Bøger af John D Roth

Indonesia is home to the oldest Mennonite community outside of Europe and North America. Author John D. Roth traces the 170-year history of Mennonites in Indonesia alongside the larger cultural and religious history of the country. By placing the legacy of European colonization from the sixteenth century to national independence in 1945 beside the history of the Dutch Mennonite mission to Indonesia in the nineteenth century, Roth creates a rich narrative tapestry. A Cloud of Witnesses traces the emergence of the three Mennonite-related groups found today in Indonesia. Like all churches, they have each integrated the good news of the gospel with the local culture, ethnic identity, religious currents, and national history in a distinctive way. >A Cloud of Witnesses helps to orient other members of the global Anabaptist-Mennonite church to the history and identity of this unique group of churches while also providing practical travel tips, recipes, reference notes on culture and language and tourist sites--making it the perfect accompaniment for those who plan to travel to Indonesia for Mennonite World Conference in the summer of 2022. Selamat dating!

Con los miles de millones de dólares que se destinan por año a la educación de niños y juveniles, la educación está en la primera plana de las noticias de actualidad. John D. Roth defiende una alternativa de la iglesia al sistema de la escuela pública: la alternativa moldeada por el énfasis distintivo de la tradición anabautista menonita. Enseñanza que transforma describe una pedagogía que toma en cuenta la presencia de Dios en el mundo, cultiva hábitos de adoración, nutre las tradiciones vivas y promueve relaciones humanas de compasión y cuidado mutuo. Roth ofrece un diálogo abierto, animado, vigoroso y honesto acerca de la naturaleza de nuestro testimonio cristiano al mundo y del futuro de la iglesia.

Ask any person randomly on the sidewalk what they know about the Mennonites and chances are their answer will include Mormons, black clothes and buggies, or general confusion. This short, engaging book gives a brief account of what Mennonites believe. From the beginnings of the Anabaptist (or Mennonite) movement in the 16th-century, to biblical interpretation, baptism, understandings of the church, ethics, and the complex question of denominationalism, John D. Roth provides a solid framework for on-going conversations about faithful discipleship in the Mennonite church today. An online study guide is available for this title. 172 Pages.