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2021 New Product and Backlist Catalog
Contents
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Spring 2021
12
Summer 2021
22 Fall 2021
30 New and Recent
44 Books
Cookbooks, 45
Memoir and Biography, 49
Children and Youth, 50
Fiction, 51
Amish and Mennonite, 52
Christian Living, 53
Devotional and Inspirational, 56
Family and Relationships, 57
Church Life, 58
Stewardship, 58
Missions, 59
Social Issues, 59
Peace and Justice, 60
Biblical Studies, 61
Theology and Ethics, 62
Church History, 63
64 Index
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Lamenting Racism
A Christian Response to Racial Injustice
Rob Muthiah with Abigail Gaines, Dave Johnson, Tamala Kelly, Brian Lugioyo,
Anthony Powell, John Ragsdale, Jessica Wai-Fong Wong
Racism feeds on denial. Lament moves us to tell the truth. And the truth can
set us free.
Stories of racial injustice fill our news feeds. Yet for too long many in the
church have been hesitant to speak up about racism in its many forms. We fear
offending others, using the wrong words, not knowing what to say.
In Lamenting Racism, a team of leading pastors and theologians invite us into
the transformative and motivating practice of biblical lament as a powerful way
to confront racism. Through their conversations in six thought-provoking vid-
eos, they name that God’s people of every race are called to consider how we
have been shaped and formed by race, and they guide us into experiencing
lament as an anti-racism practice.
Encouraging congregations to reclaim the lost art of biblical lament, these
pastors and theologians model a powerful way to pour out the fear, shame, grief,
and rage of racism as we cry out to God in prayer. In the process, we will be
transformed and motivated to reclaim hope and to act for a world shaped by
God’s inclusive vision of love and blessing.
6-session streaming video series
2021. $59.99 USD. 9781513809472. This six-session study invites church groups to engage in the practice of bib-
lical lament as a powerful tool in the church’s struggle against racism.
Participant Journal
2021. 48 pages. PB. K E Y F E AT U R ES
9781513808628. $11.99 USD. • Thought-provoking video conversations to equip churches to have hon-
Ebook. 9781513808635. $11.99 USD. est, transformative conversations about race
RELIGION / Christian Living / Social Issues • Accompanying leader’s guide and participant journals strengthen rela-
tionships within churches by providing safe spaces to share personal
Leader’s Guide stories around race
2021. 54 pages. PB.
• Learn the lost art of lament as a powerful tool for anti-racism
9781513808642. $16.99 USD.
Ebook. 9781513808659. $16.99 USD.
RELIGION / Christian Living / Social Issues
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Holy Experiment
The Warwick River Mennonite Colony, 1897–1970
Studies in Anabaptist and Mennonite History, Volume 52
Jo Anne Kraus
In 1897, Mennonite and Amish families from northern and western states began
to relocate to former plantation land in southeastern Virginia along the banks of
the Warwick River. Their move to these 1,000 acres was part of a larger, though
little known, movement in the Mennonite church in the late 19th century to
settle church colonies in the post–Civil War South.
By developing the depleted soils of former plantations into successful farms
and creating new Mennonite congregations, Mennonite leaders hoped to keep
their church vital and growing in a time of shrinking membership. They also
hoped to find a strategy for mission work in keeping with their faith. Holy
Experiment: The Warwick River Mennonite Colony, 1897–1970 explores a criti-
cal period of church history through the story of the only Mennonite colony
planted in the American South to survive this experiment and eventually thrive.
K E Y F EAT U R ES
• In-depth narratives of the families, leaders, and congregations that
shaped the Warwick River Mennonite Colony
2021. 400 pages. PB.
• Analysis of the Mennonite church mission strategy that focused on plant-
9781513807621. $34.99 USD.
RELIGION / Christian Church / History ing colonies and congregations in the post–Civil War American South
• Volume 52 in the Studies in Anabaptist and Mennonite History series
Jo Anne Kraus is an indepen-
dent scholar, teacher, and natu-
ralist born in Newport News, Vir-
ginia, and based in the New York
City area for 50 years. She holds an
MA in medieval studies and a PhD
in comparative literature from
CUNY. Krauss helped develop an earth ministry
at Christ Church Riverdale in the Bronx, founded
and directed a literacy program for women and
children in transitional housing in New York
City, and has taught remedial reading skills to
children since 2006. She currently lives in Balti-
more, Maryland.
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SERIES TITLES
What Is the Bible
T H E J E S U S WAY: S M A L L B O O K S O F R A D I C A L F A I T H and How Do We
The Jesus Way series delves into big questions about God’s work in the world. These con- Understand It?
by Dennis R. Edwards
cise, practical books are deeply rooted in Anabaptist theology. Crafted by a diverse commu-
nity of internationally renowned scholars, pastors, and practitioners, The Jesus Way series Why Did Jesus Die
and What Difference
helps readers deepen their faith in Christ and enliven their witness. Start small.
Does It Make?
by Michele Hershberger
KEY F EAT U RES
• Accessible Jesus-centered theology from an Anabaptist perspective What Is the Trinity and
Why Does It Matter?
• Written by a diverse and internationally renowned community of scholars, pastors, by Steve Dancause
and practitioners
Why Do We Suffer
• Designed for use by individual readers, small groups, and Christian education and Where Is God
classes When We Do?
by Valerie G. Rempel
• Glossary of terms and discussion and reflection questions in each volume
Who Are Our
Enemies and How
Do We Love Them?
by Hyung Jin Kim Sun
What Is God’s Mission
in the World and How
Do We Join It?
by Juan Francisco Martínez
and Jaime Pitts
What Is the Church
and Why Does It Exist?
by David Fitch
What Does Justice
Look Like and Why
Does God Care about It?
by Judith and Colin McCartney
What Is God’s Kingdom
and What Does
Citizenship Look Like?
by César García
Who Was Jesus and
What Does It Mean
to Follow Him?
by Nancy Elizabeth Bedford
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What Is God’s Kingdom and What Does Who Was Jesus and What Does It Mean to
Citizenship Look Like? Follow Him?
César García Nancy Elizabeth Bedford
2021. 88 pages. PB. 9781513805733. $12.99 USD. 2021. 96 pages. PB. 9781513805726. $12.99 USD.
