Mennonite Church History
Author: Jonas Smucker Hartzler
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Published: 1905
Total Pages: 440
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In Pursuit of Faithfulness
Author: Rich Preheim
Publisher: Herald Press
Published: 2016-05-24
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781513800356
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn 1841, four Amish Mennonite families left their homes in southwestern Pennsylvania and traveled in horse-drawn wagons to Elkhart County, Indiana. Their journey was distinctly American, as they joined a wave of white settlers searching for new and cheaper lands where they could live, work, and worship. It was also distinctly Anabaptist, as they sought to live out complicated commitments to Christ, nonviolence, and community. In this lively narrative, historian and journalist Rich Preheim investigates the heritage and innovations of Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference, an area conference of Mennonite Church USA, that have profoundly shaped Mennonite faith and practice since the nineteenth century. Standing at the crossroads of tradition and change, Mennonites in Indiana and Michigan wrestle to pursue faithfulness to Christ in the twenty-first century.
Daily Demonstrators
Author: Tobin Miller Shearer
Publisher: JHU Press
Published: 2010-11-01
Total Pages: 387
ISBN-13: 0801899435
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Mennonites, with their long tradition of peaceful protest and commitment to equality, were castigated by the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. for not showing up on the streets to support the civil rights movement. Daily Demonstrators shows how the civil rights movement played out in Mennonite homes and churches from the 1940s through the 1960s. In the first book to bring together Mennonite religious history and civil rights movement history, Tobin Miller Shearer discusses how the civil rights movement challenged Mennonites to explore whether they, within their own church, were truly as committed to racial tolerance and equality as they might like to believe. Shearer shows the surprising role of children in overcoming the racial stereotypes of white adults. Reflecting the transformation taking place in the nation as a whole, Mennonites had to go through their own civil rights struggle before they came to accept interracial marriages and integrated congregations. Based on oral history interviews, photographs, letters, minutes, diaries, and journals of white and African-American Mennonites, this fascinating book further illuminates the role of race in modern American religion.
The Mennonite Church in America
Author: John Christian Wenger
Publisher: Scottdale, Pa. : Herald Press
Published: 1966
Total Pages: 392
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Author: Harry Anthony Brunk
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Published: 1959
Total Pages: 622
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn Introduction to Mennonite History
Author: Cornelius J. Dyck
Publisher: Herald Press
Published: 1993-07-01
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780836136203
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA unique resource for a generation, the preeminent textbook in its field. Cornelius J. Dyck interacts with the many changes in the Anabaptist/Mennonite experience and historical understandings in this revised and updated edition. This is a history of Mennonites from the 16th century to the present. Though simply written, it reflects fine scholarship and deep Christian concern.
The Anabaptist Vision
Author: Harold S. Bender
Publisher: MennoMedia, Inc.
Published: 1960
Total Pages: 29
ISBN-13: 0836197224
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Anabaptist Vision, given as a presidential address before the American Society of Church History in 1943, has become a classic essay. In it, Harold S. Bender defines the spirit and purposes of the original Anabaptists. Three major points of emphasis are: the transformation of the entire way of life of the individual to the teachings and example of Christ, voluntary church membership based upon conversion and commitment to holy living, and Christian love and nonresistance applied to all human relationships.
An Introduction to Mennonite History
Author: Cornelius J. Dyck
Publisher: Scottdale, Pa. ; Kitchener, Ont. : Herald Press
Published: 1981
Total Pages: 480
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKA history of Anabaptist-Mennonite thought from the sixteenth century to the present, with a description of Mennonite life and thought around the world today.
Seeking Places of Peace
Author: Royden Loewen
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2012-09-01
Total Pages: 388
ISBN-13: 1680992678
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPerhaps the most inclusive, sweeping, and insightful history ever written about the North American Mennonite saga. Both authors are eminent historians. Royden Loewen is Professor of History, with a chair in Mennonite Studies, at the University of Winnipeg. Steven M. Nolt is Professor of History at Goshen (IN) College. Both authors of this book bring to the task the insights of "social history." As such, they focus on people in many geographical environments rather than on institutional development and theological controversy. Readable, understandable, and incisive. Appeals to all ages and all groups.
Gospel Versus Gospel
Author: Theron F. Schlabach
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Published: 1999-02-02
Total Pages: 353
ISBN-13: 1579102115
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSchlabach describes and interprets the involvement of the Mennonite Church in mission from 1863 to 1944. Included is information on the theological and sociological changes that took place within the Mennonite church during this time period. Readers see the growth and application of the mission idea and of missionary concepts. Ultimately it raises questions of what version of the gospel Christians ought to be preaching.
