On the Backroad to Heaven Old Order Hutterites, Mennonites, Amish, and Brethren

Name: On the Backroad to Heaven Old Order Hutterites, Mennonites, Amish, and Brethren
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ISBN: 9780801870897

ISBN-10: 0801870895

ISBN-13: 9780801870897

Edition: 2001 (Reprint)

Authors: Donald B. Kraybill, Carl F. Bowman

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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 way of life. Following a general introduction to Old Order culture, they show how each group uses a different strategy to create and sustain its identity. The Hutterites, for example, keep themselves geographically segregated from the larger society, whereas the Brethren interact more freely with it. The Amish and Mennonites are more alike in how they engage the outside world, adopting a complex…

Book details

List price: $22.00
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication date: 9/3/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 352
Size: 5.50" wide x 9.50" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.188
Language: English



Preface Acknowledgments



The Old Road to Heaven



The Hutterites



The Mennonites



The Amish



The Brethren



Common Convictions



Four Roads to Heaven



Preserving a Pilgrim People



Ironies of a Postmodern Journey


Notes Selected


References


Index