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Brethren Society:

The Cultural Transformation of a 'Peculiar People'
  • ISBN-13: 9780801849053
  • Publisher: JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY PRESS
    Imprint: JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY PRESS
  • By Carl F. Bowman
  • Price: AUD $82.99
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  • Local release date: 14/05/1995
  • Format: Paperback 512 pages Weight: 0g
  • Categories: Religion & beliefs [HR]
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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.''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.

""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.""

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