Pacifism and violence in the struggle against oppression
Ted Grimsrud—October 29, 2017 Is pacifism a viable social philosophy? I believe that it is, though I also recognize that arguments in favor of the possibility that at times violence might be...
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An authentic witness: Remembering Norman Kraus
Ted Grimsrud—April 29, 2018 As I appreciatively joined in the memorial service yesterday (April 28) for my friend Norman Kraus, who died on April 6 at the age of 94, I reflected on my first encounter...
View ArticleThe Path Not Taken: More Thoughts on “Despairing for MC USA”
Ted Grimsrud—February 26, 2019 As I have reflected on dynamics in my church denomination (Mennonite Church USA) and my own involvements in this community, I have a few further thoughts beyond what I...
View Article“Anabaptist” but not “Christian” (or “Mennonite”)? A Thought Experiment [Part...
Ted Grimsrud—April 9, 2019 I have a good friend who is, shall I say, a little more conservative theologically than I am. We have some great conversations. Recently, he brought up the possibility of the...
View Article“Anabaptist” but not “Christian” (or “Mennonite”)? A Thought Experiment [Part...
Ted Grimsrud—April 10, 2019 The purpose of this “thought experiment,” as I see it, is to reflect on how “Anabaptist” might work better than “Christian” or “Mennonite” as a descriptor of the radical...
View ArticlePacifism in America, part two: Refusing the “good war”
Ted Grimsrud—June 3, 2019 In the aftermath of the First World War, called at the time “the Great War” (but only briefly, since it was eclipsed by the war that soon followed), pacifism (as in the...
View ArticlePacifism in America, part three: Making peace through service
Ted Grimsrud—June 5, 2019 The resilient response to World War II by those few who retained their pacifist commitments insured that when the war finally ended, there would be peacemakers to devote...
View ArticlePacifism in America, part six: Peacebuilding and civil society
Ted Grimsrud—June 17, 2019 Efforts to resist racism and nuclearism show how deeply entrenched these problems are in the U.S. Powerful efforts that mobilized thousands upon thousands of people who...
View ArticleThe “Anabaptist sensibility” and Mennonite signifier [Theological memoir #10]
Ted Grimsrud—February 2, 2021 I first learned about Mennonites back in the late 1970s. I had two points of entry—pacifism and Christian community. In the summer of 1976, right after I graduated from...
View ArticleThe eclipse of Mennonite peace theology? A diminishing tradition faces...
Ted Grimsrud—August 25, 2021 I first learned about Mennonites in the late 1970s, right after I finished college. I was part of a small, independent evangelical Christian church and became interested...
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