Ebook. 9781513806228. $9.99 USD. Ebook. 9781513806211. $9.99 USD.
RELIGION / Christian Theology / General RELIGION / Christian Theology / General
What is God’s kingdom? And what does it look like to live as Who was Jesus? And what does it mean to follow him?
a loyal citizen of God’s reign? Nancy Elizabeth Bedford helps us consider the identity
César García leads us on a searching examination of what and mission of Jesus of Nazareth. Learn about the incarna-
it means to belong to God’s kingdom, what Jesus’ life and tion, how Christians have understood Jesus to be both human
ministry demonstrate about our call to seek it first, and how and divine, and what his radical teachings and ministry can
our allegiance to Jesus challenges and reshapes our loyalties mean for us today. Find out how Christians through the cen-
to political systems and governments. Learn about theolog- turies have understood who Jesus is, and explore communal
ical concepts such as the separation of church and state and and individual practices for following him.
kingdom ethics, and explore practices for people seeking to
embody God’s kingdom community.
Nancy Elizabeth Bedford was born in Comodoro Rivada-
via, Argentina. She has been the Georgia Harkness Professor
César García is general secretary of Mennonite World Con-
of Theology at Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary since
ference (MWC), an organization that serves some 1.5 mil-
2003 and is a member of Reba Place Church (Mennonite) in
lion members around the world in the Anabaptist tradition.
Evanston, Illinois. Previously she taught theology at Instituto
García is from Bogotá, Colombia, and his appointment in
Universitario ISEDET and Seminario Internacional Teológico
2012 marked the first time a leader from the Global South has
Bautista in Buenos Aires. Her most recent books are Galatians:
served in this leadership role. He has been a church planter,
A Theological Commentary and with Virginia Azcuy and Mercedes García, Te-
pastor, and professor of Bible and theology. Prior to his elec-
ología feminista a tres voces. Bedford holds degrees from University of Tübingen
tion, García was chair of the Iglesias Hermanos Menonitas de Colombia
and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. She is married to Daniel Stutz
(Mennonite Brethren Churches of Colombia) and secretary of the MWC
and is the mother of three daughters.
Mission Commission.
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What Is God’s Mission in the World and How What Is the Church and Why Does It Exist?
Do We Join It? David Fitch
Juan Francisco Martínez and Jamie Pitts 2021. 96 pages. PB. 9781513805702. $12.99 USD.
2021. 88 pages. PB. 9781513805665. $12.99 USD. Ebook. 9781513806198. $9.99 USD.
Ebook. 9781513806150. $9.99 USD. RELIGION / Christian Theology / General
RELIGION / Christian Theology / General What is the church? And why does it exist? These are essential
What does God’s mission look like? Who is supposed to questions for those who seek to follow Jesus in community.
carry it out—and how? David Fitch delves into the origins of the church, explor-
Juan Francisco Martínez and Jamie Pitts lead us on an ing the identity and calling of the body of Christ in Scripture
inquiry into God’s mission in the world: what it is, what it is and church history. Learn about the Christian practices that
not, and who is invited to be part of it. If Jesus is truly God’s shape the church and how our understandings of church
mission incarnate, we need to look at what Jesus did and might change in light of the life of the church through the
how he did it. Martínez and Pitts help readers understand centuries. At a time when the church in the United States
what mission means, why Christians in the past have made is losing credibility and cultural privilege, Fitch calls us to
missteps, and how we can learn from Christian communities embrace historic Anabaptism as a model for thriving as
that are spreading the good news of Jesus today. Doing mis- God’s people in our own time and place.
sion in the way of Jesus may look different from what many
assume, but it is a call that the church cannot afford to miss.
David Fitch is B. R. Lindner Chair of Evangelical Theology
at Northern Seminary Chicago, Illinois. He is also one of the
cofounders of Missio Alliance and coaches a network of church
Juan Francisco Martínez is vice president of Ashland Uni- plants in the Christian and Missionary Alliance. He is the
versity and executive dean of Ashland Theological Seminary. founding pastor of Life on the Vine Christian Community, a
Previously he was professor of Hispanic studies and pastoral missional church in the northwest suburbs of Chicago, and re-
leadership at Fuller Theological Seminary and rector of the cently has joined the pastoral staff of a daughter congregation,
Latin American Anabaptist Seminary (SEMILLA) in Guatema- Peace of Christ Church in Westmont, Illinois. He writes on the issues the local
la City. Martínez is an ordained Mennonite Brethren pastor church must face in mission, including cultural engagement, leadership, and
and received his PhD in intercultural studies from Fuller. His theology, and has lectured and presented on these topics at many seminar-
academic work has focused on Latino Protestantism in the United States. ies, graduate schools, denominational gatherings, and conferences. His books
Martínez is the author and editor of numerous books and articles. include The Church of Us vs. Them and Faithful Presence: Seven Disciplines That
Shape the Church for Mission.
Jamie Pitts is associate professor of Anabaptist theology at
Anabaptist Mennonite Theological Seminary, where he also
serves as director of the Institute of Mennonites Studies and
edits the journal Anabaptist Witness. His teaching focuses on
theology and history, with an emphasis on global Anabaptist
traditions past and present. His current research interests in-
clude pneumatology, baptism, and gender and sexuality. Pitts
has degrees from New College at the University of Edinburgh and Fuller Theo-
logical Seminary.
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All about the Amish
Answers to Common Questions
Karen Johnson-Weiner
Everything you want to know about the Amish but are afraid to ask.
Do the Amish pay taxes? Are they Christians? Why do they use horses and
buggies but agree to ride in other people’s cars? And how can they even survive
in the contemporary world?
In All about the Amish, Amish expert Karen Johnson-Weiner answers the most
commonly asked questions people have about the Old Order Amish. After more
than 30 years of being friends with the Amish and studying their faith and cul-
ture, Johnson-Weiner offers authoritative answers to the most common ques-
tions about the unique Amish faith and lifestyle.
Got questions about Amish beliefs? Families? Churches? Schools? What they
think about the rest of us? Find answers here.
K E Y F EAT U R ES
• An expert’s succinct introduction to Amish life and faith
• Easily accessible prose with answers to the most common question about
the Amish
• Divided into succinct sections about Amish faith, churches, lifestyle,
2021. 120 pages. PB. courtship and marriage, and what holds Amish communities together
9781513806297. $14.99 USD.
