{"id":119474,"date":"2026-02-07T01:20:29","date_gmt":"2026-02-07T01:20:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/?post_type=mwcresource&#038;p=119474"},"modified":"2026-03-11T15:31:03","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T15:31:03","slug":"global-anabaptist-forebears","status":"publish","type":"mwcresource","link":"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/resources\/global-anabaptist-forebears\/","title":{"rendered":"Global Anabaptist Forebears"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>A new biography-based history series<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-soft-gray-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p>\u201cWe need a new generation of textbooks\u2026 We could gather around these stories in church groups, in seminary classrooms, around campfires. It\u2019s a process of\u2026realizing that many of our forebears in faith come from other continents&#8230; We need to recognize them as kin.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Anicka Fast, series editor<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Global Anabaptist Forebears: A new biography-based history series\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OH46bIEZKjo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Many Anabaptists live in Africa, Asia, and Latin America, and yet most histories of the Anabaptist movement primarily tell stories from Europe and North America.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This needs to change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We need a broader story of what it means to be a global Anabaptist church.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>Global Mennonite History Series<\/strong>, which offered an overview of the history of the Anabaptist church on five continents, was a first attempt to follow this new vision. It was an innovative approach that provided a much-needed corrective to Eurocentric histories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But many voices and stories were still left out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Global Anabaptist Forebears<\/em> <\/strong>is a new global history series based on biography.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Biographies offer a way to hear the voices of people who are marginalized in other histories, such as women, or local missionaries and leaders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Each volume in the new series grows out of a workshop, co-taught by lecturers with local and global expertise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The first volume of the series, featuring stories of Congolese Mennonites from participants in a 2023 workshop in Kinshasa, is expected in 2026. Its provisional title is<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Fighters for the Lord: Stories of Faith and Leadership from Congo (Combattants pour le Seigneur: Histoires de foi et de leadership au Congo)<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Biographies featured<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Sengu Rebecca (1908\u20131985) by Mundedi Bercie<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Khelendende L\u00e9onie (1950\u20131999) by Malembe Charlie<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kholoma Esther (1924\u20132000) by Kapeme Guy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Njoko David (ca. 1895\u20132003) by Mihala Donatien<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Masheke David (1914\u20131974) by Birakara Joly<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Makeka Natala Rebecca (1920\u20132003) by Musangu Adasa and Tshimika Pakisa<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Djoloko Sophie (1953\u20132018) by Felo Gracia<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Malengeza Kalunga Marthe (1938\u20132021) by Kabeya Flore<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tshianze Tambwe Delvaux (1954\u20132011) by Tambwe Doris<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mwamba Kavuya Charles (1940\u20132022) by Kuzombuka Charles<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Zihindula Namashombwe Pierre (1958\u20132009) by Selemani Josu\u00e9<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lusangu Kavuya Pierre (ca. 1914\u20132009) by Matwala Watson<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kazadi Lukuna Matthieu (1900\u20131994) by Cimbalanga Jean-F\u00e9lix<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mbuyi Kapinga Rosalie (1924\u20132005) by Kalubi Li\u00e9vin<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-small-font-size\">Back to top<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Eight core values underlie the book series<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Small scale<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Collaborative<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Quality<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Focus on biography<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Global History framework<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Centering women\u2019s stories<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Accessible<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ecumenical and missional<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>The books will be available for sale in print and as free open access PDFs, published by Regnum Books.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.regnumbooks.net\/\">Regnum books<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-soft-gray-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p>To support the new history series, including Anicka\u2019s work as series editor and the costs of workshops and publications, <a href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/donate-now\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">donate to Mennonite World Conference<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To donate <strong>online<\/strong>, under Designation, select \u201cGlobal Mennonite History Project.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To donate by <strong>cheque<\/strong>, note: \u201cGlobal Mennonite History Series.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mail to Mennonite World Conference, PO Box 5364, Lancaster, PA &nbsp;17606-5364 (US banks) or 50 Kent Ave., Suite 206, Kitchener, ON N2G 3R1 (Canadian banks)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can also contribute&nbsp;to the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/give.bu.edu\/campaigns\/56408\/donations\/new?designation_id=9300012623\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Global Anabaptist&nbsp;Histories Fund<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;through Fast\u2019s alma mater,&nbsp;Boston University.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-green-eyebrow\">Learn more<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-mennonite-world-conference wp-block-embed-mennonite-world-conference\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"qtnPPnNl4l\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/we-need-a-new-generation-of-stories\/\">We need a new generation of stories\u00a0<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content lazyload\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; 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