Fall 2009 · Vol. 38 No. 2 · pp. 254–259
Recommended Reading
John E. Toews Bibliography
COMMENTARY
Romans. Believers Church Bible Commentary. Scottdale, PA: Herald Press, 2004.
EDITED WORKS
Direction: A Mennonite Brethren Forum 7 (October 1978).
The Power of the Lamb. Edited with Gordon Nickel. Winnipeg, MB: Kindred, 1986.
Your Daughters Shall Prophesy. Women in Ministry in the Church. Co-edited with Valerie Rempel and Katie Funk Wiebe. Winnipeg, MB: Kindred, 1992.
CHAPTERS IN BOOKS
“Which Kingdom?” In Evangelism: Good News or Bad News? Ed. David W. Augsburger et al., 16–21. Akron, OH: Mennonite Central Committee, 1973.
“The Meaning of Anabaptism for Twentieth Century Mennonites.” In Pilgrims and Strangers. Ed. Paul Toews, 161–69. Fresno, CA: Center of Mennonite Brethren Studies, 1977.
“The Patch and the Wineskins.” In Parables of the Kingdom. Ed. Paul. N. Kraybill, 18–23. Scottdale, PA: Mennonite Publishing House, 1977.
“The Church as Forgiving Community.” In Readings for the Helping Skills Festival. Ed. Dean Kliewer, 53–57. Fresno: Link Care Center, 1978.
“Biblical Foundations for Interdependence.” In Mission-Focus: Current Issues. Ed. W.R. Shenk, 129–36. Scottdale, PA: Herald Press, 1980.
“Teachers in the Early Church.” In Called to Teach. Ed. D. Ewert, 41–64. Fresno, CA: Center for Mennonite Brethren Studies, 1980.
“Some Theses Toward a Theology of Law in the New Testament.” In The Bible and the Law. Occasional Papers 3. Ed. Willard M. Swartley, 43–64. Elkhart, IN: Institute for Mennonite Studies, 1982.
“Who are God’s People?” Proceedings of the Mennonite World Conference XI Assembly Strasbourg 1984. Ed. P.N. Kraybill, 98–118. Lombard: Mennonite World Conference, 1984.
“Introduction.” In The Power of the Lamb. Ed. John E. Toews and Gordon Nickel, 1–6. Winnipeg, MB: Kindred, 1986.
“Love your Enemy into the Kingdom.” In The Power of the Lamb. Ed. John E. Toews and Gordon Nickel, 7–16. Winnipeg, MB: Kindred, 1986.
“Be Merciful as God is Merciful.” In The Power of the Lamb. Ed. John E. Toews and Gordon Nickel, 17–24. Winnipeg, MB: Kindred, 1986.
“Peacemakers from the Start.” In The Power of the Lamb. Ed. John E. Toews and Gordon Nickel, 45–56. Winnipeg, MB: Kindred, 1986.
“Appendix II: Mennonite Brethren Statements on War and Peace in North America.” In The Power of the Lamb. Ed. John E. Toews and Gordon Nickel, 131–93. Winnipeg, MB: Kindred, 1986.
“Women in Church Leadership: I Timothy 2.11–15. A Reconsideration.” In The Bible and the Church: Essays in Honour of David Ewert. Ed. A.J. Dueck, H.J. Giesbrecht, V.G. Shillington, 75–93. Winnipeg, MB: Kindred, 1988.
“Jesus Christ, the Convenor of the Church.” In Jesus Christ and the Mission of the Church: Contemporary Anabaptist Perspectives. Ed. Erland Waltner, 33–55. Newton, KS: Faith and Life, 1990.
“Why This Book?” In Your Daughters Shall Prophesy: Women in Ministry in the Church. Co-edited with Valerie Rempel and Katie Funk Wiebe, 1–16. Winnipeg, MB: Kindred, 1992.
“The Husband is Head of the Wife.” In Your Daughters Shall Prophesy: Women in Ministry in the Church. Co-edited with Valerie Rempel and Katie Funk Wiebe, 121–35. Winnipeg, MB: Kindred, 1992.
“I Permit No Woman to Teach.” In Your Daughters Shall Prophesy: Women in Ministry in the Church. Co-edited with Valerie Rempel and Katie Funk Wiebe, 137–56. Winnipeg, MB: Kindred, 1992.
