![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() A course of study to understand what the Old Testament prophets meant by Prophetic Justice to make clear what it means to raise the dignity of ALL humans to the degree that the Other, the poor, the wretched of the earth were fully humanized. For Richard, the next step was self-evident. What was it about Mennonite identity that set the Mennonite community apart from all others? A deeply engrained love of justice, or at least so he thought, to face the world squarely, with intension to say NO to injustice. It was at MBBC that the first stirrings of change came about within Richard’s consciousness. Bible School was followed by two years at Mennonite Brethren Bible College (MBBC). Growing up, Richard dutifully fulfilled his obligations ascribed to a young Mennonite man seeking admittance to the Mennonite fold, which was the church.įollowing graduation from high school, Richard spent two years at Winkler Bible School, where he studied music. Growing up in a Mennonite community in Winnipeg afforded Richard a sense of religious privilege often unattributed to outsiders, to the non-Mennonite. Born and raised in Winnipeg, Richard experienced a somewhat bucolic, unspoiled life. Richard Toews is the son of Isaak and Frieda Toews, immigrants who escaped the Russian Revolution and the aftermath of its horror. ![]()
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