Mennonites In Illinois

Author : Willard H. Smith
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1579107710
Total Pages : 619 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mennonites in Illinois written by Willard H. Smith and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2001-10-03 with total page 619 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a history of all branches of Mennonites (including the Amish) from their first arrival in the state of Illinois around 1830 to the present. It deals briefly with Mennonite origins in Europe in the 16th century, points out how the Amish split off from the Mennonites in the 1690s, and depicts Mennonite-Amish migrations to America, especially those who came in the 19th century and settled in Illinois. The work portrays the divisions that developed, mostly after the Civil War, and how the story became more complex. It describes the effect of the AwakeningÓ and the influence of Fundamentalism and other forces on the Illinois Mennonites, including the pressures toward American acculturation. The author points out also the significant trend toward cooperation and unity in recent decades, especially among the (Old) Mennonites and the General Conference Mennonites. Smith is uniquely qualified to write this book. He is a native of Illinois with a thorough knowledge and understanding of the customs and beliefs of Illinois Mennonites. His family was among the early Mennonite settlers in the state, and active in the spiritual life of their community. Smith himself has studied and thought history for many years, has written many historical articles, and is the author or several books. As a professor at Goshen College, he had the support of other Mennonite historians and ready access to library and archival material relating to Illinois Mennonites.

Author : James O. Lehman
Publisher : JHU Press
ISBN 13 : 9780801886720
Total Pages : 390 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mennonites, Amish, and the American Civil War written by James O. Lehman and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2007-11-05 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores the moral dilemmas faced by various religious sects and how these groups struggled to come to terms with the effects of wartime Americanization-- without sacrificing their religious beliefs and values.

Author : Judith A. Nagata
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Continuity and Change Among the Old Order Amish of Illinois written by Judith A. Nagata and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : William B. Weaver
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book History of the Central Conference Mennonite Church written by William B. Weaver and published by . This book was released on 1927 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Paton Yoder
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1579104681
Total Pages : 361 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tradition and Transition written by Paton Yoder and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2000-10-03 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This one hundred year story of the Amish church depicts the survival of the believers in the early part of the nineteenth century. Revealing the agony of the Great Schism of 1865 which fractured the Amish church, Yoder reveals the coming maturity of the Old Order Amish and the Amish Mennonites, who merged with the Mennonites early in the twentieth century. This book sheds light on the identity and heritage of faith and lifestyle of today's Amish and many Mennonites, and posits that although they hold in common the basic Christian faith, differences in their patterns of obedience remain.

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 C. Wenger
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1579104568
Total Pages : 487 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Mennonites in Indiana and Michigan written by John C. Wenger and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2000-10-03 with total page 487 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive and sympathetic history of all branches of the Mennonites and Amish, including a portrayal of their doctrine, life, and piety. It attempts to present a true picture of the Christian bodies in Indiana and Michigan which are descended from the European Anabaptists of the sixteenth century.

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 136 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Amish and Mennonite Cemeteries of Moultrie and Douglas County [sic], Arthur, Illinois written by and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : C. Henry Smith
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1725218844
Total Pages : 518 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Mennonites of America written by C. Henry Smith and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2007-03-16 with total page 518 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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

Author : Donald B. Kraybill
Publisher : Penn State Press
ISBN 13 : 0271028653
Total Pages : 376 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Horse-and-buggy Mennonites written by Donald B. Kraybill and published by Penn State Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examining how the Wengers have cautiously and incrementally adapted to the changes swirling around them, this book offers an invaluable case study of a traditional group caught in the throes of a postmodern world."--Jacket.