Anabaptist Witness Blog

Welcome to our blog, a forum to foster discussion and share ideas from different corners of the Anabaptist world. It is regularly updated with short reflection pieces, reactions to articles, comments on current events relating to mission, and more. If you are interested in contributing, please review our guidelines and contact information.

AW Book Forum – Concluding response by Sarah Augustine

By Sarah Augustine | Posted on May 30, 2022

Read here the AW Book Forum Presentation on The Land Is Not Empty: Following Jesus in Dismantling the Doctrine of Discovery by Sarah Augustine Concluding response by Sarah Augustine My journey struggling for liberation with Indigenous Peoples began in the rainforest of Suriname. In this context, I struggled alongside multiple tribes facing removal, disease, and death. Their […]

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AW Book Forum – Response to Sarah Augustine by Randy S. Woodley

By Randy S. Woodley | Posted on May 23, 2022

Read here the AW Book Forum Presentation on The Land Is Not Empty: Following Jesus in Dismantling the Doctrine of Discovery by Sarah Augustine Indigenous Old Testaments and Story – Response to Sarah Augustine by Randy S. Woodley I begin responding to Sarah’s words at the end of chapter six, Reimagining Our Theology.  The great unknown unfolds […]

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AW Book Forum – Response to Sarah Augustine by Tina Stoltzfus Schlabach

By Tina Stoltzfus Schlabach | Posted on May 16, 2022

Read here the AW Book Forum Presentation on The Land Is Not Empty: Following Jesus in Dismantling the Doctrine of Discovery by Sarah Augustine Response to Sarah Augustine by Tina Stoltzfus Schlabach I write this response to Sarah Augustine’s powerful book not as a scholar.  I write as a pastor and as an accompanier of people – […]

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AW Book Forum – Response to Sarah Augustine by T.J. Smith

By TJ Smith | Posted on May 9, 2022

Read here the AW Book Forum Presentation on The Land Is Not Empty: Following Jesus in Dismantling the Doctrine of Discovery by Sarah Augustine Response to Sarah Augustine by T.J. Smith As a Lakota, Winnebago, Cherokee man, being one who the shame of culture, being Indian, was prevalent in our family, this book struck home. I was […]

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The Power of Nonviolent Resistance

By Benjamin Isaak-Krauss | Posted on May 6, 2022

Unarmed people block tanks. Street signs are changed so that “F*ck you!” is written on them or all roads point to The Hague to the International Criminal Court. Videos circulate of Ukrainians offering to tow Russian soldiers stranded without fuel to Moscow, and pictures of Russian deserters being welcomed with tea and cheers. Across Europe, […]

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AW Book Forum – Response to Sarah Augustine by Wes Howard-Brook

By Wes Howard-Brook | Posted on May 3, 2022

Read here the AW Book Forum Presentation on The Land Is Not Empty: Following Jesus in Dismantling the Doctrine of Discovery by Sarah Augustine Response to Sarah Augustine by Wes Howard-Brook Sarah Augustine is a prophet. Like those of ancient Israel, she interweaves in her life and writing a passionate love of God, a passionate […]

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AW Book Forum Presentation – The Land Is Not Empty: Following Jesus in Dismantling the Doctrine of Discovery by Sarah Augustine

By Luis Tapia | Posted on May 2, 2022

In our second Anabaptist Witness Book Forum, we want to share with you four responses to Sarah Augustine’s book The Land Is Not Empty: Following Jesus in Dismantling the Doctrine of Discovery. In this work, Augustine unpacks the harm of the Doctrine of Discovery—a set of laws rooted in the fifteenth century that gave Christian […]

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