Believer's Church Lecture Series looks at Mennonites in Poland
The story of the Mennonites in Poland is the focus of the 2009 Believer's Church Lecture Series, Thursday and Friday, October 22-23 at FPU and MB Biblical Seminary. The title is "Mennonite Faith and the Polish Crown: A Forgotten Legacy."
Peter J. Klassen and John J. Friesen are the speakers. Presentations are Klassen's "Surprised by History," at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in the seminary chapel, and Friesen's "An Enduring Legacy: Polish Prussian Mennonites and the World--For or Against," at 3:00 p.m. Friday in Pioneer-Johanson Conference Room, Steinert Campus Center, FPU.
Both events are free and open to the public.
At 6:00 p.m. Friday there will be a reception and banquet honoring Klassen's many contributions to Mennonite historical scholarship, Mennonite institutions and the Fresno community.
Reservations are required and must be made by October 19. Call 559-453-2225 or email kennsrem@fresno.edu. Admission to the banquet is $20.
Klassen is professor emeritus at California State University, Fresno. From 1962-1967 he was professor of history at FPU and the seminary. His books include "The Economics of Anabaptism, 1525-1560," "Europe in the Reformation," "The Reformation: Change and Stability," "A Homeland for Strangers: An Introduction to Mennonites in Poland and Prussia" and "Mennonites in Early Modern Poland and Prussia."
Friesen is professor emeritus at Canadian Mennonite University Winnipeg, Manitoba. He is the author of numerous books and articles on diverse aspects of Mennonite history, including several essays on the story of Mennonites in Poland and Prussia.
The series explores the relevance of the Believer's Church tradition to contemporary Christian thought and life.
Both events are free and open to the public.
At 6:00 p.m. Friday there will be a reception and banquet honoring Klassen's many contributions to Mennonite historical scholarship, Mennonite institutions and the Fresno community.
Reservations are required and must be made by October 19. Call 559-453-2225 or email kennsrem@fresno.edu. Admission to the banquet is $20.
Klassen is professor emeritus at California State University, Fresno. From 1962-1967 he was professor of history at FPU and the seminary. His books include "The Economics of Anabaptism, 1525-1560," "Europe in the Reformation," "The Reformation: Change and Stability," "A Homeland for Strangers: An Introduction to Mennonites in Poland and Prussia" and "Mennonites in Early Modern Poland and Prussia."
Friesen is professor emeritus at Canadian Mennonite University Winnipeg, Manitoba. He is the author of numerous books and articles on diverse aspects of Mennonite history, including several essays on the story of Mennonites in Poland and Prussia.
The series explores the relevance of the Believer's Church tradition to contemporary Christian thought and life.
