Brethren Life & Thought
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About BL&T
Brethren Life and Thought is a joint publication of Bethany Theological Seminary and the Brethren Journal Association. The journal solicits thoughtful interpretive essays, scholarly articles, and short creative works, including poetry, related to the faith, heritage, and practices of the Church of the Brethren and related movements.
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Current Issue: Vol. 56 No. 1
Brethren Life & Thought volume 56, number 1, has made it off the press and is being distributed in early January (2012). More information and study questions will be posted here soon!
Most Recent Issue: Vol. 55 No. 3 & 4
Brethren Life & Thought volume 55, numbers 3 and 4 was rus
hed to print in June so we could include it in fiscal year 2010-2011. It was mailed to members and subscribers June 30, 2011.
This issue features a cluster of articles on the topic of technology. Arthur Boers of Tyndale Seminary in Toronto, Canada; Dan Ulrich from Bethany Theological Seminary in Richmond, Indiana; and Shane Hipps, now at Mars Hill Bible Church in Grandville, Michigan, share perspectives on ways technology impacts our lives. Their articles should deepen our discussions about how we use technology.
Other articles cover a variety of topics. You will read an article about the testimonies of women martyrs as recorded in Martyrs Mirror. The printing of Martyrs Mirror was a technological feat in its day, but this article will focus instead on the power the women martyrs wielded in a society in which women had no power. Recent Bethany graduate Anna Lisa Gross writes about the dualisms that mire us in either/or thinking and offers both/and possibilities. Gross uses the Love Feast to demonstrate the richness of duality in theology. Robert McFadden writes about Deuteronomistic history. Graydon Snyder traces the Christian practice of eating a meal to commemorate the dead. Ken Gibble reminds all of us who minister, whether professional or lay, of the importance of listening. Some of Gibble’s poems are included in this issue. The Texts in Transit series continues with Frank Ramirez taking up the task of writing the historical portion following the death of Ken Shaffer. There is something for everyone in this issue.
Volume 55, numbers 3 and 4 is the final issue of Brethren Life & Thought that will be printed quarterly. Beginning with Vol. 56, it will be published as a semiannual journal. We will continue to publish the same number of articles per year as we have in the past.
Past Issues
Vol 55 No 1 & 2
Vol 54 No 4
Vol 54 No 4 (Fall 2009) presents four articles that stimulate thought around the Christian responses of forgiveness and forbearance. In this issue: Don Kraybill locates Amish attitudes about forgiveness in the literal interpretation of scripture, referencing some of John Howard Yoder's teachings. Flora Williams recounts an event in her life in which she suffered a terrible physical loss that might have left her bitter and resentful. Some of Flora's poems are also published in this issue. Chris Bowman, pastor of the Oakton Church of the Brethren in Virginia, reminds us that even the greatest moments in our faith history do not simply erase our sorrows of the past. This issue also includes a paper first circulated at Annual Conference in 2009, by Earle Fike, Jim Lehman, Bill Eberly, and Elaine Sollenberger which explores the use of forbearance as a uniquely Brethren process for working together and for discerning the will of God on difficult issues. (The forbearance article is of such interest that we have made it available here in its entirety - "The Recovery of Brethren Forbearance" (pdf)* - and we suggest you also read the accompanying study questions in the link following!)
Erratum: Contributing author Jim Lehman's name was mispelled on the cover of 54.4 and in the article, "The Recovery of Brethren Forbearance." Jim is an author and publisher from Elgin, Illinois, and author of The Old Brethren, published by Brethren Press.
Other Past Issues
- Vol 54 No 3 (Summary of articles and downloadable Study Questions)
- Vol 54 No 1 & 2 (Summary of articles and downloadable Study Questions)
- Vol 53 No 4 (Summary of articles and downloadable Study Questions)
- Vol 53 No 3 (Summary of articles and downloadable Study Questions)
Access Back Issues on ATLA
Member/Subscribers are now able to access articles in all back issues of Brethren Life & Thought through this website. A secure login is required, consisting of an ID and PIN. Your ID Number is your customer number, and appears with the PIN on your mailing label for your convenience. (ID numbers and PINs can also be obtained by emailing blt@bethanyseminary.edu. ) Once you have your login information, you may access ATLA here.
Disclaimer
Authors are solely responsible for the contents of their articles. The Brethren Journal Association and Bethany Theological Seminary disclaim responsibility for statements, either of fact or opinion, made by the contributors.
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For more information about Brethren Life and Thought, subscription payments, and back issue requests, contact:
Karen Garrett, Managing Editor for Brethren Life & Thought
garreka@bethanyseminary.edu 765-983-1811
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I considered coming to Bethany before, but now seems to be the perfect time. While I spent much of my life in California, a member of the La Verne Church of the Brethren, I currently live in Washington, DC with my husband, Van, and our two sons, Cabral (age 6) and Mattai (age 2).