| In Pursuit of Faithfulness: Conviction, Conflict, and Compromise in the Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference Contributor(s): Preheim, Rich (Author) |
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ISBN: 0836199995 ISBN-13: 9780836199994 Publisher: Herald Press (VA) OUR PRICE: $31.49 Product Type: Paperback Published: May 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christian Church - History - Religion | Christianity - Mennonite |
| Dewey: 289.777 |
| LCCN: 2015049446 |
| Series: Studies in Anabaptist and Mennonite History |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 6" W x 8.9" (1.30 lbs) 420 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Preheim, Rich: - Rich Preheim is a freelance writer, blogger, and historian. He has served as director of Mennonite Church USA historical committee and as a reporter and editor for The Mennonite and Mennonite World Review. Preheim's writing has also appeared in the New York Times, Washington Post, Sojourners, the Christian Century, and Mennonite Quarterly Review. A native of South Dakota, Preheim has a bachelor's degree from Bethel College and a master's degree in journalism from Indiana University. |