer 2009) presents four articles to stimulate thought around alternatives the Brethren movement offers to twenty-first century religious culture. An article by George Pickens finds an affinity between the Brethren in the Global north and Christians in the Global south, neither of whom have relied on Constantinian understandings of the church in the world. Christina Bucher's message to the Bethany Seminary graduating class of 2009 names God as an "alluring" God, a God who attracts us rather than coerces us. Scott Holland's article characterizes the Brethren as people who have bridged particularism and universalism in several ways, especially by noncreedalism, no force in religion, and service for peace and justice. An article based on a paper presented at the BTS Presidential Forum 2009 by John Paul Lederach and Angela Jill Lederach, a father-daughter writing team, offers thoughts on using poetry or poetics for peacemaking.
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Past Issue Vol 54 No 1 & 2
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Errata
**Please note a few copies of the previous issue, Vol 53:2, are collated incorrectly. If you received such a copy please notify
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