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  1. Black and Mennonite: A search for identity (The John F. Funk lectures) by Hubert L Brown, 1976
  2. Black Mennonite Church in North America 1886-1986 by Le Roy Bechler, 1986-11
  3. None but Saints: The Transformation of Mennonite Life in Russia 1789-1889 by James Urry, 1990-05
  4. Cooking & Memories : Favorite Recipes from 20 Mennonite and Amish Cooks by Phyllis Pellman Good, 1983-08
  5. A Separate People: An Insider's View of Old Order Mennonite Customs and Traditions by Isaac R. Horst, 2000-06
  6. Apart and Together: Mennonites in Oregon and Neighboring States, 1876-1976 (Studies in Anabaptist and Mennonite History) by Hope Kauffman Lind, 1990-08
  7. On the Backroad to Heaven: Old Order Hutterites, Mennonites, Amish, and Brethren (Center Books in Anabaptist Studies) by Donald B. Kraybill, Carl Desportes Bowman, 2002-09-03
  8. Gospel Versus Gospel: Mission and the Mennonite Church, 1863-1944 by Theron F. Schlabach, 1999-03
  9. John Howard Yoder: Mennonite Patience, Evangelical Witness, Catholic Convictions by Mark Nation, 2005-12-31
  10. Crossing the Bridge: From Mennonite Boy to Gay Man by James L. Helmuth, 2009-11-23
  11. Beautiful Quilts: Amish & Mennonite : Making Classic Quilts and Modern Variations by Katharine Guerrier, 1997-08
  12. Mennonite Recipes From The Shenandoah Valley by Phyllis P Good, 1999-10-01
  13. Tillie: A Mennonite Maid by Helen Reimensnyder Martin, 2010-05-23
  14. A Cappella: Mennonite Voices in Poetry by Ann Hostetler, 2003-11-01

81. The Mennonites & Their Contribution To World Peace - An AskERIC InfoGuide
AskERIC InfoGuides The mennonites their Contribution to World Peace. Therewill be links to related groups who share the mennonites' value of peace.
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An AskERIC InfoGuide Compiled by: Mary Ann Shisler Date: November, 1998
TABLE OF CONTENTS
  • Introduction
    A. Purpose and Topic of the InfoGuide
    B. Educational Level (elementary: K-6; secondary: 7-12; elementary secondary: K-12; or higher education)
  • ERIC
    A. Introduction to the ERIC System and the ERIC Database
    B. Relevant ERIC Clearinghouse(s)
    C. Useful Search Terms
    D. ERIC Digests
    E. ERIC Citations (other than Digests)
    F. How to Access ERIC Documents and Journal Articles
  • General Resources
    A. Bibliographies B. Dictionaries and Encyclopedias C. Guidebooks/Handbooks/Manuals D. Databases and Indexes (print, CD-ROM, online) E. Periodicals, Newsletters and Magazines (print and/or electronic) F. Gateway Web Sites G. Other
  • In-Depth Information A. Research Reports (print and/or electronic) B. Journal Articles (print and/or electronic) C. Monographs (books) D. Legal/Regulatory Information E. Teaching Materials F. Other
  • Interpersonal Communication A. Listservs/Newsgroups B.
  • 82. Mennonites - Kansas
    THE mennonites Their HistoryCustoms and BeliefA peculiarPeople. The mennonites will not bear arms or take an oath.
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    THE MENNONITES
    Their HistoryCustoms and BeliefA peculiar People.
    For the information of the TOPEKA TIMES we have hunted up the history
    of the Mennonites, over a thousand of whom have already setteled in
    Kansas, to be followed by other thousands who will find, we hope,
    thrifty, happy homes in the Garden State of the "New West."
    The Mennonites derive their name from Menno Simon, who was born in
    Witmarsum, Friesland, A. D. 1495. He was educated a Catholic, and at
    the age of 24 became a priest, but examining the New Testament closely
    his mind under-went a change, and he became an independent public
    teacher, traveling from place to place amisdst great persecutions. He was a man of probity, zealous in promoting practical piety, and possessed, says Mosheim, "the inestimable advantage of a natural and persuasive eloquence, and his learning was sufficient to make him pass for an oracle in the eyes of the multitude." He was cotemporaneous with Luther, OEolampadius, Bueer, Melanethou, Bullinger, Calvin, Zwinghus and other leaders of the Reformation. He founded many communities, or

