Thanks for sharing these interesting reflections on the intersection of two faiths. In London I worked with the Catholic Worker and came to appreciate the way their action was deeply grounded in the social teaching of their church.

Thanks also for the reminder that radical literally means back to the root. This is one of the intriguing aspects of identifying ourselves as young and radical. What are the roots we are going back to? What are our connections to those roots?

And finally, I think you’ve hit on a key challenge for Anabaptists caught up in our newness. I’ve had a number of conversation with high church friends who are frustrated by the way Mennonites like to skip the 1200 year of church history between Constantine and Menno.

You’ve packed quite a few provocative and dense concepts into this post. I hope you’ll take the time to expound on them in future contributions!