Janzen, Rod A.

The Hutterites in North America [Recurso electrónico] / Rod Janzen, Max Stanton. - Baltimore, Md. : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2010. - 1 online resource (xx, 373 p. :) ill., maps ; - Young Center books in Anabaptist & Pietist studies . - Young Center books in Anabaptist & Pietist studies. Book collections on Project MUSE. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. [347]-362) and index.

Communal Christians in North America -- Origins and history -- Immigration and settlement in North America -- Four Hutterite branches -- Beliefs and practices -- Life patterns and rites of passage -- Identity, tradition, and folk beliefs -- Education and cultural continuity -- Colony structure, governance, and economics -- Population, demography, and defection -- Managing technology and social change -- Relationships with non-Hutterites -- Facing the future.

Libro Electrónico

9780801899256 0801899257




Hutterite Brethren--North America.


North America--Church history.


Electronic books.

BX8129.H8 / J35 2010

289.7/3