    83. Mennonite Genealogy Data Index
    Mennonite Genealogy Data Index, AUSTRIA.
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    AUSTRIA CANADA - Alberta - British Columbia - Manitoba - Ontario - Saskatchewan - Other Canada MEXICO PARAGUAY POLAND PRUSSIA/GERMANY RUSSIA - Chortitza - Crimea - Molotschna - Yazykovo - Other Russia SWITZERLAND URUGUAY USA - California - Illinois - Indiana - Kansas - Nebraska - Ohio - Pennsylvania - Texas - Washington - Other USA Baptism Birth Census Death Migration Marriage History Geography Other
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    Here's the ultimate place to visit to find where the good stuff is - where you can find Mennonite genealogy (family history) data Use the picklist to the left to select the geography of interest. As soon as you left-click onto a locality, your page will refresh to those resources. You'll find the exact same picklist on each page in the same location - so you can't get lost! There are approximately 1,400

    84. Columbus Mennonite Church: General Information
    The Anabaptists, the mennonites, and the Amish. The Anabaptists. mennonitesand Amish are both The mennonites. Around 1600, many of the
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    Getting to the Building Accessibility Dress Christian Education ... War and Peace Mennonites and Amish Mission
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    Contact Us Site Map ... Home The Anabaptists, the Mennonites, and the Amish The Anabaptists
    Mennonites and Amish are both descended spiritually from the Anabaptists, a radical wing of the Protestant Reformation. In 1525 a group of men and women broke away from Ulrich Zwingli, the Reformed leader in Zurich, Switzerland. Eventually this group became known as Anabaptists. They emphasized following Jesus, being reborn spiritually, taking the Bible seriously, baptizing believers, renouncing the sword, and other distinctives. About one million people in the world now consider themselves to belong to the Anabaptist tradition of faith. The Mennonites Around 1600, many of the Anabaptists came to be called Mennonites, after an early Dutch leader, Menno Simons. The name stuck as these Mennonites migrated to many different countries around the world. Today the 10 nations with the greatest numbers of Mennonites are, in order:
  • United States Congo Canada India Indonesia Ethiopia Germany Tanzania Paraguay Mexico
  • The Amish The Amish broke away from the Mennonites in 1693, under the leadership of Jacob Ammann, after whom the Amish are named. The Amish chose to follow a simpler, more conservative way of life than most Mennonites. Although there are many different Amish groups, each with peculiar characteristics, the Amish generally use horses rather than cars and tractors, live without electricity or make their own from generators, wear dark colored clothing, and speak Pennsylvania Dutch. Since they typically have large families, the numbers of Amish in this country are growing at a significant rate.

    85. Columbus Mennonite Church: Anabaptist History
    tradition of faith has 6 characteristics We are fixated on Jesus.mennonites are fascinated with and committed to Jesus Christ.
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    Getting to the Building Accessibility Dress Christian Education ... What We Believe Anabaptist Mennonites Other Anabaptist Groups War and Peace Mennonites and Amish Mission ... Home The Anabaptist-Mennonite Tradition of Faith About 55 years ago, historian Harold Bender suggested that the Anabaptist tradition of faith has 5 characteristics, which he neatly organized around the acrostic ABCDE: Rembrandt van Rijn, The Mennonite Minister Cornelius Claesz Anslo in Conversation with his Wife, Aaltje,
    • Authority of the scriptures Baptism of believers Church as the community of
      the transformed Discipleship of life Ethic of love and nonresistance
    More recently David Augsburger, a professor
    at Fuller Theological Seminary, proposed that
    the Anabaptist-Mennonite tradition of faith
    has 6 characteristics:
    • We are fixated on Jesus.

