Summary: This volume explores how Mennonite Central Committee has served as a key vehicle for inter-Mennonite collaboration from 1920 until the present. Over twenty scholars from various disciplinary backgrounds examine different ways in which MCC has contributed to expanding networks of Mennonite identity. Contributors include (in order of appearance) John A. Lapp, Esther Epp-Tiessen, James C. Juhnke, Ronald J. R. Mathies, Donald B. Kraybill, Steven M. Nolt, Nancy R. Heisey, Stanley Green and James R. Krabill, Tobin Miller Shearer, Beth Graybill, Jennifer Keahey and Mary Littrell and Douglas Murray, Malinda Elizabeth Berry, Perry Bush, Robb Davis, William Reimer and Bruce Guenther, Theodore J. Koontz, Terrence Jantzi, Arli Klassen. ”Much like the complex and
dynamic 90-year-old MCC organization itself,
this volume brings together a remarkably rich collection of ideas and
perspectives. A
Table of Sharing inspires reflection and
appreciation for the organization that has meant so much to so many. “
—Karen Klassen
Harder, Professor of Business and Economics, Bluffton University “Editor Alain Epp Weaver . . . has assembled a score of gifted scholars to contribute insightful and thoughtful essays on the story and program of an institution grappling with some of the most critical issues of the twenty-first century.” —Robert S. Kreider, President Emeritus, Bluffton University and Bethel College, in the Foreword “This story of MCC is a story of the church in action. It is the story of the church meeting needs of communities around the world, which is why the Mennonite World Conference family has for many years cherished its close and mutual relationship with MCC. As A Table of Sharing shows, the church at its best ministers not only to the spiritual needs of the peoples of the world but also to those needs that many times define, classify, or categorize persons as less privileged and vulnerable.” —Danisa Ndlovu, President, Mennonite World Conference Market: Historians, scholars, college or seminary students of missions, development; anyone interested in the history and current vision and practices of Mennonite Central Committee. Shelving: Historians, scholars, college or seminary students of missions, development; anyone interested in the history and current vision and practices of Mennonite Central Committee. Publisher: Cascadia
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