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On the Backroad to Heaven
Old Order Hutterites, Mennonites, Amish, and Brethren
Av Donald B. Kraybill, Carl F. Bowman
Häftad, 2002
357 kr
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On the Backroad to Heaven is a unique guidebook to the world of Old Order Anabaptist groups. Focusing on four Old Order communities-the Hutterites, Mennonites, Amish, and Brethren-Donald B. Kraybill and Carl Desportes Bowman provide a fascinating overview of their culture, growth, and distinctive …
Brethren Society
The Cultural Transformation of a "Peculiar People"
Häftad, 1995
504 kr
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In the first book ever written on the subject, Carl Bowman examines how and why members of the Church of the Brethren-historically known as "Dunkers" after their method of baptism-were assimilated faster and earlier than their Amish, Mennonite, or even Hutterite cousins.
Holding the Line
The Telephone in Old Order Mennonite and Amish Life
Häftad, 2000
455 kr
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Among the Old Order Mennonite and Amish communities of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, the coming of the telephone posed a serious challenge to the longstanding traditions of work, worship, silence, and visiting. In 1907, Mennonites crafted a compromise in order to avoid a church split and …
Riddle of Amish Culture
Häftad, 2001
406 kr
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Since its publication in 1989, The Riddle of Amish Culture has become recognized as a classic work on one of America's most distinctive religious communities. But many changes have occurred within Amish society over the past decade, from westward migrations and a greater familiarity with technology …
Mennonite Entrepreneurs
Av Calvin Redekop, Stephen C. Ainlay m. fl.
Häftad, 2001
479 kr
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Calvin Redekop and his co-authors argue that Mennonite successes in the business world are the result of skillful adaptation of the sect's "communal ethic."
Amish and the State
Häftad, 2003
406 kr
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In this new edition of The Amish and the State Donald Kraybill brings together legal scholars and social scientists to explore the unique series of conflicts between a traditional religious minority and the modern state. In the process, the authors trace the preservation-and the erosion-of …
Amish Enterprise
From Plows to Profits
Av Donald B. Kraybill, Steven M. Nolt
Häftad, 2004
345 kr
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Amish culture has been rooted in the soil since its beginnings in 1693. But what happens when members of America's oldest Amish community enter non-farm work in one generation? How will hundreds of cottage industries and micro-enterprises reshape the heart of Amish life? Will traditional eighth …
Hutterite Beginnings
Communitarian Experiments during the Reformation
Häftad, 1999
385 kr
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The oldest and largest communal society in North America, the Hutterites-Anabaptists of German origin, like the Amish, Mennonites, and Brethren-have long been the subject of scholarly study and popular curiosity. Werner Packull tells the comprehensive story of the Hutterite beginnings in their …
Creation and the Environment
An Anabaptist Perspective on a Sustainable World
Häftad, 2000
274 kr
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Recent years have seen a shift in the belief that a religious world-view, specifically a Christian one, precludes a commitment to environmentalism. Whether as "stewards of God's creation" or champions of "environmental justice," church members have increasingly found that a strong pro-ecology stand …
Power, Authority, and the Anabaptist Tradition
Av Benjamin W. Redekop, Calvin Redekop
Inbunden, 2001
535 kr
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Founded in part on a rejection of "worldly" power and the use of force, Anabaptism carried with it the promise of redemptive power. Yet the attempt to banish worldly power to the margins of the Christian community has been fraught with dilemmas, contradictions, and, at times, blatant abuses of …
Strangers at Home
Amish and Mennonite Women in History
Av Kimberly D. Schmidt, Diane Zimmerman Umble m. fl.
Inbunden, 2002
483 kr
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This collection of original essays focuses on the rich, historically diverse, and often misunderstood experiences of Amish, Mennonite, and other women of Anabaptist traditions across 400 years. Equal parts sociology, religious history, and gender studies, the book explores the changing roles and …
Amish and the State
Inbunden, 2003
607 kr
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In this new edition of The Amish and the State Donald Kraybill brings together legal scholars and social scientists to explore the unique series of conflicts between a traditional religious minority and the modern state. In the process, the authors trace the preservation-and the erosion-of …
Amish Enterprise
From Plows to Profits
Av Donald B. Kraybill, Steven M. Nolt
Inbunden, 2004
607 kr
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Amish culture has been rooted in the soil since its beginnings in 1693. But what happens when members of America's oldest Amish community enter non-farm work in one generation? How will hundreds of cottage industries and micro-enterprises reshape the heart of Amish life? Will traditional eighth …