EBook. 9781513806310. $9.99 USD.
“Authoritative and accessible, this book “Karen Johnson-Weiner ably and
RELIGION / Christianity / Amish
answers your questions thoughtfully and comprehensively presents answers to
Karen Johnson-Weiner is coau-
thoroughly.” —Steven M. Nolt, author of pervasive questions about Amish life.
thor of The Amish (with Donald B. A History of the Amish This book is an accessible introduction
Kraybill and Steven M. Nolt) and to Amish culture.” —Joshua R. Brown,
author of Train Up a Child and New “Johnson-Weiner is a superb guide to professor of German and linguistics at the
York Amish. With degrees from the perplexing questions of Amish life. University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire and co-editor
Hope College, Michigan State, and A wealth of information and wisdom.” of Pennsylvania Germans: An Interpretive
McGill University, she is profes- —Donald B. Kraybill, author of The Riddle of Encyclopedia
sor emerita of anthropology at SUNY Potsdam.
Amish Culture
Johnson-
Weiner has studied and related to the
Amish for more than 30 years.
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Faithful in Small Things
How to Serve the Needy When You’re One of Them
Kevin Wiebe
How can you help the poor when you can barely pay your own bills?
Pastor Kevin Wiebe grew up below the poverty line, with his mother hunting
for change in the couch to buy food for the baby. Wiebe now pastors a “low
resource” church of mostly immigrants—a congregation that transcends defini-
tions of the helper and the helped and that doesn’t fit neatly into any stereotype
of poverty. In Faithful in Small Things, Wiebe shows readers that writing big
checks isn’t the only—or even the best—way to alleviate poverty. Along the way,
he shines a spotlight on the value of small acts of love as a means of changing
the world, and as vitally important to following Jesus.
Investigating scriptural definitions of poverty and God’s heart for the poor
throughout the Bible, Wiebe calls readers not only to “help the needy” but to
acknowledge their own need and to work with God to serve others. By delving
into concepts like brokenness, mutuality, dignity, and systemic injustice, Wiebe
exposes gaps in the mainstream Christian understandings of economic inequal-
ity and explores holistic ways of reducing poverty. In doing so, he provides a bet-
ter way forward for Christians committed to working for the flourishing of all.
Jesus ministered to the poor, Jesus was poor. If both are true of our Savior,
2021. 224 pages. PB.
both can be true of us too.
9781513807744. $16.99 USD.
Ebook. 9781513807768. $9.99 USD.
K E Y F E AT U R ES
RELIGION / Christian Living /
Stewardship & Giving • Thoughtful treatment of poverty from a Christian perspective in the tra-
Available March 16, 2021 dition of When Helping Hurts and Toxic Charity
• Practical ideas for individual Christians and congregations for walking
Kevin Wiebe is an Anabaptist
writer, pastor, and the creator of
alongside those living in poverty
Pov.ology, a small-group curriculum • Theological and biblical reflections on poverty, wealth, generosity, ser-
on poverty and the church that has vice, and mutuality
been used around the world and
featured in publications across the
U.S. and Canada. Wiebe grew up
among the working poor, with parents who had a
standing family rule that “there is always room for
one more,” even as they struggled to get by them-
selves. He is senior pastor of New Life Christian
Fellowship in Stevenson, Ontario, a rural congre-
gation whose members are primarily Mennonite
immigrants from Mexico. He has degrees from
Providence University College and Conrad Grebel
University College and is an ordained minister in
the Evangelical Mennonite Conference. He and
his wife, Emily, have three children.
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Tongue-Tied
Learning the Lost Art of Talking about Faith
Sara Wenger Shenk
Are you tongue-tied about faith?
Many Christians easily and eagerly talk about movies, sports, politics, jobs,
and emotions. So why are we tongue-tied when it comes to talking about our
faith—even with each other? Even with our kids? What renders us incapable,
embarrassed, or hesitant to talk about God?
In Tongue-Tied, theologian and former seminary president Sara Wenger
Shenk investigates the reasons that people who claim the name of Christ are so
reluctant to talk about him. Recovering an authentic vocabulary of faith—and
learning to speak in trustworthy, captivating ways—is an urgent task for follow-
ers of Jesus today. In an era of dying churches, polarizing cultural arguments,
and environmental and humanitarian crises, many people are longing for deep
conversations about things that matter. We are longing for genuine spiritual
connection with a just and loving God. By reflecting theologically on biblical
wisdom and our shared humanness, Shenk calls readers to recover the winsome
language of Christian faith.
We don’t need to relearn Christianese or brush up on churchy clichés. We
need a language of faith that is authentic, candid, and robust enough to last.
2021. 288 pages. PB.
9781513807782. $16.99 USD. K E Y F EAT U R ES
Ebook. 9781513807805. $9.99 USD.
• Theological and biblical reflections on the loss of an authentic and win-
RELIGION / Christian Living /
Personal Growth some vocabulary of faith among Christians
• Analysis of cultural factors that make speaking of faith difficult
Sara Wenger Shenk is a theolo- • Practices for speaking about faith in ways that awaken our desire to know
gian, preacher, and the author of
six books. She served as president God and reconnect us with each other
of Anabaptist Mennonite Bibli- • Study guide available for use by small groups
cal Seminary (AMBS) for almost
10 years, where her blog, Practic-
ing Reconciliation, was lauded as a
steady and deeply theological resource in anxious
and polarized times. Shenk earned degrees from
Eastern Mennonite University, Garrett-Evangelical
Theological Seminary, and Union Presbyterian
Seminary in Richmond, Virginia. For nine years,
she and her husband, Gerald Shenk, served as stu-
dents and teachers in the former Yugoslavia, and
she has served on the faculty and administration
of Eastern Mennonite Seminary.
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Dear White Peacemakers
Dismantling Racism with Grit and Grace
Osheta Moore
Dear White Peacemakers is a breakup letter to division, a love letter to God’s
Beloved Community, and an eviction notice to the violent powers that have
sustained racism for centuries.
