Letters

Prophetic peace witness needed

I fear that the Mennonite Church risks the demise of our unique denominational relevance for the wider church and our relevance for the modern world by neglecting broad theological discussions within and among our congregations.

While several excellent scholars work at many Mennonite institutions and throughout academia, I am becoming increasingly convinced that it is time for the entire church to reexamine our shared core values so that we, as a church, can remain an effective witness in the world.

Recently much attention has been focused upon peripheral issues such as same-sex marriage while what appears to be the Mennonite Church's …