During Bluffton University’s Forum on Tuesday, March 18, Dr. John D. Roth, emeritus professor of history at Goshen College and project director of MennoMedia’s Anabaptism at 500 initiative reflected on what tradition teaches us about life's most challenging question: What is the Good Life?
As part of the university's yearlong commemoration of the 500th anniversary of the Anabaptist movement, Roth explored the core principles that have shaped the Anabaptist faith and how these values remain relevant in today’s world.
Free and open to the public. Rev. Dr. Maxwell Kennel, pastor, Hamilton Mennonite Church, and director, Pandora Press, will present the Spiritual Life Week Forum, “Bound to Remember 500 Years of Anabaptist Critique”, at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, March 25, in Yoder Recital Hall. During the event, the pastor-philosopher will explain how the Anabaptist tradition challenges both polarization and neutrality when addressing social problems.
Yoder will also share a message at Chapel at 11 a.m. on Thursday, March 27, in Marbeck Center’s Bob’s Place.
Eric Kurtz, a Goshen College graduate and executive director of Mennonite Central Committee Great Lakes, shared the history of Mennonite Central Committee at Bluffton University’s Forum on Tuesday, March 11.
Dr. John D. Roth, emeritus professor of history, Goshen College, and project director, Anabaptism at 500, MennoMedia, will present “What is the Good Life? Insights from 500 Years of Anabaptism,” at Forum at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, March 18 at Yoder Recital Hall.
During the presentation, the Anabaptist history scholar will reflect on what this tradition teaches us about life’s most challenging questions.
Bluffton University has named the students who will serve as President’s Ambassadors during the 2025-26 academic year (listed below). Selected students assist in recruiting prospective students, welcoming and greeting campus guests, and engaging alumni and donors.
President’s Ambassadors receive extensive training in networking, professional development, etiquette, conversational skills and interviewing. READ MORE
Carrie Phillips, director of Musselman Library at Bluffton University, will present the Colloquium, "Pages of Persistence: Examining Early Anabaptist Bibles in the Mennonite Historical Collections," at 4:00 p.m. on Friday, March 14, in the Musselman Library Reading Room.
The colloquium will invite attendees to take a closer look at the “Pages of Persistence” exhibit through a guided, hands-on, Bible petting zoo experience using Bibles from the exhibit and from library collections. The presentation will focus on the historical context of the Bibles on exhibit, their unique artifactual features, and stories of their provenance and discovery.
