Peace, Faith, Nation: Mennonites and Amish in Nineteenth-Century America

by Theron F Schlabach

Overview

'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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781556351976
Publisher:	Wipf & Stock Publishers
Publication date:	02/02/2007
Series:	Dove
Pages:	416
Product dimensions:	5.76(w) x 8.55(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Theron F. Schlabach has done work in both Mennonite and American history. A longtime professor at Goshen College, Schlabach is also the editor, along with Richard T. Hughes, of 'Proclaim Peace: Christian Pacifism from Unexpected Quarters' and the author of 'Gospel versus Gospel: Mission and the Mennonite Church, 1863-1944'.

Table of Contents

Series Introduction   Robert S. Kreider     9
Editor's Foreword   Albert N. Keim     11
Author's Preface     13
Mennonites and Amish in a New Nation     19
Land, Wealth, Community     33
The Inner Life     60
Paths to Piety     87
Paths to Piety: Progressive Movements     117
Politics and Pacifism     141
The Draft and the Civil War     173
Keeping the Old Order     201
The Background of a New Immigration     231
From Russia to America     254
The Quickening at Century's End     295
Key to Abbreviations in Notes and Bibliography     322
Notes     323
Bibliography     356
Index     391
The Author     414