Volume 11

Issue 1: Mission and Peace in Ethiopia

The articles in this issue are organized in two large sections. The first focuses on mission and peace efforts in the broader context of the Ethiopian nation, and the second focuses more specifically on Meserete Kristos Church (MKC) history and perspectives. The editors hope that this collection of essays and book reviews will contribute to the sharing of gifts for mutual growth among Anabaptist/Mennonite churches across the globe, especially in the lead up to the 2028 Mennonite World Conference Assembly in Ethiopia.

Issue 2: Witness in Palestine and Israel

November 2024

Mennonite Central Committee workers arrived in the West Bank in 1950 to assist Palestinian refugees displaced during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. Since then Mennonites have been involved in a variety of ministries in Palestine and Israel, from a hospital in Nazareth to scholarly research in Jerusalem to an English Language program in Gaza City. Authors in this issue of Anabaptist Witness reflect on 75 years of Mennonite witness in the region, in addition to topics such as challenges raised for Anabaptists by Palestinian liberation theology; the 2017 Mennonite Church USA resolution "Seeking Peace in Israel and Palestine"; and recent efforts to organize Mennonites in the US to call for a ceasefire in Gaza and an end to the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territory. The issue includes essays, sermons, poetry, and images.