The Hinge Volume 9, Issue 2: Critical Issues Facing the Moravian Church

The

Hinge

A Journal of Christian Thought for the Moravian Church

Spring 2002 Contents Critical Issues Facing The Moravian Church Cynthia Geyer, Mallie Graham, Gerry Harris, Kerry Krauss, Judy Knopf, Hampton Morgan, John Scepanski

The Hinge

Volume 9, Number 2: Spring 2002 The Hinge is a forum for discussion in the Moravian Church.

Views and opinions expressed in articles published in The Hinge are those of the individual authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the editorial board or the official positions of the Moravian Church and its agencies. You are welcome to submit letters and articles for consideration for publication.

One of the early offices of the Moravian Church in Bethlehem, Pa. was that of the Hinge. “The office of the Hinge requires that the brother who holds it look after everything and bring troublesome factors within the congregation into mutual accord without their first having to be taken up publicly in the congregation council.� September 1742, The Bethlehem Diary, vol. 1, tr. by Kenneth Hamilton, p. 80.

This idea from the Moravian past has been chosen to represent the character of this journal. The Hinge is intended to be a mainspring in the life of the contemporary Moravian Church, causing us to move, think, and grow. It is especially sensitive to troublesome factors that may be an obstacle to our mutual accord. Above all, it is to be an instrument for opening doors in our church.

The hinge design was provided by Todd Tyson of Kernersville, N.C.

Editorial Board: Betsy Bombick Otto Dreydoppel David Fischler Judith Justice Margaret Leinbach David Marcus Graham Rights

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Editor: Craig D. Atwood

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