Indonesia is home
to the oldest Mennonite community outside of Europe and North America. Author
John D. Roth traces the 170
-
year history of Mennonites in Indonesia alongside the larger cultural and
religious history of the country.
By
weaving
the legacy of European colonization and Dutch Mennonite
missions
into
the history of the indigenous Anabaptist
-
Mennonite churches in Indonesia,
Roth creates a
rich narrative
tapestry.
A Cloud of Witnesses
traces the emergence of the three Mennonite
-
related groups found today in
Indonesia.
Like all churches, they have each integrated the good news of the gospel with the local culture,
ethnic identity, religious currents, and national history in a distinctive
way.
In July 2022, these three Mennonite groups in Indonesia will collaboratively host the seventeenth global
assembly of Mennonite World Conference in Semarang, Java.
A Cloud of Witnesses
helps to orient other members of the global Anabaptist
-
Mennoni
te church to the
history and identity of this unique group of churches while also providing practical travel tips, recipes,
reference notes on culture and language and tourist sites
--
making it the perfect accompaniment for
those who
plan to travel to Indone
sia
for Mennonite World Conference
in the summer of 2022.
Selamat dat
an
