Author: Publisher:
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Category : Almanacs
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description
Mennonite Year Book and Almanac
Author: The Mennonite
Author: The Mennonite Quarterly Review
Author: The Mennonites of America
Author: C. Henry SmithPublisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN: 1556353154
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 519
Book Description
Although the story of the religious life of the Mennonites may be told in few words, yet they have been the founders of the first German colony in America and have been among the pioneers in many of the frontier settlements in the westward expansion of the American people. And for this reason their history is of interest also to the student of general American history. I have attempted therefore to trace in this volume not only the history of the Mennonite church but also the complete life story of the Mennonite people, and have treated such phases of the subject as I could find material for. I have attempted further to cover the entire field of American Mennonite history and have tried to place every event of importance in its proper perspective. So far as possible I have tried to be impartial toward the various branches of the church and have given each the amount of space which according to my judgment is importance deserved. --from the Introduction
Education Among the Mennonites of America
Author: John Ellsworth HartzlerPublisher:
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Category : Mennonites
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
Herold Der Wahrheit
Author: The Chicago Daily News Almanac and Year Book for ...
Author: George Edward PlumbePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Almanacs, American
Languages : en
Pages : 1018
Book Description
The Mennonite Encyclopedia
Author: Harold Stauffer BenderPublisher:
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Category : Anabaptists
Languages : en
Pages : 824
Book Description
California Mennonites
Author: Brian FroesePublisher: JHU Press
ISBN: 1421415135
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 365
Book Description
How did California Mennonites confront the challenges and promises of modernity? Books about Mennonites have centered primarily on the East Coast and the Midwest, where the majority of Mennonite communities in the United States are located. But these narratives neglect the unique history of the multitude of Mennonites living on the West Coast. In California Mennonites, Brian Froese relies on archival church records to examine the Mennonite experience in the Golden State, from the nineteenth-century migrants who came in search of sunshine and fertile soil to the traditionally agrarian community that struggled with issues of urbanization, race, gender, education, and labor in the twentieth century to the evangelically oriented, partially assimilated Mennonites of today. Froese places Mennonite experiences against a backdrop of major historical events, including World War II and Vietnam, and social issues, from labor disputes to the evolution of mental health care. California Mennonites include people who embrace a range of ideologies: many are historically rooted in the sixteenth-century Reformation ideals of the early Anabaptists (pacifism, congregationalism, discipleship); some embrace twentieth-century American evangelicalism (missions, Billy Graham); and others are committed to a type of social justice that involves forging practical ties to secular government programs while maintaining a quiet connection to religion. Through their experiences of religious diversity, changing demographics, and war, California Mennonites have wrestled with complicated questions of what it means to be American, Mennonite, and modern. This book—the first of its kind—will appeal to historians and religious studies scholars alike.
American Mennonites and Protestant Movements
Author: Beulah S. HostetlerPublisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN: 1579109063
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 365
Book Description
American Mennonites and Protestant Movements describes the key religious values in a major Mennonite settlement over a period of three centuries in its encounter with other religious movements: Pietism, revivalism, Fundamentalism, and institutionalization. The author analyzes how Mennonites both resisted these influences and were changed by them. The book also documents the codification of practice in the twentieth century and how restrictions waned as a growing emphasis on peace and service emerged. The author demonstrates that the key values shaping the Mennonite community are religious, not simply ethnic, and are consistent with their sixteenth-century character. These conclusions are based on a careful study of their value patterns, nonverbal behavior, issues and personalities in confrontation, and in the conduct of their community behavior. This book will help a new generation of Mennonites who wish to discover their heritage and spiritual identity. For Christian believers outside the Anabaptist tradition it will clarify long-standing ambiguities about the Mennonites.