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• W14881775 abstract "social epistemic that the Mennonite-Anabaptists have been cultivating as their hermeneutic method for 470 years focuses on local congregations as discourse communities of faith, promoting egalitarian lay participation equal to that of members with formal ministries. The Confession of Faith in a Mennonite Perspective features a renewal of the Mennonite tradition of congregational hermeneutics. Mennonites' aim is to be faithful and obedient, in whatever circumstance, to their faith. Biblical scripture is foundational to this obedience; consequently, hermeneutical processes are essential. Religious histories reveal that, although Anabaptism moved away from Catholicism, it was not a part of the Protestant mainstream. One dispute centered on the church's authority over civil governments in making decisions regarding faith and Christian conduct. Also, the validity of infant baptism was rejected in favor of adult, believer's baptism. Over the years, Mennonites have used formal and informal discourse processes to develop consensus about how the biblical message speaks to issues that arise in and around the congregation, and such dialogue extends to and draws from the wider church as a community of congregations. Congregations seek to discern how to be the church in their current situations. P. Yoder (1982) writes about how individuals can develop more systematic hermeneutic approaches to their Bible study and become more sophisticated readers of the Bible. But this does not mean that lay people are to defer completely to scholars or specialists. J. Yoder (1984) has studied four types of specialists he identifies in scripture for congregations to exploit: agents of direction, of memory, of linguistic self-consciousness, and of order and due process. (Contains 48 references.) (NKA) ******************************************************************************** * Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made * * from the original document. * ******************************************************************************** Tested in the Faith Community: Congregational Hermeneutics of the Mennonites Bradley G. Siebert Department of English Washburn University 1700 SW College Ave. Topeka, KS 66621 (913) 231-1010, x1916 zzsieb@acc.wuacc.edu Running Head: Tested in the Faith Community PERMISSION TO REPRODUCE THIS MATERIAL HAS BEEN GRANTED BY d CAS TO THE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC). U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Office of Educational Research and Improvement EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) This document has been reproduced as received from the person or organization originating it. Minor changes have been made to improve reproduction quality. Points of view or opinions stated in this document do not necessarily represent official OERI position or policy. 2 BEST COPY AVAILABLE Tested in the Faith Community: Congregational Hermeneutics of the Mennonites Mennonite-Anabaptists have been cultivating a social epistemic as their hermeneutic method for over 470 years. This may seem inevitable from a modern/post-modern perspective; groups become groups by sharing meanings and developing knowledge mutually (though opportunities to contribute to the process may be unequal). What makes this hermeneutic tradition perhaps remarkable is that the Mennonite-Anabaptists have intentionally cultivated local congregations and even the larger denominational movement as discourse communities of faith, promoting egalitarian lay participation equal to that of members with formal ministries (although Mennonites have struggled, as others have, with authority imbalances, including authoritarianism and ethnic and gender inequities through the years). Confession of Faith in a Mennonite Perspective, adopted by both the Mennonite Church (MC) and the General Conference Mennonite Church (GCMC) in their concurrent meetings, held in Wichita, Kansas, July 25-30, 1995, continues to promote a social epistemic. largest denomination of the Anabaptist movement in Christianity, the Mennonites trace their history back almost to the earliest days of the Protestant Reformation. MC's and GCMC's (the two largest Mennonite conferences in the United States) undertook the development, discussion, and adoption of their joint confession as part of a greater faith effort to unify organizationally in the near future. Here I will focus on the Confession's renewal of the Mennonite tradition of congregational hermeneutics, the principles of which seem quite contemporary. Mennonites' aim, however, has never been to be simply upto-date, but to be faithful and obedient, in whatever present circumstance, to their faith" @default.
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