Communion

This issue explores gender aware critiques of foot washing, proposals for a richer Anabaptist sacramental imagination, and a biblical reassessment of the state. It also offers reflections on eucharistic practice, fragile discipleship, the ‘After Christendom’ series, and a range of recent Anabaptist related publications.

From a misremembered God to forgotten confessions, this issue traces how Anabaptist imagination is stretched, challenged, and renewed. Voices old and new converge – Quaker mystics, Amish craftsmen, ecological poets, and sharp eyed theologians – each probing what faithful witness might look like today.

Some practical observations by Sue Haines.

An excerpt from Eleanor Kreider’s book Communion Shapes Character.

A liturgy taken from For All Who Minister: A Worship Manual for the Church of the Brethren.

A liturgy from the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches.