12 December
8pm (Amsterdam)/2pm (Eastern Time)
Online

Marius van Hoogstraten, Community and Catastrophe: An Ecclesio-Political Reading of the Schleitheim Confession (London: T&T Clark), 2025.

How can we live together well in times of crisis and collapse?

Written in the wake of defeat at the Peasants’ rising in 1527, Schleitheim represents the attempt by radical reformers to outline collective, nurturing practices in the wake of external catastrophe. Drawing on contemporary theory and philosophy, Van Hoogstraten sets loose a lively conversation with this text that illuminates a sense of life and togetherness in trying times. In the hands of this sophisticated and interdisciplinary scholar, the Confession becomes a vital source for constructive theology and ethics in the Anabaptist tradition. This fresh take on the Confession is sure to be of interest to Anabaptist theologians as well as students of the wider fields of political theology, Continental philosophy and ecclesiology.

Marius van Hoogstraten is a lecturer at the Amsterdam Mennonite Seminary (VU) and a pastor at the Frankfurt Mennonite Church. He is also an associate researcher at the Luxembourg School of Religion & Society.

Order this book now: Print (availabe December 11) / E-Book (availabe now)

Joining us for a conversation are:

• Melissa Florer-Bixler, Pastor, writer, and activist; Homiletics scholar at Duke University
• Travis Kroeker, Professor of Religious Studies at McMaster University
• Maxwell Kennel, Pastor of the Hamilton Mennonite Church, Director of Pandora Press
• Marius van Hoogstraten, Author, Community and Catastrophe
• The conversation is moderated by Laura Schmidt Roberts, Professor of Biblical and Theological Studies at Fresno Pacific University

This event takes place online:

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The Anabaptists & Philosophy Roundtable is an occasional webinar series featuring scholars discussing Anabaptist life and thought in relation to philosophical themes, topics, and methods. The series is sponsored by Doopsgezind Seminarium, the Biblical and Religious Studies Division of Fresno Pacific University, the Institute of Mennonite Studies, and Pandora Press. Our events typically include a paper presentation and respondent, followed by open discussion among participants.