Why I am (still) a Mennonite

Eric Schnitger shares thoughts about how our history shapes where we arrive, the Mennonite "melodies" of pacifism (though complex); of consensus decision making — truly hearing and valuing the variety of points of view within community; and the value of mutual aid — which takes work given how counter-cultural it is.

He then visits the question of what keeps him returning to his anabaptist faith. In the reality of the hurts that come within families and communities, Eric finds meaningful the work of allowing the community to speak into our lives — to push back against the idea that we must only be individual and autonomous selves. In the process, we move toward the goodness of nurturing acceptance of one another and ourselves.

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