''The Mennonite Quarterly Review'' is an American

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review journal A review article is an article that summarizes the current state of understanding on a topic within a certain discipline. A review article is generally considered a secondary source since it may analyze and discuss the method and conclusions ...

, devoted to

Anabaptist Anabaptism (from Neo-Latin , from the Greek language, Greek : 're-' and 'baptism'; , earlier also )Since the middle of the 20th century, the German-speaking world no longer uses the term (translation: "Re-baptizers"), considering it biased. ...

and

Mennonite Mennonites are a group of Anabaptism, Anabaptist Christianity, Christian communities tracing their roots to the epoch of the Radical Reformation. The name ''Mennonites'' is derived from the cleric Menno Simons (1496–1561) of Friesland, part of ...

history,

theology Theology is the study of religious belief from a Religion, religious perspective, with a focus on the nature of divinity. It is taught as an Discipline (academia), academic discipline, typically in universities and seminaries. It occupies itse ...

, and contemporary issues.

History, circulation and operations

Published continuously since its conception in 1927 by

Harold S. Bender Harold Stauffer Bender (July 19, 1897 – September 21, 1962) was a prominent professor of theology at Goshen College (Goshen, Indiana) and Goshen Biblical Seminary. His accomplishments include founding both the Mennonite Historical Library and ...

and the Mennonite Historical Society, the journal is now a cooperative publication along with

Goshen College Goshen College is a Private college, private Mennonite Church USA, Mennonite Liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college in Goshen, Indiana. It was founded in 1894 as the Elkhart Institute of Science, Industry and the Arts, a ...

and the

Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary (AMBS) is an Anabaptist Christian seminary in Elkhart, Indiana, affiliated with Mennonite Church USA and Mennonite Church Canada. It was formerly known as Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary until its nam ...

. As the first North American journal for and about Mennonites, its older issues contain a wealth of historical materials about their life and theology. It includes articles on the

Radical Reformation The Radical Reformation represented a response to perceived corruption both in the Catholic Church and in the expanding Magisterial Protestant movement led by Martin Luther and many others. Starting in Germany and Switzerland in the 16th cen ...

Amish The Amish (, also or ; ; ), formally the Old Order Amish, are a group of traditionalist Anabaptism, Anabaptist Christianity, Christian Christian denomination, church fellowships with Swiss people, Swiss and Alsace, Alsatian origins. As they ...

, Mennonites and

Hutterites Hutterites (; ), also called Hutterian Brethren (German: ), are a communal ethnoreligious group, ethnoreligious branch of Anabaptism, Anabaptists, who, like the Amish and Mennonites, trace their roots to the Radical Reformation of the early 16 ...

, as well as reviews of recent publications and research notes. As of January 2004, the journal had a total circulation of over 1,000 copies, with 870 paid subscriptions. The total circulation in 1956 was approximately 600.

Notable contributors

* Theron Schlabach * John Howard Yoder

Editors

, 1927–1962 * Guy F. Hershberger, 1963–1965 *

John S. Oyer John Stanley Oyer (1925-1998) was an Anabaptist scholar and editor. Oyer finished his B.A. degree at Goshen College 1951 and started a master's program in history at Harvard University. He wrote his doctoral dissertation at the University of Chica ...

, 1966-1974 and 1977-1992 * Walter Klaassen, 1975-1976 * Theron F. Schlabach, 1993-1994 * John D. Roth, 1995 to present

References

External links

* , the journal's official website {{DEFAULTSORT:Mennonite Quarterly Review, The 1927 establishments in Indiana Academic journals published in the United States English-language journals Goshen College Mass media in Indiana Mennonitism in the United States Anabaptism in Indiana Academic journals established in 1927 Quarterly journals Religion history journals Review journals

History, circulation and operations

Notable contributors

Editors

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