Race is one of the hardest topics to discuss in America. Many white Christians
avoid talking about it altogether. But a commitment to peacemaking requires
White people to step out of their comfort and privilege and into the work of
anti-racism. Dear White Peacemakers is an invitation to White Christians to come
to the table and join this hard work and holy calling. Rooted in the life, min-
istry, and teachings of Jesus, this book is a challenging call to transform white
shame, fragility, saviorism, and privilege in order to work together to build the
Beloved Community as anti-racism peacemakers.
Written in the wake of George Floyd’s death, Dear White Peacemakers draws
on the Sermon on the Mount, spirituals, and personal stories from author
Osheta Moore’s work as a pastor in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Enter into this story
of shalom and join in the urgent work of anti-racism peacemaking.
K E Y F EAT U R ES
2021. 248 pages. PB. • Affirmation of the identity and calling of White Christians in the work of
9781513807669. $18.99 USD. dismantling racism and building beloved community
Ebook. 9781513807683. $9.99 USD.
• Personal stories of racial bias and racial justice
RELIGION / Christian Living / Social Issues
Available May 18, 2021 • Christian approaches to transforming white shame, fragility, saviorism,
and privilege
Osheta Moore is a writer, pastor,
• Everyday practices for building Beloved Community rooted in Jesus’
speaker, and podcaster in Saint
Paul, Minnesota, as well as a Sermon on the Mount
mother of three and an economic • Foreword by Jen Hatmaker
justice advocate for women in de-
veloping countries. In addition to
pastoring along with her husband
at Roots Covenant Church, a multiethnic com-
munity in Saint Paul, Moore is the outreach and
teaching pastor at Woodland Hills Church. Moore
has consistently been a voice for peacemaking,
justice, and anti-racism. Her work has been fea-
tured on numerous websites and blogs, including
Sojourners, SheLoves Magazine, Deeper Story, The Art
of Simple, ReKnew, and Rachel Held Evans’s blog.
She is the author of Shalom Sistas: Living Whole-
heartedly in a Brokenhearted World, published by
Herald Press in 2017. Connect with her at Osheta
.com and ShalomInTheCity.com.
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Reawakened
Activate Your Congregation to Spark Lasting Change
Glen Guyton
Every church wants to make a lasting difference. Light the spark in
your congregation.
More and more people are moving away from the church—not because they
lack faith in God but because the church is no longer relevant to their lives. The
church, not God, is the problem. In Reawakened, Glen Guyton explores eight
keys to developing the abilities of congregations to bring healing and hope to
their communities. These eight keys give voice to the most urgent needs of a
community and offer practical suggestions for how churches can spark holistic
and lasting differences in their communities.
Built on a solid biblical framework, Reawakened positions churches as cata-
lysts for transformative mission and change. Filled with stories from success-
ful ministries that are actively engaging their communities, Reawakened helps
Christians ask the big questions about God’s ongoing work in the world.
K E Y F E AT U R ES
• A compelling vision for churches as catalysts for holistic healing and
hope
2021. 244 pages. PB. • Outlines eight keys as strategies for unlocking the power of a church’s
9781513808079. $16.99 USD. mission
Ebook. 9781513807645. $9.99 USD.
• Offers biblical and theological solutions for churches in an era of waning
RELIGION / Christian Church / Growth
Available May 18, 2021 influence
• Foreword by Josh Packard
Glen Guyton is executive direc-
tor of Mennonite Church USA, the
first African American to serve in
that role, and consults with leaders
to help them reap the benefits of
developing more diverse, inclusive,
and culturally competent organi-
zations. A proven leader, Guyton is a former Air
Force officer and has years of experience serving in
executive roles, coaching leaders, and cultivating
relationships with diverse volunteers and donors.
A father of two and a native of Houston, Texas,
Guyton stays in shape and helps to offset his pas-
sion for great food by running. He holds a BS in
management from the U.S. Air Force Academy
and an MS in education from Regent University.
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Let the Light In
Healing from Distorted Images of God
Colin J. McCartney
Do you feel that God is angry with you? Or at least disappointed?
Our view of God shapes our minds, behavior, and relationships. What hap-
pens when we view God as a furious, frustrated deity? What changes when we
glimpse a God who looks like Jesus?
Building on personal experience, biblical study, and recent discoveries in
neuroscience, pastor and ministry coach Colin McCartney warns of the dangers
of viewing God as a judgmental, angry dictator. Such a negative view of God
poisons the mind and produces alienation from God and others. McCartney
lays out a strong case, rooted in Scripture, for a more accurate image of a God
who is Love. Healing from distorted images of God is one of the primary tasks
of the maturing Christian, and McCartney gently leads readers on this healing
journey. He also refuses to shy away from difficult topics such as God’s wrath,
hell as eternal punishment, and violent depictions of God in the Bible. By shar-
ing the beliefs of the early church fathers and mothers and pointing to a Christ-
centered hermeneutic, McCartney inspires readers with the truth of a God who
is extremely involved and deeply in love with every one of us.
What if the boundless love that we see in Jesus Christ isn’t just one of many
2021. 280 pages. PB.
traits of God? What if that infinite, absolute love is, well, everything?
9781513808093. $16.99 USD.
Ebook. 9781513808116. $9.99 USD.
K E Y F EAT U R ES
RELIGION / Christian Living / Spiritual Growth
Available June 1, 2021 • Contains strong biblical case for a God whose character is fully revealed
in Jesus
Colin McCartney has worked in
• Offers pastoral and therapeutic perspectives on how distorted images of
urban missions for over 35 years.
He is the founder of two urban God fuel dysfunctional relationships with God and others
ministries and the author of The • Presents solid theological examination of related topics such as hell,
Beautiful Disappointment, Red Letter
Jesus’ command to love enemies, and violence in the Old Testament
Revolution and with with his wife,
Judith, What Does Justice Look Like • Foreword by Tony Campolo
and Why Does Care about It? He has appeared on
Canadian television and radio and published ar-
ticles in national newspapers regarding urban
issues. He is a mentor to pastors and businesspeo-
ple and serves as a ministry trainer and coach. He
is also a popular speaker and currently leads an
urban church planting movement called Connect
City.
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The Land Is Not Empty
Following Jesus in Dismantling the Doctrine of Discovery
Sarah Augustine
White settlers saw land for the taking. They failed to consider the perspective of
the people already here.
