Sanford Calvin Yoder
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Sanford Calvin Yoder S.T.D., D.D., was a Mennonite
pastor, biblical scholar, moderator of the Mennonite General Conference from 1919-1921, and president of Goshen College
from 1923-1940. He was also a leader in the Mennonite conscientious objector movement surrounding World War I
Mennonite
The Mennonites are a group of Christian Anabaptist denominations named after the Frisian Menno Simons , who, through his writings, articulated and thereby formalized the teachings of earlier Swiss founders...
pastor, biblical scholar, moderator of the Mennonite General Conference from 1919-1921, and president of Goshen College
Goshen College
Goshen College, is a private Mennonite liberal arts college in Goshen, Indiana, USA with an enrollment of around 1,000 students. The college is accredited by North Central Association of Colleges and Schools and is a member of the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities...
from 1923-1940. He was also a leader in the Mennonite conscientious objector movement surrounding World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
Publications
- Down South America Way (1943)
- Poetry of the Old Testament (Herald Press, Scottsdale PA, 1948)
- Eastward to the Sun (1953)
- Horse Trails Along the Desert (1954)
- Days of My Years (1959)
- If I Were Young Again (1963)
- He Gave Some Prophets (1964)