About Harold S. Bender
Lived 1897 – 1962 (aged 65). Harold S. Bender was an American writer and theologian.
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Bender is perhaps best known for writing The Anabaptist Vision in 1944. The Anabaptist Vision was a short essay intended to refocus the Anabaptists and Mennonites during the trying years of World War II by re-examining the religious movement's historical context. Anabaptists distinctives were summarized as:
Discipleship is the essence of Christianity.
Church as a community grows out of the central principle of newness of life.
Love and nonresistance apply to all human relationships.
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Who was Harold S. Bender?
American writer (1897-1962)
When was Harold S. Bender born?
Harold S. Bender was born on 19 July 1897 in Elkhart.
When did Harold S. Bender die?
Harold S. Bender died on 21 September 1962.
What was Harold S. Bender's occupation?
Harold S. Bender was a writer and theologian.
What nationality was Harold S. Bender?
Harold S. Bender was American.
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