    86. Mennonite - Wikipedia
    Mennonite. (Redirected from mennonites). The mennonites are a group of ChristianAnabaptist denominations based on the teachings and tradition of Menno Simons.
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    (Redirected from Mennonites The Mennonites are a group of Christian Anabaptist denominations based on the teachings and tradition of Menno Simons . They are one of the peace churches , which hold to a doctrine of non-violence and pacifism . They are the modern denominations which present many Anabaptist views. Their core beliefs, deriving from Anabaptist traditions are:
  • Baptism of believers understood as threefold: Baptism by the spirit (internal change of heart), Baptism by water (public demonstration of witness), and baptism by blood (martyrdom and asceticism). Church discipline understood as threefold : Confession of Sins, Absolution of Sin, and Re-admission of Sinner in the church.
  • 87. OR Online Mennonites A Mosaic Of Community Spirit, Faith And
    mennonites a mosaic of community spirit, faith and family values. BY JOHN RICHARDS. Hissuccessful leadership led to the Anabaptists to be known as mennonites.
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    88. The Mennonites Of Chihuahua
    From The California Native Newsletter The mennonites of Chihuahua. Theimmigration was profitable for both Mexico and the mennonites.
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    From The California Native Newsletter:
    The Mennonites of Chihuahua
    A man wearing a black wide-brimmed hat and a long black coat drives his horse-and-buggy to the market. He passes farms where blond-haired children work in the fields, the girls wearing large “Little-House-on-the-Prairie” bonnets and wide skirts, the boys wearing striped bib-overalls and straw hats. This scene, reminiscent of an earlier time in the United States, still takes place today in the Mexican state of Chihuahua. In 1922, at the invitation of President Alvaro Obregón, 20,000 Mennonites came to Mexico from Canada to settle on 247,000 acres of land in Chihuahua’s San Antonio Valley. The immigration was profitable for both Mexico and the Mennonites. In Canada there had been friction between the Mennonites and the Canadian government—the Mennonites do not believe in educating their children past the sixth grade, else they become too worldly and stray from their religion, and they do not believe in serving in the military. The Mexican government was seeking farmers to settle the land which had previously been owned by William Randolph Hearst, who had been expelled from the country along with the other foreign landowners, following the Mexican Revolution. The two parties made an agreement whereby the Mennonites would purchase the land from the Mexican government and their children would be forever exempted from the educational laws of Mexico and from serving in its armed forces. In addition, the Mennonites were exempted from paying taxes for fifty years.

    89. Who Are The Anabaptists, Mennonites, Amish And Brethren?
    A short account of the early history of the Anabaptist, includingthe mennonites, Amish, and Church of the Brethren.
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    Who are the Anabaptists, Mennonites, Amish and Brethren?
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    I am a member of the Church of the Brethren, and grew up in the Mennonite Church, so I guess you could call me a true Anabaptist. The word itself means to be re-baptized and was originally a derogatory nickname given by outsiders. The German word is Taufer. One of the main tenets of the Anabaptist movement was Believer's Baptism. They believed that Baptism should take place when one becomes an adult. Incidentally, I was re-baptized when I joined the Church of the Brethren in 1955. The Mennonites baptize by pouring and the Brethren by trine immersion. The Brethren no longer require re-baptism for those who were previously baptized by other methods. Tour Group in
    Zurich, Switzerland
    In October of 1995, my wife and I spent 11 days on a tour of Europe with what is called the Brethren Heritage Tour . The tour was conducted by Drs. Donald and Hedda Durnbaugh. He is considered the pre-eminent Historian within the Church of the Brethren. The purpose was to tour sites of the early Anabaptists and Radical Pietists from which the Church of the Brethren sprang. Through the experience of being there, I really felt like I had become part of what my ancestors went through in standing up for their beliefs.

    90. Calgary & Southern Alberta - Doukhobors, Hutterites, And Mennonites
    Calgary Southern Alberta. Doukhobors, Hutterites, and mennonites.While southern Alberta's mainstream society initially reacted
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    Doukhobors, Hutterites, and Mennonites The three groups, whom the press and general public continually confused, attracted public disfavour, particularly during and immediately after World War I. As pacifists, the three groups were exempt from military duty. In the confused public mind, moreover, they all spoke German and lived in suspiciously isolated communal settlements. Church groups, service clubs, veterans' associations, and politicians questioned both their loyalty and their opposition to private ownership. Ironically, many venomous anti-Hutterite attacks appearing in the regional press were directed against southern Alberta's Mennonite community. In June 1919, a federal Order-in-Council barred further Hutterite immigration to Canada due to their "... undesirable ... customs, habits, modes of living, and [communal] methods of holding property, and because of their probable inability to become assimilated." The Order was rescinded in 1922, but the underlying animosities that prompted passage of the Order resurfaced during World War II. Doukhobors Hutterite Girls Mennonite Women All images courtesy of the National Archives of Canada Return to A Province of Immigrants

    91. Mennonites
    mennonites descendants of the Dutch and Swiss evangelical Anabaptists of the 16thcentury. mp3 players. Home. M. Med Mel. mennonites. -, Beliefs and Membership.
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    You are here Home Destination Guide Central America And Caribbean La Ruta Maya mennonites. Persecuted moralists The mennonites.
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    Where: Originally from Netherlands - settled in Canada, USA, Mexico, South America - now centred in Belize
    History: Peaceful and moralistic beliefs have made them persecuted, their journey for a homeland has lasted 400 years.
    Beliefs: Simple dress, no fun allowed, no war and rejection of worldly concerns.
    The Mennonites are a Protestant religious sect, first formed in the Netherlands in the 16th century. Their staunch religious beliefs, including the refusal to pay certain taxes, has made them a target for attack and persecution, thus Belize is their latest stop in their search for a home country that has spanned 4 centuries.

