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Anabaptist World
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Anabaptist World is an independent journalistic ministry serving the global Anabaptist movement.
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Anabaptist World @anabaptistworld.bsky.social · 9h
A 25-foot mural at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Manhattan, unveiled and blessed during Sunday Mass on Sept. 21, honors generations of immigrants to New York, taking on a new meaning in today’s political climate.
Mural unveiled at St. Patrick's Cathedral sends a message on immigration | Anabaptist World
A 25-foot mural at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Manhattan, unveiled  and blessed during Sunday Mass on Sept. 21, honors generations of immigrants to New York, taking on a new meaning in today’s politica...
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The October 2025 issue of Anabaptist World includes several mini reviews of recent and upcoming fiction books.
New books for 2025: Fiction books | Anabaptist World
The October 2025 issue of Anabaptist World includes several mini reviews of recent and upcoming fiction books. Rebecca Kauffman’s beautiful I’ll Come to You (Counterpoint Press) is a quiet novel focus...
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Can poetry or other writing really be “Mennonite”? Scholars have debated this question for decades.
Poets innovate with word and image | Anabaptist World
Can poetry or other writing really be “Mennonite”? Scholars have debated this question for decades.
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Two books offer timely views of Mennonite engagement in China
Sojourns in the Middle Kingdom | Anabaptist World
From early missionaries to teachers of English, from the creation of the China Educational Exchange to Mennonite Partners in China, Mennonites represent a tiny but important part of an evolving story.
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Anabaptist World @anabaptistworld.bsky.social · 2d
In this second part of our interview with Coalition Chaplain Debbie Royals, we continue our discussion of colonized/colonizing worship and the need for spiritual care in our work.

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Anabaptist World @anabaptistworld.bsky.social · 2d
When actor Wasim No’mani was cast as Moses in the new YouTube comedy show The Promised Land, it was, for him, a very Moses-like moment.
In 'The Promised Land,' Moses’ desert trek is reimagined as a workplace comedy | Anabaptist World
When actor Wasim No’mani was cast as Moses in the new YouTube comedy show The Promised Land, it was, for him, a very Moses-like moment.
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Anabaptist World @anabaptistworld.bsky.social · 2d
Polls and surveys note the largest trend in American Christianity today is the rise of nondenominational churches. Why? And why now?
I don’t want a cut-flower church | Anabaptist World
Polls and surveys note the largest trend in American Christianity today is the rise of nondenominational churches. Why? And why now?
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Anabaptist World @anabaptistworld.bsky.social · 5d
Gabula seized the opportunity to share the transformative message of the gospel, which had changed his life and helped him overcome the forces of evil.
Five things Friday roundup: Learning from a risky step of faith | Anabaptist World
In this article, I will share with you a story of a follower of Jesus, who was persecuted by his community and took a step of faith, perhaps too risky, which eventually led to the transformation of th...
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Anabaptist World @anabaptistworld.bsky.social · 5d
John L. Ruth wrote ’Twas Seeding Time: A Mennonite View of the Ameri­can Revolution because he couldn’t find stories about his eastern Penn­sylvania Mennonite community and the American Revolution in history books.
Historical releases dig into Revolutionary War and Virginia Mennonite experiences | Anabaptist World
John L. Ruth wrote ’Twas Seeding Time: A Mennonite View of the Ameri­can Revolution because he couldn’t find stories about his eastern Penn­sylvania Mennonite community and the American Revolution in ...
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Anabaptist World @anabaptistworld.bsky.social · 6d
Ruth Abah, 28, no longer walks to her local church, St. Paul’s, which now lies in ashes. Instead, the mother of two locks her doors and prays with her children, fearful the next attack could come at any moment.
Nigerian Christians afraid to gather as attacks by Islamist herders mount | Anabaptist World
Ruth Abah, 28, no longer walks to her local church, St. Paul’s, which now lies in ashes. Instead, the mother of two locks her doors and prays with her children, fearful the next attack could come at a...
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Anabaptist World @anabaptistworld.bsky.social · 6d
Rejecting racism and colonialism, J.D. Graber sowed seeds of better relationships
‘Mr. Missions’ showed the way | Anabaptist World
A new biography profiles the man known as “Mr. Missions.” For 43 years, Joseph Daniel (J.D.) Graber (1900-1978) walked with the Mennonite Church as it moved from seclusion to engagement with the world...
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Anabaptist World @anabaptistworld.bsky.social · 7d
Family albums tell who we are today and reveal a 1,500-year martyr genealogy
Our forebears had forebears | Anabaptist World
In Anabaptism’s 500th anniversary year, two new albums remind us how deep our family tree’s roots have grown and how far its branches extend.