In The Land Is Not Empty, author Sarah Augustine unpacks the harm of the
Doctrine of Discovery—a set of laws rooted in the 15th century that gave Christian
governments the moral and legal right to seize lands they “discovered” despite
those lands already being populated by Indigenous Peoples. Legitimized by the
church and justified by a misreading of Scripture, the Doctrine of Discovery says
a land inhabited by “heathens, pagans, and infidels” can be considered “empty”
and therefore free for the taking.
In this prophetic book, Augustine who is Pueblo (Tewa), reframes the coloni-
zation of North America as she investigates ways that the Doctrine of Discovery
continues to devastate Indigenous cultures, and even the planet itself, as it justi-
fies exploitation of both natural resources and people. This is a powerful call to
reckon with the root causes of a legacy that continues to have devastating effects
on Indigenous Peoples around the globe and a call to recognize how our lives
and our choices are interwoven.
What was done in the name of Christ must be undone in the name of Christ,
2021. 224 pages. PB.
the author asserts. The good news of Jesus means there is still hope for the
9781513808291. $16.99 USD.
Ebook. 9781513808314. $9.99 USD. righting of wrongs. Right relationship with God, others, and the earth requires
RELIGION / Christian Living / Social Issues no less.
Available June 22, 2021
K E Y F E AT U R ES
Sarah Augustine is founder and
• Insightful commentary by a Pueblo (Tewa) community activist on the
cochair of the Dismantling the
Doctrine of Discovery Coalition ongoing legacy of the Doctrine of Discovery
and executive director of the Dis- • Moving personal narrative interwoven with perceptive historical analysis
pute Resolution Center of Yakima
of the dehumanization of Native Americans
and Kittitas Counties. Augustine
has written for Sojourners, The Men- • A powerful call for Christians to right the wrongs done to Indigenous
nonite, and other publications, and she is an ad- communities in the name of the Christ
junct professor at Heritage University. She and her
husband, Dan Peplow, and their son live in the
• Foreword by Mark Charles
Yakima Valley of Washington.
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Peanut Butter and Dragon Wings
A Mother’s Search for Grace
Shari Zook
Longing for permission to be real about your own needs and struggles?
Permission granted.
As good Christian moms, we’re not supposed to ask for much. Jesus meets
all our needs and we’re the light of the world to everybody else, right? Wrong.
Shari Zook appeared to be an overachieving supermom who deftly supported
her pastor-husband and their congregation, looked after their children, and
cared for foster children through the ups and downs of placements. But inside,
her world was growing increasingly desperate as she struggled with the grief of
miscarriage, parenting a difficult child, and spiraling depression.
In her darkest hour, Zook let go of her need to appear superhuman and
reached out to receive God’s unfolding grace. With humor and artistry, Peanut
Butter and Dragon Wings gives us permission to step out from behind the appear-
ance of rose-filtered perfection and embrace the authenticity of honest need and
human limitations. In the book’s 12 chapters you’ll find 12 practical ways to
reach for a faith that includes doubt, and holiness that includes failure.
K E Y F EAT U R ES
2021. 208 pages. PB. • Authentic stories of the challenges of motherhood, family, and faith in a
9781513807706. $16.99 USD. culture that too often leaves women feeling inadequate
Ebook. 9781513807720. $9.99 USD.
• An invitation to release perfection and embrace authentic vulnerability
RELIGION / Christian Living /
Women’s Interests • Twelve practices for Christian moms to seek and receive the care of faith
Available July 6, 2021 community
Shari Zook is a pastor’s wife,
mother of four, and foster parent
for the past six years. She bakes
cakes, raises herbs, and reads amaz-
ing books, but her heart is in rais-
ing children, crafting words, and
connecting with women. She lives
with her family in northwestern Pennsylvania
and attends Meadville Mennonite Chapel, where
her husband, Ryan, pastors. She blogs at Confes-
sions of a Woman Learning to Live (ShariZookcom).
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How to Have an Enemy
Righteous Anger and the Work of Peace
Melissa Florer-Bixler
Does Jesus’ call to love our enemies mean that we should remain silent in the
face of injustice?
Jesus called us to love our enemies. But to befriend our enemies, we first
have to acknowledge their existence, understand who they are, and recognize
the ways they are acting in opposition to God’s good news. In How to Have an
Enemy: Righteous Anger and the Work of Peace, Melissa Florer-Bixler looks closely
at what the Bible says about enemies—who they are, what they do, and how
Jesus and his followers responded to them. The result is a theology that allows
us to name our enemies as a form of truth-telling about ourselves, our commu-
nities, and the histories in which our lives are embedded. Only then can we
grapple with the power of the acts of destruction carried out by our enemies,
and invite them to lay down their enmity, opening a path for healing, recon-
ciliation, and unity.
Jesus named and confronted his enemies as an essential part to loving them.
In this provocative book, Florer-Bixler calls us to do the same.
K E Y F E AT U R ES
2021. 244 pages. PB. • Compelling counter-narrative that centers on Jesus’ practice of naming
9781513808130. $16.99 USD. and confronting enemies
Ebook. 9781513808154. $9.99 USD.
• Practical guidance for faith communities seeking to discern how they and
RELIGION / Christian Living /
Personal Growth others have acted as enemies of the good news of Jesus
Available July 20, 2021 • Examines themes such racial injustice, oppression, and coercive power
• Foreword by Otis Moss III
Melissa Florer-Bixler is a writer
and pastor with degrees from Duke
University and Princeton Theo-
logical Seminary. Her ministry at
Raleigh Mennonite Church has
been featured in The Atlantic and
Sojourners. She writes for Geez Mag-
azine, Christian Century, and Anabaptist World,
among others. She is the author of Fire by Night:
Finding God in the Pages of the Old Testament. She
lives with her husband and three children in Ra-
leigh, North Carolina.
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The End of Religion
Encountering the Subversive Spirituality of Jesus STUDY GUIDE
Bruxy Cavey
Sick of religion? So was Jesus.
Around the world a movement is growing. People are waking up to the spiri-
tual beauty of the teachings of Jesus while rejecting the many ugly aspects of the
religion that bears his name. If you are among those who are disappointed with
religion yet are still strangely pulled toward spirituality, author Bruxy Cavey will
help you make sense of it all.
