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.