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Articles : Marlin Jeschke

Jesus’ peace without force

On my desk is The Jesus Factor in Peacemaking by C. Norman Kraus, published by Cascadia, 2011, 126 pages, $12.95.

Line where faiths compete

On my desk is The Tenth Parallel: Dispatches from the Fault Line Between Christianity and Islam, by Eliza Griswold, published by Farrar, Strauss & Giroux, 2010, 336 pages, $27.

Anabaptists get condensed

On my desk is Concise Encyclopedia of Amish, Brethren, Hutterites and Mennonites by Donald B. Kraybill, published by Johns Hopkins University Press, 2010, 302 pages, $35.

God doesn’t demand victims

On my desk is The Jesus Driven Life: Reconnecting Humanity with Jesus, by Michael Hardin, published by JDL Press, 2010, 318 pages, $17.95.

16 lives on journeys of faith

On my desk is Continuing the Journey: The Geography of Our Faith — Mennonite Stories Integrating Faith and Life and the World of Thought, edited by Nancy V. Lee, published by Cascadia, 2009, 404 pages, $23.95.

Ethicist defined his church

On my desk is War, Peace, and Social Conscience: Guy F. Hershberger and Social Ethics by Theron F. Schlabach, published by Herald Press, 2009, 724 pages, $39.99.

Making sense of Revelation

On my desk is Revelation: Making Sense of Its Message in the 21st Century by John M. Miller, published by Leola Publisher (2255 New Holland Pike, Lancaster, PA 17601, phone 717-798-3663, e-mail LeolaPublisher@comcast.net), 2009, $21.97.

Change for better

As Janet Plenert says in “Ashamed, But Hopeful in Christ,” there are more than enough shameful things missions to indigenous peoples have done in the past — and may be doing still today — that need to be repented of. But my reading and observation indicate that what the Mennonites of the Paraguayan Chaco have done is commendable. They are permitting the indigenous peoples to acculturate at their own speed, offering help as it is wanted or needed.

Principles for ethical choices

A helpful book for congregational use is All Right Now: Finding Consensus on Ethical Questions, by Timothy J. Geddert, published by Herald Press, 2008, 230 pages, $16.99.