Ecumenical Dialogue Between Mennonites and Other Christian Faith Traditions
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This site, currently under construction, offers a window into the relatively recent involvement of Mennonite (and Anabaptist-related groups) in ecumenical involvements of various sorts. Some expressions of Mennonite ecumenicity have emerged in response to formal invitations from other Christian groups seeking a "healing of memory" in light of the conflict that surrounded our origins in the 16th century. Other ecumenical engagements have been more informal--lay initiatives seeking deeper understanding and reconciliation at a local level. This site provides access to bibliographic information on Anabaptist-Mennonite ecumenical involvements, texts of working papers and formal statements, an overview of the emerging reception history and links to other resources. Please add additional relevant information based on your own interest and expertise!
 Mennonite World Conference President Danisa Ndlovu of Zimbabwe presents Lutheran World Fellowship President Bishop Mark S. Hanson with a wooden foot-washing tub to represent Mennonites' commitment to a future “when the distinguishing mark of Lutheran and Anabaptist-Mennonite relationships is boundless love and unfailing service” in Stuttgart, Germany.[1] Interdenominational Dialogue
Stuttgart 2010
"STUTTGART, Germany (RNS/ENInews) A global Lutheran assembly in Germany has asked for forgiveness for the 16th-century persecution of Anabaptists, the religious reformers whose modern-day descendants include Mennonites.
“We remember how Anabaptist Christians knew suffering and persecution, and we remember how some of our most honored Reformation leaders defended this persecution in the name of faithfulness,” said Bishop Mark Hanson, president of the Lutheran World Federation, at a joint service of repentance with Mennonites on July 22." Excerpt taken from The Christian Index, accessed here.
Local and Grassroots Initiatives
Bridgefolk
Bibliography of Ecumenism
Lutherans
Stuttgart
Impact of Stuttgart on Mennonite Congregations Worldwide
| Mennonite-Lutheran Reconciliation in Canada |
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| Reimer, Margaret Loewen. “Lutherans, Mennonites study together”." January 23, 2012. Canadian Mennonite. |
Online: http://www.readperiodicals.com/201201/2586718691.html
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| Reimer, Margaret Loewen and Allen G. Jorgenson. "HEALING MEMORIES, RECONCILING IN CHRIST: A LUTHERAN-MENNONITE STUDY GUIDE FOR CONGREGATIONS." Commissioned by the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada and Mennonite Church Canada. |
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| Mennonite-Lutheran Reconciliation in Latin America |
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Baptists
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Libretto printed as program for presentation at Goshen College, 1971 October 31
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Includes Martyrs Mirror oratorio
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Seventh-day Adventists
Theological conversations between members of Mennonite World Conference and the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists met from June 28 to July 1, 2011, in Silver Spring, Maryland, headquarters to the Seventh-day Adventists Church.
| Dialogue with Seventh-day Adventists |
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Libretto printed as program for presentation at Goshen College, 1971 October 31
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Includes Martyrs Mirror oratorio
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Roman Catholic Church
| Dialogue with the Roman Catholic Church |
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Includes Martyrs Mirror oratorio
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Reformed Church
| Dialogue with Reformed Church |
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See also Stuttgart Apology, Tri-Lateral Dialogue on Baptism
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