    93. Mennonites, Christian Travel Guides
    mennonites are an essentially conservative and usually evangelical Christiansdescended from the Anabaptist movement of the sixteenth century.
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    are an essentially conservative and usually evangelical Christians descended from the Anabaptist movement of the sixteenth century. In recent years some Mennonites have claimed an ethnic identity apart from religious beliefs. The movement owes its name to Menno Simons (1492-1559) whose followers eventually fled persecution and settled in Russia beginning in 1788. They began to emigrate to North America in the 1870s. Their theology stresses community and is strongly pacifist.

    94. Danforth Mennonite Church - Mennonites
    Who Are The mennonites? The God. mennonites believe that the life andteaching of Jesus guide our daily living. The Bible is central.
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    The Mennonite Church has been in existence for more than 450 years and now has over one million members. Although they speak dozens of languages, the thousands of different congregations count themselves as one family of faith one of many faith families in the Christian church. Basic Beliefs
    At the center of Mennonite teaching is the need to believe in Jesus Christ as the One who died and rose from the dead in order that people could live in union with God. Mennonites believe that the life and teaching of Jesus guide our daily living. The Bible is central The church tries to live in obedience to the Word of God the Bible. Mennonites believe that God's spirit, or "Holy Spirit", helps the community of believers understand that Word. New life in Christ Because we are human beings, we all sin: we commit wrongs, we don't do the things we should, and we're out of touch with God. Taking part in regular worship service enables Christians to respond to God with praise and thanks, and to live for Jesus through the week. Voluntary membership/commitment to Christ A church is strong when its members experience God's love and are wholeheartedly committed to its purposes. "Believer's baptism" is practiced to symbolize the decision of an adult to make a public commitment to live as a disciple of Jesus Christ.

    95. CPTers Stand With Iraqi Citizens.
    TORONTO AREA mennonites. Mennonite Church Canada In memory of George Weber.To torontoareamennonites.ca. Top. mennonites pray for peace, act for peace.
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    Hagerman Rouge Valley Toronto Chinese ... Toronto United Toronto area Mennonites Home Page Congregations Ministries Menno-Sites March 25, 2003 Here are some reports from inside Iraq, from members of Christian Peacemaker Teams (CPT) and Iraq Peace Team (IPT) who are working together quite closely. Dr. April Hurley: "I'm at the al Fanar Hotel right now. Baghdad is still being bombed. We were bombed as recently as fifteen minutes ago. It rattled all the windows and shook the walls. It was a series of explosions, but that seems to have passed. I don't know where the bomb hit, but it was not too far from here, apparently." Kathy Kelly: "Some of our team members today, with Dr. April Hurley, encountered a family that was just rushing into a hospital after a bomb hit the picnic lunch they were having in front of their home. At least one child was killed, two others are in uncertain condition.

    96. Amish Mennonites
    Amishmennonites, that segment of the Swiss-Alsatian-South German Anabaptist-mennonitesand their descendants in North America who are the offspring of the
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    Amish-Mennonites , that segment of the Swiss-Alsatian-South German Anabaptist-Mennonites and their descendants in North America who are the offspring of the group who under the leadership of Elder Jakob Amman ( q.v. ) of Erlenbach, canton of Bern, Switzerland, in 1693-97 separated from the main body in Switzerland. Reference: The Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. I, A-C. Published by Mennonite Brethren Publishing House, Hillsboro, Kansas, 1956.
    A Brief History
    The proper name of the followers of Jakob Amman is "Amish-Mennonite" although frequently they are referred to simply as Amish. The Amish have kept few records and have produced pratically no literature, not even historical, so it is difficult to trace their history (1). Not all of the descendants have retained the name and the principals of the original group - not at all in Europe most of them having been reunited with the main Mennonite Congregrations. However, there are still in the United States and in Canada those who retain the name and form. In Europe there have been settlements in Montelbeliard, Holland, Bavaria, Galicia, and Volhynia (Russia), most of smaller and lesser significant in size and scope. In the United States, however, there have been many large established settlements, primarily in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas and South Dakota. In Ontairo, Canada, a large Amish settlement was formed in Waterloo County, west of Kitchner.

