John Howard Yoder books declared out of print
HARRISONBURG, VA—Herald Press will no longer be printing books by John Howard Yoder. Effective June 30, all John Howard Yoder books, with the exception of his translation of the Schleitheim Confession, will no longer be available from Herald Press. “Yoder’s books have been important volumes for readers over the years, and his writings helped shape…
‘The Land Is Not Empty’ named in Outreach magazine
Outreach magazine selected the Herald Press book The Land Is Not Empty: Following Jesus in Dismantling the Doctrine of Discovery by Sarah Augustine as an “Also Recommended” resource in the Social Issues and Justice category of its Resources of the Year. The book is featured along with the other selected resources in the March/April 2022…
Common Read continues with ‘Been in the Struggle’
Common Read, an initiative of Mennonite Church Canada, Mennonite Church U.S.A. and Herald Press that encourages Mennonites to engage in a shared reading experience, continues January 2022 through March 2022 with Been in the Struggle: Pursuing an Antiracist Spirituality. The book was written by Regina Shands Stoltzfus and Tobin Miller Shearer, co-founders of the Roots…
Second year of Common Read begins
In September 2020, Mennonite Church Canada, Mennonite Church U.S.A. and Herald Press began encouraging Mennonites to engage in a “common read,” a shared reading experience focused on specific books written to nurture Christian faith in this cultural moment. Sara Wenger Shenk Common Read continues September 2021 through November 2021 with Tongue-Tied: Learning the Lost Art…
New book explores God’s kingdom
What is God’s kingdom, and what does citizenship look like? Mennonite World Conference general secretary César García explores these questions in a book published this past February. The book is part of The Jesus Way: Small Books of Radical Faith, a series from Herald Press. Mennonite Central Committee’s United Nations Office asked Garcia questions about…
Common Read continues with ‘I Am Not Your Enemy’
Mennonite Church Canada, Mennonite Church USA and Herald Press began partnering in September to encourage Mennonites to engage in a “common read,” a shared reading experience focused on specific books written to nurture Christian faith in this cultural moment. McRay. (Photo by Joanna Lampa) The Common Read continues this month with I Am Not Your…
Herald Press, MC USA, and MC Canada partner for Common Read
With isolation and Zoom fatigue setting in, Mennonite Church Canada, MC U.S.A. and Herald Press are partnering to encourage Mennonites to engage in a “Common Read,” a shared reading experience focused on specific books written to nurture Christian faith in this cultural moment. Signs of Life: Resurrecting Hope Out of Ordinary Losses by Stephanie Lobdell…
Award-winning Herald Press book gets an update
In Donald B. Kraybill’s The Upside-Down Kingdom, Jesus is slightly irreverent. He critiques the rich, scorches nationalism, redefines Old Testament law, and undercuts the authority of religious leaders. Kraybill points out that Jesus is into sharing, not hoarding. Service, not status. Community, not competition. Basins, not swords. Loyalty to God, not nation. Kraybill, a prolific…
