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Guy Franklin Hershberger

Guy F. Hershberger (1896-1989) was an American Mennonite theologian, educator, historian, and author. He earned a BA at Hesston College, and an MA and PhD at the University of Iowa. He was professor history, sociology, and ethics at Goshen College from 1925-1966. Hershberger served as chairman of the Mennonite Church Committee on Economic and Social Relations from 1939-1965. He played a pivotal role in founding Mennonite Mutual Aid and the Mennonite Community Association and helped to found The Mennonite Quarterly Review. His major work War, Peace, and Nonresistance appeared in 1944.