Tag: Anabaptist Vision

  • Called to bleed and die for the sake of the nation

    Called to bleed and die for the sake of the nation

    As a minister of the Mennonite church in Danzig (now Gdansk, Poland), Hermann Gottlieb Mannhardt knew how to challenge and encourage his congregants in matters of faith and moral conduct. He also knew how to energize a crowd in matters related to politics and patriotism.  During the First World War, as Germany’s armed forces were…