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Anabaptist World @anabaptistworld.bsky.social · 7d
German scholar comfortable with Anabaptism’s contradictions and tensions
Faith history in many forms | Anabaptist World
Covering five centuries of Anabaptist history in one book is no small feat. In Anabaptism’s 500th anniversary year, Astrid von Schlachta, a German his­torian, has stepped up to the challenge.
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Anabaptist World @anabaptistworld.bsky.social · 8d
🔴Tonight at 7pm EST we will have special guest and director, Ari Ali, joining us! Ari is a Yemeni-American filmmaker and producer whose work explores overlooked stories at the intersection of culture, history, and identity.
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Ari Ali is a Yemeni-American filmmaker and producer whose work explores overlooked stories at the intersection of culture, history, and identity. Raised between the Middle East and the United States, ...
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Anabaptist World @anabaptistworld.bsky.social · 8d
I wake up Mennonite every morning. I need to dance for 20 minutes straight, just so that I can face the day.
Granola Mennonite, dancing furiously | Anabaptist World
Sometimes during the harried first years of raising toddler, then preschooler twins, one with Down syndrome, I escaped through our woods to the creek, Briery Branch, and stacked rocks.
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Anabaptist World @anabaptistworld.bsky.social · 9d
A predominantly white church that sought to learn about its racial history has now dedicated a memorial to the enslaved people who once worked on the building’s land in downtown Washington, D.C.
Predominantly white church dedicates memorial to the enslaved who worked on its land | Anabaptist World
A predominantly white church that sought to learn about its racial history has now dedicated a memorial to the enslaved people who once worked on the building’s land in downtown Washington, D.C.
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Anabaptist World @anabaptistworld.bsky.social · 9d
The October 2025 issue of Anabaptist World includes several mini reviews of recent books on faith and introspection.
New books for 2025: Faith and introspection | Anabaptist World
The October 2025 issue of Anabaptist World includes several mini reviews of recent books on faith and introspection.
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Anabaptist World @anabaptistworld.bsky.social · 12d
Anthology traces evolution of Mennonite thinking about literature.
Can Mennonites write art? | Anabaptist World
The editor of a new anthology of Mennonite literary criticism penned over 150 years hopes a carefully curated resource about the past may inform the future of the field.
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Anabaptist World @anabaptistworld.bsky.social · 13d
Summer is over, and fall is here.
Navigating the changing seasons | Anabaptist World
Summer is over, and fall is here. Changes are everywhere, including in the garden. At the transition of a natural season, I want to take a closer look to find lessons for navigating seasons of life.
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Anabaptist World @anabaptistworld.bsky.social · 13d
A group is working to bring Dirk Willems back to his hometown.
Dutch town seeks Dirk Willems martyr statue | Anabaptist World
A group is working to bring Dirk Willems back to his hometown.
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Anabaptist World @anabaptistworld.bsky.social · 14d
“Bethel College graduates students who increase human flourishing (shalom) in society by owning and enacting their faith, demonstrating compassion for the powerless, engaging in critical thought and bringing value to the workplace”
Policing at Bethel supports shalom | Anabaptist World
Members of a community cannot flourish when they are concerned about their safety or the security of their belongings.
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Anabaptist World @anabaptistworld.bsky.social · 15d
Triumph of the Heart, a new film about Maximilian Kolbe, a Polish priest who gave his life in Auschwitz, brings cinematic heft to Catholic storytelling while confronting timeless questions of faith, sacrifice and resistance to tyranny.
‘Triumph of the Heart’ brings Maximilian Kolbe’s final days to screen | Anabaptist World
Triumph of the Heart, a new film about Maximilian Kolbe, a Polish priest who gave his life in Auschwitz, brings cinematic heft to Catholic storytelling while confronting timeless questions of faith, s...
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Anabaptist World @anabaptistworld.bsky.social · 15d
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A globe-shaped metal sculpture was unveiled July 12 at the Mennonite Central Committee Connections Thrift Shop and MCC Material Resources Center in Kidron, Ohio.
Ohio sculpture features symbols of MCC’s mission | Anabaptist World
A globe-shaped metal sculpture was unveiled July 12 at the Mennonite Central Committee Connections Thrift Shop and MCC Material Resources Center in Kidron, Ohio.
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Anabaptist World @anabaptistworld.bsky.social · 16d
I write today on behalf of Inclusive Mosaic Pastors to tell you: Yes . . . and no.
Is there a place in Mosaic for me? | Anabaptist World
Nearly 10 years ago, I approached a conference minister in what was then Franconia Mennonite Conference about becoming a pastor.
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