“What is at Stake,” with Valerie Rempel. In Your Daughters Shall Prophesy: Women in Ministry in the Church. Co-edited with Valerie Rempel and Katie Funk Wiebe, 191–210. Winnipeg, MB: Kindred, 1992.
“Righteousness in Romans: The Political Subtext of Paul’s Letter.” In The Old Testament in the Life of God’s People: Essays in Honor of Elmer A. Martens. Ed. Jon Isaak, 209–22. Winona Lake, IN: Eisenbrauns, 2009.
JOURNAL ARTICLES
“The Theology and Strategy of Peace as Evangelism.” Direction 3 (April 1974): 173–76.
“Mennonite Brethren Higher Education: Perspectives and Proposals.” Direction 7 (October 1978): 22–31.
“The Role of Women in the Church: The Pauline Perspective.” Direction 9 (January 1980): 25–35.
“The Synoptic Problem and the Genre Question.” Direction 10 (April 1981): 11–18.
“Theological Reflections on the Mennonite Brethren Church Membership Profile, 1972–82.” Direction 14 (Fall 1985): 60–68.
“Paul’s Perspective on Ethnicity.” Direction 17 (Spring 1988): 78–80.
“The Nature of the Church.” Direction 18 (Fall 1989): 3–26.
“Paul’s Radical Vision for the Family.” Direction 19 (Spring 1990): 29–38.
“Church Growth Leadership Theory and Mennonite Brethren Theology” (with Isaac Block). Direction 20 (Fall 1991): 89–98.
“Toward a Biblical Perspective on People of Other Faiths.” Conrad Grebel Review 14 (Winter 1996): 1–23.
“Rethinking the Meaning of Ordination: Towards a Biblical Theology of Leadership Affirmation.” Conrad Grebel Review 22 (Winter 2004): 5–25
“The Politics of Confession.” Direction 38 (Spring 2009): 5–16.
BOOK REVIEWS
Review of “Paulus und Jesus” im neunzehnten Jahrhundert. Beiträge zur Geschichte des Themas “Paulus und Jesus” in der neutestamentlichen Theologie, by Friedemann Regner. Studien zur Theologie und Geistesgeschichte des Neunzehnten Jahrunderts, 30 (Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 1977). Journal of Biblical Literature 100 (September 1981): 473–74.
Review of Christian Biblical Ethics: From Biblical Revelation to Contemporary Christian Praxis: Method and Content, by Robert J. Daly (Paulist, 1984). Journal of Biblical Literature 105 (September 1986): 536–38.
Review of The Humanist Christology of Paul, vol. 3, by Juan Luis Segundo (Orbis, 1986). Mission-Focus 16 (1988): 36.
Review of John H. Yoder, The Fulness of Christ: Paul’s Revolutionary View of the Church (Brethren, 1987). Mennonite Brethren Herald, 27 October 1989, 30.
Review of Larry Hurtado, Lord Jesus Christ: Devotion to Jesus in Earliest Christianity (Eerdmans, 2003). Direction 33 (Fall 2004): 224–25.
Review of Ben Witherington and Darlene Hyatt, Paul’s Letter to the Romans: A Socio-Rhetorical Commentary (Eerdmans, 2004). Direction 34 (Spring 2005): 105–7.
Review of Sheila E. McGinn, ed., Celebrating Romans: Template for Pauline Theology (Eerdmans, 2004). Direction 34 (Fall 2005): 295–96.
DENOMINATIONAL PERIODICALS
“A Son’s Testimony to a Father’s Concern.” Mennonite Reporter, 21 February 1972, 13.
“What Has Happened to Pentecost?” Christian Leader, 16 May 1972, 2–5, 19; Mennonite Brethren Herald, 19 May 1972, 4–6, 25.
“Conferencitis—The Need for New Forms of Governance.” Mennonite Reporter, 24 July 1972, 6.
“A Theology and Strategy of Evangelism from the Peace Perspective.” Christian Leader, 3 October 1972, 4–5, 19.
“The Church . . . Discerning Brotherhood, Not Preacherhood.” Christian Leader, 5 August 1975, 4–6.
“Window on the Bible: The Parables of Jesus.” Christian Leader, 5 August 1975, 17.
“Window on the Bible: The Parables of Jesus.” Christian Leader, 19 August 1975, 17.
“Window on the Bible: The Parables of Jesus.” Christian Leader, 2 September 1975, 17.
