Brethren society
the cultural transformation of a "peculiar people"
by Carl Desportes Bowman
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 brings to light the members' own conversations and debates on a series of pivotal controversies. Bowman shows how Brethren dealt with issues such as membership in "outside" organizations; the salaried ministry; acceptance of revivalistic styles of worship and music; particitation in the American political process; military service; the holy kiss; the temperance movement; and the "plain garb."
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Brethren society: the cultural transformation of a "peculiar people"
1995, Johns Hopkins University Press
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [471]-478) and index.
"Published in cooperation with the Center for American Places, Harrisonburg, Virginia"--T.p. verso.
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