Author: Linda B. ArthurPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
The Plain People
Author: Linda B. ArthurPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
Beat
Author: Hannah ProsserPublisher:
ISBN: 9781737303329
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
The Holdeman People
Author: Clarence HiebertPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 698
Book Description
The Holdeman Mennonites
Author: Eli MillerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Mennonites
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
Beat
Author: Hannah ProsserPublisher:
ISBN: 9781737303305
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
I was born to an abusive doctor named Ahaz, in Kentucky, homeschooled and not even allowed to have friends. When I was nine, Ahaz discovered The Church of God in Christ, Mennonite (Holderman) in Tennessee, and forced us to move there. The Holderman's were religious exempt from education beyond the eighth grade, and I was beat for begging to go to a high school. As a minor, I had to kiss approximately 200 different people on the lips, some of whom were complete strangers, for the sake of something called The Holy Kiss; only it didn't feel holy. Ahaz determined to break my independent, inquisitive nature through severe beatings and worse, including deadbolting me within my bedroom and nailing my windows shut. Multiple Holderman Mennonites were aware of what was being done to me, yet no one reported it. Instead, I was made out to be mentally ill; a liar. After years of suffering through emotional, physical, physiological and sexual abuse, how could I even survive? No one could hear me then... will YOU hear me now?
Other Loves All Flee
Author: Leona Koehn NicholsPublisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1496957814
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 173
Book Description
Leona Koehn Nichols was born into a loving Holdeman Mennonite family and grew up within the Mennonite community, being very much a part of this ultraconservative culture. Her parents were devout and committed to their church but were also balanced in their views of what it meant to follow Jesus. Raised in a family of five, with an older and younger brother, Leona enjoyed a happy childhood in rural California. Her father was a respected leader in the church and also in the community. Her mother enjoyed life and had visitors in the home frequently. She loved reading and read often to her children, both Bible story books and childrens classics. Having been baptized into the church at age ten, Leona fully expected to spend her life as a faithful member of the Church of God in Christ (Mennonite). She married a ministers son, and they began a family. However, as their six children got older and decisions regarding what they would or would not be allowed to do began to immerge, so did the questions. Desiring to have biblical reasons behind their beliefs and decisions caused them to search the scriptures, looking for answers. This was met with concern. Being part of a church culture that emphasized unity in all things, including clothing and grooming styles; it was expected that their family would conform without question. When Leona and her husband met Jesus in a very loving and unexpected way in their own living room, it was soon obvious they would need to make a choice. Who would take first place in their hearts? Jesus, the Savior of their souls, or the church of their fathers? After months of trying to find a solution to conflicting views, their church fellowship was severed through the ordinance of excommunication. Now they would learn to trust in Jesus alone as the foundation they could build their lives on. Follow their story as they moved from legalism to grace.
Living in the World
Author: Ronald C. JantzPublisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN: 1725273594
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
In the pages of this book, the reader will experience the religious adventure of Anabaptism and appreciate the core principles of nonconformity and nonresistance. This narrative history will impart an understanding of how a little-known group of Mennonites migrated through the countries of Western Europe, ultimately to bring a unique way of life to the Great Plains of America. Today, these people hope to live apart from the world as the Holdeman people or, more formally, the Church of God in Christ, Mennonite.
MFH Back Issue Index
Author: Lemar and Lois Ann MastPublisher: Masthof Press & Bookstore
ISBN:
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 12
Book Description
Index to the articles published by Mennonite Family History
An Observational Study of the Holdeman Mennonites
Author: Michelle D. HighfillPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Amish
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
The Amish
Author: Steven M. NoltPublisher: JHU Press
ISBN: 1421419564
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 153
Book Description
Drawing on more than twenty years of fieldwork and collaborative research, The Amish: A Concise Introduction is a compact but richly detailed portrait of Amish life. In fewer than 150 pages, readers will come away with a clear understanding of the complexities of these simple people.