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Revised edition. |
| Description |
335 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm |
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| Note |
Revised edition of: Through fire & water / Harry Loewen and Steven Nolt ; with Carol Duerksen and Elwood Yoder. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Preface and acknowledgments -- Introduction: Ghosts and echoes -- Christian Heritage: -- 1: Apostles build the church -- 2: Church gains power and wealth -- 3: Reformers shake the church -- How do you know when your church is faithful? -- Anabaptism Emerges In Sixteenth-Century Europe: -- 4: Swiss brethren break with Zwingli -- 5: Anabaptism develops in Holland -- 6: Radical reform comes in South Germany and Moravia -- Is your life a witness to the spirit, water, and blood? -- From Anabaptist To Mennonite: -- 7: Searching for peace and prosperity, 1600-1800 -- North American Mennonite And Brethren In Christ Story: -- 8: Finding a home in North America, 1683-1860 -- 9: Mission and peace, 1860-1960 -- 10: Faithful witness in a diverse world, 1960 to today -- What does it mean for you to be a peacemaker? -- Russian Mennonite Story: -- 11: Building a Mennonite Commonwealth, 1789-1850 -- 12: Conflict and renewal, 1800-1917 -- 13: War, terror, and sustaining faith, 1917-1990 -- