Forgiveness and the healing of memories: an Anabaptist-Mennonite perspective

Recent Mennonite involvement in ecumenical conversations has emerged largely at the initiative of other groups' seeking a path to reconciliation in tight of the condemnation and persecution of the Anabaptists in the sixteenth century. These dialogues, frequently framed as a "healing of mem...

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Published inJournal of ecumenical studies Vol. 42; no. 4; p. 573
Main Author Roth, John D
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Philadelphia University of Pennsylvania Press 22.09.2007
Subjects
Aims and objectives
Anabaptists
Analysis
Christian denominations
Ecumenical movement
Ecumenism
Forgiveness
Jesus Christ
Mennonites
Religious aspects
Religious history
Religious persecution
Social aspects
United States
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Summary:Recent Mennonite involvement in ecumenical conversations has emerged largely at the initiative of other groups' seeking a path to reconciliation in tight of the condemnation and persecution of the Anabaptists in the sixteenth century. These dialogues, frequently framed as a "healing of memories," have challenged Mennonites to rethink the way in which the martyr tradition has become a central theme within their group identity. In the course of these encounters, the concept of "right remembering" has proved to be a useful framework for conversation. "Right remembering" includes a commitment to historical accuracy, an empathetic posture in reading each other's history, and a recognition that the goal of such remembering is to draw both groups closer to the life and person of Christ. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
ISSN:0022-0558
2162-3937