“Where to, Mennonite Brethren . . . ?” Christian Leader, 6 January 1976, 2–4.
“The Church as a Discerning Brotherhood.” Mennonite Brethren Herald, 23 January 1976, 1–4.
“Bible Commentaries: Some Recommendations.” Newsletter of the Board of Christian Literature 19 (April 1976): 3–7.
“Window on the Bible: Romans 7: The Identity of the ‘I’ (Part I).” Christian Leader, 22 June 1976, 17.
“Window on the Bible: Romans 7: The Identity of the ‘I’ (Part II).” Christian Leader, 6 July 1976, 17.
“Window on the Bible: Romans 3.30–31 on the Law and Faith.” Christian Leader, 20 July 1976, 17.
“The Good News of the Gospel.” Christian Leader, 23 November 1976, 2–4.
“Window on the Bible: The Parables of the Patch and the Wineskins.” Christian Leader, 18 January 1977, 19.
“Window on the Bible: Rom. 3.21–31, The Faith of Christ.” Christian Leader, 1 February 1977, 17.
“Window on the Bible: Converted or Called?” Christian Leader, 15 February 1977, 17.
“Annual Week of Prayer,” together with Loyal Martin. Mennonite Brethren Herald, 25 November 1977, 15–18; Christian Leader, 6 December 1977, 4–7.
“Paul’s View of the State: What Romans 13 Says about Peace and Warfare.” Christian Leader, 25 April 1978, 5–7.
“Biblical Foundations for Interdependence.” Mission-Focus 6 (September 1978): 1–3.
“Window on the Bible: The Righteousness of God (1).” Christian Leader, 7 November 1978, 27.
“Window on the Bible: The Righteousness of God (2).” Christian Leader, 21 November 1978, 17.
“Window on the Bible: Laying on of Hands (1).” Christian Leader, 28 August 1979, 7.
“Window on the Bible: Laying on of Hands (2).” Christian Leader, 11 September 1979, 15.
“New Testament Patterns of Church Leadership.” Seminary Lecture Series 2 (September 1979): 1–17.
“ ‘You Always Have the Poor.’ ” West Coast MCC Memo 3 (September–October 1979): 1, 4.
“Those Doctrinal Lutherans—How Mennonite Brethren are Different.” Christian Leader, 22 April 1980, 11.
“Window on the Bible: ‘Elders.’ ” Christian Leader, 6 May 1980, 11.
“Those Diverse, Independent Baptists—How Mennonite Brethren are Different.” Christian Leader, 17 June 1980, 9.
“Window on the Bible: Peace.” Christian Leader, 10 February 1981, 15.
“Window on the Bible: Jesus and the Law.” Christian Leader, 20 October 1981, 7.
“Window on the Bible: The Permanence of the Law.” Christian Leader, 18 May 1982, 19.
“Peacemaker or Pacifist: Studies in New Testament Peace Theology.” Sojourners 14 (November 1985): 40–42.
“Kingdom Peace Theology for Modern Mennonites.” MCC Peace Section Newsletter 17 (July–August 1987): 8–10.
“The Church and the Bible I” and “The Church and the Bible II.” Mennonite Brethren Herald, 13 November 1987, 2–3 and 4–5.
“Correct Belief or Costly Discipleship.” Christian Leader, 25 October 1988, 4–7.
“The Meaning of the Confession.” Mennonite Brethren Herald, 28 October 1988, 6–7.
“Jesus Christ, The Convenor of the Church,” Schowalter Memorial Address (General Conference of Mennonite Church/Mennonite Church, 1989).
“What Has Happened to Pentecost?” Mennonite Brethren Herald, 18 May 1990, 7–9.
“Hear the Pain,” Christian Leader, 19 May 1992, 4–6.
“Day-to-Day Worship.” The Marketplace 23 (May/June 1993): 8–9.
“Our Workaday Worship.” Christian Leader, 24 August 1993, 3.
“Our Workaday Worship.” Mennonite Brethren Herald, 21 January 1994, 8–9.
“The Gift of the Christian Entrepreneurs.” The Marketplace 34 (March–April 2004): 18–19.
“The Theology of Romans.” Canadian Mennonite, 1 November 2004, 6–8.
MANUSCRIPTS IN PROCESS
“The Politics of Paul”
“JET’s Journey: The Confessions of a Mennonite Academic”