Join Cavey in an exploration of how 21st-century people can live into the
subversive spirituality of a first-century radical and discover what the Bible claims
is the world God originally intended and still desires: a world without religion.
The End of Religion Study Guide will help you and your group unpack Cavey’s
teachings in The End of Religion to help you understand, discuss, and live into
the subversive spirituality of Jesus.
K E Y F EAT U R ES
• Guide that helps small groups and house churches engage with The End of
Religion: Encountering the Subversive Spirituality of Jesus
• Thought-provoking discussion questions applicable to believers and non-
2021. 128 pages. PB. believers alike
9781513808666. $9.99 USD. • Disciple resource to help new believers understand and live the subversive
Ebook. 9781513808673. $9.99 USD.
spirituality of Jesus
RELIGION / Christian Living / Spiritual Growth
Available August 3, 2021 • QR codes that link to online videos and resources
Bruxy Cavey is a bestselling au-
thor and the teaching pastor at The
Meeting House (Ontario, Canada),
a church for people who aren’t into The End of Religion
church. Cavey is a sought-after Encountering the Subversive Spirituality
speaker and preacher, and he is the
author of Reunion: The Good News
of Jesus [Expanded Edition]
of Jesus for Seekers, Saints, and Sinners. Bruxy and Bruxy Cavey
his wife, Nina, have three daughters and live in 2020. 416 pages. PB. 9781513805498. $18.99 USD.
Hamilton, Ontario. Connect with him at Bruxy. Ebook. 9781513806976. $9.99 USD.
com.
RELIGION / Christian Living / Spiritual Growth
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Leaving Silence
Sexualized Violence, the Bible, and Standing with Survivors
Susannah Larry
#MeToo. #ChurchToo. #GodToo?
What if survivors of sexualized violence experienced the Bible as a powerful
spiritual resource rather than an oppressive tool in the hands of those seeking
to dismiss or justify abuse? Bible scholar Susannah Larry leads fellow survivors
and those who care for them in a journey toward reclaiming the Bible amid the
trauma of sexualized violence.
Leaving Silence is an unflinching examination of sexualized violence in the
Bible and the God who stands steadfastly with survivors. Larry addresses biblical
experiences of coercion, familial betrayal, and self-blame while also illuminating
God’s constant care and concern.
By centering the experiences of survivors in Scripture, Larry opens new
insights into some of the Bible’s most difficult texts and releases its ancient sto-
ries to serve as a powerful healing witness to the God who has shared in the
experience of sexualized violence. Under Larry’s skillful guidance, readers will
rediscover the God who is present in experiences of trauma and who desires
ultimate wholeness for survivors.
2021. 240 pages. PB. K E Y F E AT U R ES
9781513808178. $17.99 USD. • Reclaims the Bible as a powerful spiritual resource for survivors of sexual-
Ebook. 9781513808192. $9.99 USD.
ized violence
RELIGION / Christian Living / Social Issues
Available August 3, 2021 • Examines experiences of sexual coercion, familial betrayal, and self-blame
in the Bible
Susannah Larry is a writer and
• Illuminates God’s presence with survivors of sexualized trauma and God’s
scholar who works in between the
piles of blocks and baby dolls on desire for their wholeness
her living room floor. Raised in At-
lanta, she brings together academic
rigor and deep faith commitments
in her writing. Susannah is assis-
tant professor of biblical studies at Anabaptist
Mennonite Biblical Seminary in Elkhart, Indiana.
Though denominationally nomadic for several
years, she now feels at home in Anabaptist and
Mennonite traditions and attends Hively Avenue
Mennonite Church. Susannah enjoys writing cre-
ative nonfiction, running, and cooking vegetarian
meals. She blogs at SusannahMarieLarry.com.
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The Space Between Us
Conversations about Transforming Conflict
Betty Pries
Engage conflict to strengthen connections and build understanding.
Conflict is inevitable. But rather than approaching conflicts as threats or
problems to be solved, what if we could see our disagreements as opportunities
for personal growth? Could our differences push us toward developing healthier
relationships and communities? In The Space Between Us, facilitator and medi-
ator Betty Pries gently guides readers toward seeing discord as an opportunity
for positive change and a way to build resilience. Rooted in the conviction that
conflict can strengthen our relationships and deepen our self-knowledge, Pries
offers practical skills for engaging conflict and casts a vision for a future filled
with more joy.
To get there, Pries plumbs the depths of both conflict theory and contempla-
tive spirituality, proposing a vision for engaging conflict in new and life-giving
ways. Rooted in Christian practices of mindfulness, connecting with our most
authentic selves, and deep listening to uncover new possibilities, this book offers
new ways forward in the face of interpersonal and organizational conflicts.
K E Y F EAT U R ES
2021. 216 pages. PB. • Reframes conflict as an opportunity for positive change in our
9781513808680. $16.99 USD. relationships
Ebook. 9781513808703. $9.99 USD.
• Draws on contemplative Christian spirituality as a resource for navigating
RELIGION / Christian Living / Social Issues
Available August 17, 2021 conflict in life-giving ways
• Offers practical guidance for engaging everyday conflicts with curiosity
Betty Pries is founder and CEO
and grace
of Credence & Co., a consulting
agency dedicated to working with
organizations and their leaders
to help them thrive and flourish.
With over 26 years of experience
coaching, mediating, training, fa-
cilitating, and consulting, Pries is highly regarded
as a specialist in conflict, change, and leadership.
She brings a unique mix of biblical and theolog-
ical reflection, spiritual guidance, organizational
leadership, and facilitation skills to her work with
congregations, faith-based institutions, univer-
sities, healthcare entities, government agencies,
and businesses.
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A Cloud of Witnesses
Celebrating Indonesian Mennonites
John D. Roth
Indonesia is home to the oldest Mennonite community outside of Europe and
North America. Author John D. Roth traces the 170-year history of Mennonites
in Indonesia alongside the larger cultural and religious history of the country. By
placing the legacy of European colonization from the 16th century to national
independence in 1945 beside the history of the Dutch Mennonite mission to
Indonesia in the 19th century, Roth creates a rich narrative tapestry.
