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In the first book ever written on the subject, Carl Bowman examines how and why members of the Church of the Brethren-historically known as "Dunkersafter their method of baptism-were assimilated faster and earlier than their Amish, Mennonite, or even Hutterite cousins.

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This model study of a small denomination's history, sociology and anthropology will inspire scholars who study larger, less definable religious groups... Bowman provides a good chronology of events and shows the walls of rural protection, sectarian ethos and geographical distance breaking down. Christian Century A welcome addition to an expanding collection of scholarly books about 'plain people,' including Amish Society and Hutterite Society, both by John Hostetler, and Mennonite Society, by Calvin Redekop, all published by The Johns Hopkins University Press. Contemporary Sociology 1996

Brethren Society The Cultural Transformation of a

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      Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 26/04/1995
      ISBN13: 9780801849053, 978-0801849053
      ISBN10: 0801849055

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      In the first book ever written on the subject, Carl Bowman examines how and why members of the Church of the Brethren-historically known as "Dunkersafter their method of baptism-were assimilated faster and earlier than their Amish, Mennonite, or even Hutterite cousins.

      Trade Review
      This model study of a small denomination's history, sociology and anthropology will inspire scholars who study larger, less definable religious groups... Bowman provides a good chronology of events and shows the walls of rural protection, sectarian ethos and geographical distance breaking down. Christian Century A welcome addition to an expanding collection of scholarly books about 'plain people,' including Amish Society and Hutterite Society, both by John Hostetler, and Mennonite Society, by Calvin Redekop, all published by The Johns Hopkins University Press. Contemporary Sociology 1996

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