A new book launches
Rev. Dr Fernando Enns says the new English version of his book, The Peace Church and the Ecumenical Community, is a much easier read than the original German text. The English edition was officially launched during the WCC Central Committee meetings on Thursday.
"This is a small church that has put ethics and theology very closely together... and the peace issue is at the very center," Enns, a Mennonite theologian from Germany, said of the Historic Peace Churches. "I feel this is a very rich tradition that should present (itself) in a clearer way."
While Enns grew up in the peace church tradition, he also found valuable perspective as he became involved in the ecumenical movement. He feels the two spheres have much to share with each other, and he hopes his book contributes to that conversation. Enns, a member of Central Committee, also carefully grounded the principles of nonviolence in trinitarian theology. The church, he said, is the place where overcoming violence must start.
The book, produced in conjunction with the WCC's Decade to Overcome Violence, is co-published with Pandora Press. A limited number were available at the meetings and quickly sold out.