A Cloud of Witnesses traces the emergence of the three Mennonite-related
groups found today in Indonesia. Like all churches, they have each integrated
the good news of the gospel with local culture, ethnic identity, religious cur-
rents, and national history in a distinctive way.
In July 2022, these three Mennonite groups in Indonesia will collaboratively
host the 17th global assembly of Mennonite World Conference in Semarang, Java.
A Cloud of Witnesses helps to orient other members of the global Anabaptist-
Mennonite church to the history and identity of this unique group of churches
while also providing practical travel tips, recipes, and reference notes on culture
and language and tourist sites—making it the perfect accompaniment for those
who plan to travel to Indonesia for Mennonite World Conference in the sum-
2021. 200 pages. PB.
mer of 2022.
9781513809397. $19.99 USD.
Ebook. 9781513809403. $9.99 USD. Selamat dating!
RELIGION / Christianity / Mennonite
Available September 7, 2021 K E Y F EAT U R ES
• Published ahead of a Mennonite World Conference gathering in
John D. Roth is professor of his-
Indonesia in summer 2022
tory at Goshen College, editor of
Mennonite Quarterly Review, and di- • Orients readers to the unique story of the Indonesian Mennonite church
rector of the Institute for the Study • Brings together for the first time a history of all three Indonesian
of Global Anabaptism at Goshen
Mennonite groups
College. He received his PhD from
the University of Chicago. Roth’s • Appendices with Indonesian recipes and travel guidance
many books include Choosing Against War: A
Christian View, Beliefs: Mennonite Faith and Practice,
Stories: How Mennonites Came to Be, and Practices:
Mennonite Worship and Witness. Roth lives in Gos-
hen, Indiana.
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A Gentle Boldness
Sharing the Peace of Jesus in a Multi-Faith World
David W. Shenk
A global citizen. A commitment to sharing the peace of Jesus. A witness to the
difference that Jesus makes.
The story of David Shenk either begins in Shirati Village in Tanganyika, East
Africa, or we might decide it begins among the orchards of Lancaster County,
Pennsylvania, where farmers with their horses line up a mile for water as they
rearrange their loads for their trek home on market day. In either reading, this is
a story of mission—a story of people chattering along a roadside spring on the
way to and from market.
At age six, Shenk asked his parents, “What difference does Jesus make?” The
answer to that question is the reason he became a Christian. Day by day, as he
travels in the way of Jesus—living, serving, and ministering around the world—
Shenk continues to unpack what difference Jesus makes.
This is not just the story of Shenk and his remarkable work in Christian
missions. It’s the stories that David has heard within societies, cultures, and reli-
gions when he asks the question, What difference does Jesus make?
K E Y F E AT U R ES
2021. 240 pages. PB. • Each chapter is centered in a story of the church in mission and how lives
9781513801353. $16.99 USD. are being transformed—from Tanzania to Somalia to Pennsylvania
Ebook. 9781513801360. $9.99 USD.
• Stories tell of the transforming power of faith in Jesus from across the
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Religious
Available September 21, 2021 world
• Celebrates the joys and challenges of living as a people of Jesus devoted
David W. Shenk is the founder
to peace
emeritus member of the Christian-
Muslim Relations Team for Eastern
Mennonite Missions. His particular
focus is on bearing witness to the
peace of Christ in a world of reli-
gious and ideological pluralism. He
is a professor and author or coauthor of 20 books,
including A Muslim and a Christian in Dialogue,
Journeys of the Muslim Nation and the Christian
Church, Teatime in Mogadishu, and Christian. Mus-
lim. Friend.
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Not Quite Fine
Mental Health, Faith, and Showing Up for One Another
Carlene Hill Byron
A practical guide for people who care.
There is no time in history and no place in the world where so many people
have understood themselves to be suffering from mental health challenges.
There is also virtually no time and no place in the world where people who are
suffering have been so readily ostracized.
In Not Quite Fine, author Carlene Hill Byron tackles the mounting dilemmas
that pastors and churches face around mental health. Medicines and therapies
have their roles in supporting those who live with mental health problems or
mental illness. But God’s own body as the church is intended to be our greatest
support in this world. How can the church step up for such a time as this? How
can the body of Christ become a healing community for its members in pain—a
place where the weary find strength for the journey, a place where those who
mourn are raised up as rebuilders of the cities left in ruins?
Drawing on her own history of mental health problems and her experi-
ence as a teacher and lay counselor, Byron offers words of hope for those who
struggle as well as practical insights to equip congregations to better support
those who are suffering in their midst.
2021. 206 pages. PB.
9781513808215. $16.99 USD. K E Y F EAT U R ES
Ebook. 9781513808239. $9.99 USD.
• Draws on the author’s own experiences with depression or bipolar disor-
RELIGION / Christian Ministry /
Counseling & Recovery der since the age of 19 to offer a new vision for the church’s response to
Available October 5, 2021 mental health problems
• Offers many examples of care from stories of people with mental health
Carlene Hill Byron is a fund-
raiser and communicator for non-
issues
profits that serve people with dis- • Chapters offer practical insights in the form of a “competent care
abilities and other profound life giver’s toolkit”
challenges. The former editor of
New England Church Life and The • Provides a vision for how the body of Christ as the church can come
New England Christian, she is a spir- together to support those who are suffering
itual wellness volunteer in the MaineHealth hos-
pital system and is active in her Lutheran church.
She has been medically treated for depression or
bipolar disorder since the age of 19, with doctors
attempting more than 20 different medications to
contain her symptoms. Find her online on The
Mighty, Mad in America, The Redbud Post, and
The Church and Mental Illness.
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On Love and Mercy
A Social Justice Devotional
Stephen Mattson
A hopeful and Christ-centered devotional for Christians who know social justice
to be a good and holy endeavor.
On Love and Mercy is a 60-day devotional that invites readers to expand their
vision of both personal faith in God and the redemptive and saving work of
social action. Breaking down the premise that Christians must choose between
being either socially conscience or theologically sound, author Stephen Mattson
offers the hopeful message that Jesus—and Christianity—is both. Each day’s
entry offers Christians who long to see justice and equity within society a much-
needed source of affirmation, solidarity, and encouragement.
These heartfelt devotions bring readers hope and encouragement to embrace
social justice as the Christlike discipline that it always was and is meant to be.
On Love and Mercy validates social justice practices within the Christian faith by
centering the example of Jesus as the ultimate standard.
Although our religion will fail us, Jesus never will. He walks alongside us in
2021. 300 pages. HC. living out God’s commands to us to love our neighbors to the best of our ability.
9781513809373. $21.99 USD. Step into this journey and discover anew what it means to be devoted to Jesus
Ebook. 9781513809380. $9.99 USD. and justice.
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Available October 19, 2021 K E Y F E AT U R ES
Stephen Mattson is a writer and
• Timely devotional that holds together Christian faith and social action
activist whose work has been pub- • Offers words of hope for Christians devoted to Jesus and putting his
lished in Relevant, Huffington Post, words about justice into practice
Sojourners, Red Letter Christians,
and a variety of other venues. • Rooted in the Bible to expand our understandings of justice
Mattson graduated from Moody
Bible Institute, served as a youth
pastor, and now works at University of Northwest-
ern—St. Paul. He is the author of The Great Reckon-
ing: Surviving a Christianity That Looks Nothing like
Christ, published by Herald Press in 2018. He and
his wife and children live near Saint Paul, Minne-
sota, and attend Woodland Hills Church.
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1 & 2 Kings
Believers Church Bible Commentary
Lynn Jost
Violence in the streets. Military expansion. Consumerism. Policies exploiting
people and natural resources. Harassment and abuse: 1 & 2 Kings could hardly
be more relevant. In the 34th volume of the Believers Church Bible Commentary
series, Old Testament scholar Lynn Jost claims 1 & 2 Kings were written to form a
community that would embrace the Ten Commandments and the Great Shema
and would champion righteousness and compassion. Jost traces the character-
istics of royal justice, with its systems of excess and indulgence, as well as the
court intrigue, succession politics, interfamily rivalries, and prophetic judgment
that mark the books. Through it all, Israel remains in a covenant relationship
with a delivering God. Through it all, God calls the leaders and the people to
practice justice, protect shalom, and live righteously. In vivid and accessible
prose, Jost invites pastors, scholars, and lay readers to read 1 & 2 Kings as books
of promise—ones that gesture toward a faithful God who rescues, judges, com-
mands, and provides.
K E Y F EAT U R ES
• Biblical commentary from an Anabaptist perspective
2021. 518 pages. PB. • Unique format that includes sections on The Text in the Biblical Context
9781513802633. $34.99 USD. and The Text in the Life of the Church
Ebook. 9781513802640. $12.99 USD.
• Cooperative project of the Brethren in Christ Church, Brethren Church,
RELIGION / Biblical Commentary /
Old Testament Church of the Brethren, Mennonite Brethren Church, Mennonite Church
Available November 2, 2021 Canada, and Mennonite Church USA
Lynn Jost is a professor and pro- “This readable commentary series is for all who seek more fully to understand the
gram director of Old Testament original message of Scripture and its meaning for today—Sunday school teachers,
and director of the Anabaptist Cen- members of Bible study groups, students, pastors, and other seekers.” —From the Series
ter at Fresno Pacific University. He
Foreword
graduated from Tabor College and
received his MDiv from Mennonite
Brethren Biblical Seminary and his
PhD in homiletics and Hebrew Bible from Van-
derbilt University. Jost has served as president and
academic dean of Mennonite Brethren Biblical
Seminary and has also worked in church planting
in Spain and pastoral ministry in Kansas. He and
his wife, Donna, have two adult children.
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Been in the Struggle
Pursuing an Antiracist Spirituality
Regina Shands Stoltzfus and Tobin Miller Shearer
The work of dismantling racism doesn’t happen overnight.
Been in the Struggle nurtures, challenges, and fosters the work and witness of
dismantling racism for the long haul. In a book filled with wisdom and insight
from nearly three decades of partnering across racial lines in this work, authors
Regina Shands Stoltzfus and Tobin Miller Shearer offer a powerful mix of practi-
cal direction and poignant reflection to empower and sustain those working to
dismantle racism, regardless of their stage in the journey.
Stoltzfus and Shearer draw on the power and promise of interracial rela-
tionships to offer a vision for an anti-racist spirituality. Together this Black
woman and White man address the spirituality of conflict and crisis, embrac-
ing Blackness amid an anti-Black culture, and the importance of spiritual disci-
plines in the work of antiracism. Whether we are working to dismantle racism
in our own lives or inside institutions, their words on transformation, historical
trauma, spiritual formation, and the importance of authentic, restorative cele-
bration will inspire and sustain us for road ahead.
K E Y F E AT U R ES
2021. 250 pages. PB. • Offers a model of interracial friendship rooted in nearly 30 years of
9781513809434. $18.99 USD. practice
Ebook. 9781513809458. $9.99 USD.
• Tackles addressing racism from the lens of Christian spirituality
RELIGION / Christian Living / Social Issues
Available November 2, 2021 • Helps readers understand dismantling racism as an unfolding journey
• Both authors are seasoned presenters and speakers on topics related to
Regina Shands Stoltzfus was
dismantling racism
born in Cleveland, Ohio, and lived
there the first half of her life. She
currently lives in Goshen, Indiana,
and teaches at Goshen College in
the peace, justice, and conflict
studies. Stoltzfus is cofounder of
the Roots of Justice anti-oppression program (for-
merly Damascus Road Anti-Racism Process) and
has worked widely in peace education. She holds
a master of arts in biblical studies from Ashland
Theological Seminary and a PhD in theology and
ethics from Chicago Theological Seminary. She is
the author of two previous books, and her many
articles have appeared in publications such as So-
journers and The Mennonite. She has also written
for the Anabaptist Historians blog.
Tobin Miller Shearer is cofound-
er with Regina Shands Stoltzfus of
the Damascus Road Anti- Racism
Process (now Roots of Justice) and
an award-winning professor of his-
tory and African American studies
at the University of Montana. He
is the author of five books and more than one
hundred articles. His work has appeared in publi-
cations such as The Chicago Tribune, Conspire, The
Mennonite, and Anabaptist Historians. He blogs at
Truth and Grace. Shearer is also the cofounder with
Cheryl Miller Shearer of the anti-racism training
and consulting nonprofit Widerstand Consulting
(www.widerstandconsulting.org).
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