Women Talking: Pacifism, Foot-washing, Men, and Racial Diversity (Part 3)
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This is part of a four-part series. Read Part 1. Read Part 2. Read Part 3. Read Part 4. Pacifism One of the better-known features of the Mennonite faith is pacifism - the belief that violence of any kind is forbidden. In Women Talking the idea of pacifism comes up a lot. We hear lines like, “Pacifism is good. Any violence is unjustifiable” and it seems like a predictable set of words for a Mennonite character. The problem is that while pacifism might be an oft-mentioned ideal in modern more liberal Mennonite circles, generally, the more conservative the Mennonite group, the less they will talk about pacifism.
Women Talking: Pacifism, Foot-washing, Men, and Racial Diversity (Part 3)
Women Talking: Pacifism, Foot-washing, Men…
Women Talking: Pacifism, Foot-washing, Men, and Racial Diversity (Part 3)
This is part of a four-part series. Read Part 1. Read Part 2. Read Part 3. Read Part 4. Pacifism One of the better-known features of the Mennonite faith is pacifism - the belief that violence of any kind is forbidden. In Women Talking the idea of pacifism comes up a lot. We hear lines like, “Pacifism is good. Any violence is unjustifiable” and it seems like a predictable set of words for a Mennonite character. The problem is that while pacifism might be an oft-mentioned ideal in modern more liberal Mennonite circles, generally, the more conservative the Mennonite group, the less they will talk about pacifism.