American Mennonites And Protestant Movements

Author : Beulah S. Hostetler
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1579109063
Total Pages : 365 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book American Mennonites and Protestant Movements written by Beulah S. Hostetler and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2002-03-06 with total page 365 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : Paul Toews
Publisher : Herald Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 454 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mennonites In American Society written by Paul Toews and published by Herald Press. This book was released on 1996-12-13 with total page 454 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Mennonite Experience in America Series weaves together the histories of all Mennonite and Amish groups in the United States. It offers something new in Mennonite and Amish history: an attempt to tell not only the inside story but also how one religious people, or set of peoples, has lived and developed along with the pluralism of the nation. This volume provides a rich interpretive story of how Mennonites have preserved their identity through the 20th century. Paul Toews examines ways progressive Mennonites have slowed their absorption into American culture through creating institutional systems, refining and rearticulating ideologies, building ecumenical alliances, and developing a service and missional activism. Meanwhile, the Amish have formed a creative set of adaptive strategies that permit economic integration and social isolation. An in-depth look at how Mennonites and Amish were able to become a more visible and respected people than ever before during their more than 300 years in America.,Volume 4.

Author : Cornelius J. Dyck
Publisher : Scottdale, Pa. ; Kitchener, Ont. : Herald Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 480 pages
Book Rating : 4.92/5 ( download)

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Download or read book An Introduction to Mennonite History written by Cornelius J. Dyck and published by Scottdale, Pa. ; Kitchener, Ont. : Herald Press. This book was released on 1981 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A history of Anabaptist-Mennonite thought from the sixteenth century to the present, with a description of Mennonite life and thought around the world today.

Author : Theron F. Schlabach
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1556351976
Total Pages : 417 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Peace, Faith, Nation written by Theron F. Schlabach and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2007-02-02 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Peace, Faith, Nation' tells the story of Mennonite and Amish life in nineteenth-century America -- stories of families, of churches, of communities. It tells of work and play, of moving and settling, of struggling with citizenship, of various means (including the Old Order ways) of church renewal. It is a Mennonite history but also an American history. At its heart it tells of response to the nationalist, individualistic, aggressive, and progressive spirit of America. Most Mennonites were quiet, peace-oriented, communal, and humility-minded. Yet the American spirit beckoned -- especially as it often came through Protestant revivalism and promised religious renewal.

Author : Keith Graber Miller
Publisher : Univ. of Tennessee Press
ISBN 13 : 9780870499364
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.6X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Wise as Serpents, Innocent as Doves written by Keith Graber Miller and published by Univ. of Tennessee Press. This book was released on 1996 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In July 1968, the Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) opened an office in Washington, D.C., for monitoring the actions of the federal government's various branches. Given American Mennonites' long history of noninvolvement in political affairs, this shift toward engagement was dramatic indeed. In this in-depth study, Keith Graber Miller shows how the church's distinctive traditions of pacifism, humility, and service have informed and shaped the nature of its activities in Washington." "Graber Miller argues that Mennonites have both influenced the national policymaking debate and have themselves been influenced by their increasing exposure to it." "Wise As Serpents, Innocent as Doves not only explores the twentieth-century transformations among American Mennonites but illuminates the larger issues of religious lobbying in the nation's capital. Graber Miller suggests that the Mennonites have helped redefine what it means to be a lobbyist. Because the Mennonites' numbers are too few to make them a politically significant force, he argues, their only credibility in Washington lies in an astute and accurate analysis of how the world is and in the integrity of their witness to the truth as they see it."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Author : Harold S. Bender
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1725283263
Total Pages : 149 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mennonites and Their Heritage written by Harold S. Bender and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2020-07-07 with total page 149 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Daniel Kolb Cassel
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 484 pages
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Download or read book History of the Mennonites written by Daniel Kolb Cassel and published by . This book was released on 1888 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : C. Henry Smith
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 536 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Mennonites of America written by C. Henry Smith and published by . This book was released on 1909 with total page 536 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : John Ellsworth Hartzler
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Education Among the Mennonites of America written by John Ellsworth Hartzler and published by . This book was released on 1925 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Steven M. Nolt
Publisher : MennoMedia, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 0831697016
Total Pages : 444 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Through Fire and Water written by Steven M. Nolt and published by MennoMedia, Inc.. This book was released on 2010-06-11 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through Fire and Water presents the Mennonite faith story within the sweep of church history. This engaging text uses stories of men and women, peasants and pastors, heroes and rascals, to trace the radical Reformation from sixteenth-century Europe to today's global Anabaptist family. Written in an accessible and nonacademic style, this revised edition updates the story and incorporates new historical research and discoveries. "A superbly written introduction to Anabaptist-Mennonite history in contexts ranging from Kansas to Congo." —Perry Bush, Bluffton University "An accessible and engaging read for those who know little about Mennonites, and also for those who think they are familiar with this complex story of faith, culture, and action." —Marlene Epp, Conrad Grebel University College "Captivating personal stories, set alongside an honest portrayal of the Mennonite journey." —Doug Heidebrecht, Centre for Mennonite Brethren Studies