{"product_id":"a-joyful-pilgrimage-9780874869569","title":"A Joyful Pilgrimage","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn the tumultuous aftermath\u003c\/b\u003e of the First World War, thousands of young Germans defied the social mores of their parents  and the constricting influence of the established churches  in search of freedom, social equality, nature, and community. Hiking clubs were formed and work camps organized, and hundreds of rural folk schools and communes sprang up across the country. In the 1930s, Nazism swallowed this so-called Youth Movement virtually whole.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Joyful Pilgrimage\u003c\/i\u003e is the engaging story\u003c\/b\u003e of a remnant that survived: the Bruderhof, a 75-year-old community that began when the author and her husband, a well-known writer and lecturer, abandoned their affluent Berlin suburb to start a new life and venture of faith.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAt first glance\u003c\/b\u003e a memoir, \u003ci\u003eA Joyful Pilgrimage\u003c\/i\u003e is a radical call to faith and commitment against great odds. It is also a remarkable testimony to the leading of the Spirit, which, as Emmy Arnold writes, can hold together those who believe in the daily miracle of community through thick and thin.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA moving story…and an amazing continuation of the Book of Acts. -- \u003cb\u003eClarence Jordan,\u003c\/b\u003e author\u003cbr\u003eVery moving…Emmy Arnold’s story is a simple and direct account of a Christian life stripped to the essentials. -- \u003cb\u003eThomas Merton\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. Origins 2. Seeking 3. The Wind Blows 4. Beginning at Sannerz 5. Crisis 6. A New Start 7. The Rhön Bruderhof 8. American Journey 9. Between Time and Eternity 10. Before the Storm 11. Conflict with Hitler’s State 12. Eberhard’s Last Struggle 13. The Fight Goes On Postscript","brand":"Plough Publishing House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51359265784151,"sku":"9780874869569","price":7.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780874869569.jpg?v=1754124153","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/a-joyful-pilgrimage-9780874869569","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}