Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: I attended the March 2024 ecumenical conference in Assisi online in my capacity as the Mennonite Church Canada representative to the Consultation on Common Texts. 1 The positive energy around introducing the feast was palpable-even on Zoom, even at 5:00 am! Personally, as someone who serves as the Director of Anglican Studies at a Roman Catholic university, and whose tradition of origin and ordination is Mennonite, I am grateful for the ecumenical nature of this initiative and its potential to speak into my context, where "transformative leadership for the well-being of the planet" is one of three university priorities.In my brief time today, I will address the feast from two perspectives: a Free Church perspective, and from the perspective of ordinary worshipers. A Free Church PerspectiveHow might Free Church traditions-such as Mennonites, Baptists, Evangelicals, and Pentecostals-relate to a potential Feast of Creation? 2 I must acknowledge upfront that Free Churches are likely to be followers rather than leaders in this ecumenical endeavor.This is certainly the case for Mennonite Church Canada and USA, where we face three challenges that are shared with many other Free Church traditions.
DOI: 10.70927/efkbtj98
Author: Sarah Kathleen Johnson
Institution: Saint Paul University
Language: English
Subfield: Religious studies
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W4414192583