Brethren Society
The Cultural Transformation of a "Peculiar People"
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Johns Hopkins University Press
Published:1st Mar '95
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Brethren Society is unique, creative, and well written. There are virtually no other books to compare with it. -- Donald B. Kraybill, author of The Riddle of Amish Culture Thoroughly and richly researched, clearly organized and cogently written. Bowman's account will be the standard reference on the subject for years to come. -- James Davison Hunter, University of Virginia This brilliant analysis will shape the interpretation of Brethren history for many decades. -- Donald F. Durnbaugh,, Elizabethtown College
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 "Dunkersafter their method of baptism-were assimilated faster and earlier than their Amish, Mennonite, or even Hutterite cousins.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.
This model study of a small denomination's history, sociology and anthropology will inspire scholars who study larger, less definable religious groups... Bowman provides a good chronology of events and shows the walls of rural protection, sectarian ethos and geographical distance breaking down. Christian Century A welcome addition to an expanding collection of scholarly books about 'plain people,' including Amish Society and Hutterite Society, both by John Hostetler, and Mennonite Society, by Calvin Redekop, all published by The Johns Hopkins University Press. Contemporary Sociology 1996
ISBN: 9780801849053
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 839g
512 pages