| On the Backroad to Heaven: Old Order Hutterites, Mennonites, Amish, and Brethren Revised Edition Contributor(s): Kraybill, Donald B. (Author), Bowman, Carl F. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0801870895 ISBN-13: 9780801870897 Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press OUR PRICE: $24.70 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2002 Annotation: 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 but flexible strategy of compromise that produces an evolving canon of social and religious rules. This first comparative study sketches the differences as well as the common threads that bind these groups together. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christianity - Denominations - Religion | Christianity - Mennonite - Social Science | Sociology - General |
| Dewey: 289.73 |
| Series: Center Books in Anabaptist Studies |
| Physical Information: 1.03" H x 5.98" W x 8.92" (1.16 lbs) 352 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
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| Publisher Description: On the Backroad to Heaven is a unique guide 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 but flexible strategy of compromise that produces an evolving canon of social and religious rules. This first comparative study sketches the differences as well as the common threads that bind these groups together. |
Contributor Bio(s): Kraybill, Donald B.: - Donald B. Kraybill is a Distinguished College Professor and Senior Fellow at the Young Center for Anabaptist and Pietist Studies at Elizabethtown College. He is the author, coauthor, or editor of more than a dozen books on Amish culture, including The Riddle of Amish Culture and The Amish, also published by Johns Hopkins, and Amish Grace: How Forgiveness Transcended Tragedy.Bowman, Carl F.: - Carl Desportes Bowman is associate professor and chairman of the Department of Sociology at Bridgewater College. |