    97. What Are Mennonites?
    Roy Walls, Pastor. What are mennonites? What are mennonites? Who are mennonites? mennonitescome from all walks of life and all continents on the globe.
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    What are MENNONITES? Who are MENNONITES?
    We are people, just like you! Mennonites come from all walks of life and all continents on the globe. We have included some links here that will be helpful in learning more about Mennonites. First, try Menno-Link. They are a central internet organization who tracks and connects Mennonites online. For information on Mennonites, organizations, and congregations click here: Who are Mennonites? WHO ARE THE MENNONITES? A Christ-centered, biblically based community of faith that began in Europe in the 1500s, now numbering in the millions of members worldwide. BASIC BELIEFS
    At the center of Mennonite teachings is the need to believe in Jesus Christ as the One who died and rose from the dead in order that people could live in union with God. Mennonites believe that the life and teachings of Jesus guide our daily living. They believe that the church should keep Christ's life and ministry alive in the world, just as though Christ was still living on earth: that's why they refer to the church as "the body of Christ". Mennonites believe that the church is made of people whose sins have been forgiven and who choose to follow Christ's teachings. Mennonites believe that Christians should try to relate to each other and the world in the same loving, forgiving way that Jesus practiced. Here are highlights of seven basic beliefs:

    98. CCMB: Mennonite Historian 03/99: The Mennonites
    Back to Home Page, Canadian Conference of MB Churches Mennonite Historian 03/99The mennonites, Previous Next The mennonites by Father Bitsche The following
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    The following article appeared in a French language periodical in Manitoba just before the turn of the century. Reflecting the thinking of the time, it is a prime example of a province fraught with tensions between Catholics and Protestants, French and English.
    To weaken them, to make them our allies, they must be made to embrace our faith. But therein lies the difficulty. Mennonites are among the most united [of all religious groups] and are protected in their error by a language very difficult to learn and a language which they maintain with jealous care, thereby teaching many of us a great lesson. To convert them, it is therefore necessary to speak their language.
    It seems that Providence wishes to help us. The Reverend Mr. Campeau, devout priest of St. Joseph, has just taken in a little girl of about 10 years of age, Russian in origin and raised among the Mennonites. This child is Roman Catholic, but unfortunately, as is usually the case with her compatriots, she is ignorant of her religion. What great charity it would be for a rich person to see to the education of this little girl. Taught with care in one of our convents, she would be, upon return to her own people, an apostle of our Holy religion and a support for the influence of our nationality. Furthermore, it is certain that the simple act of this generosity would predispose many Mennonites in our favour, because they themselves are very charitable.

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    100. Chapter Two: Mennonites In Prussia
    Chapter Two mennonites in Prussia. Section 2.01 Prussia and Danzig. Because of theirabilities the government took a favourable view towards the mennonites.
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    Chapter Two: Mennonites in Prussia. Section 2.01: Prussia and Danzig. Section 2.02: Danzig and the Werders. The settlement in Prussia was not homogeneous and Mennonites lived in various villages with Protestant (Lutheran and Reformed) as well as Catholic neighbours. Their farming abilities and knowledge of draining marsh land soon proved itself: "Although the Dutch had the lowest, least valuable land, they improved the soil so consistently that their villages in a short time not only equalled but surpassed the more elevated villages of the Teutonic Knights." Section 2.03: Church and Cultural Life. After 1566 there was both a Frisian as well as a Flemish Gemeinde in Danzig, a division dating back to the Netherlands. The Frisian denomination originated in Holland in 1566 in opposition to the Flemish group and was transplanted to Prussia. "After a number of Mennonites had moved from Belgium to the Netherlands, differences arose....between the newly arrived Belgian (Flemish) brethren and the Frisian Mennonites (ME,II,page 337-9). The Frisians took offense at the dress and manners of the Flemish, which they thought were too worldly and too sumptuous, whereas to the mind of the Flemish the Frisians were not sober enough as to the furnishings of their houses" (ME,II, 413). In time the names lost their geographical significance, becoming the names of two Mennonite branches. The Flemish/Frisian division was transferred to West Prussia where they existed side by side in most areas. Variant differences in the observance of communion, baptism, preaching, were noticeable until the end of the 19th century. There was segregation between the Flemish and Frisian Mennonites and those wishing to transfer membership had to be rebaptised. The Flemish Congregations were also referred to as the "clear" "Klarichen" or "Klärischen", or the "Reine". The Frisians were sometimes referred to as the "Grobe" or "Bekümmerte".

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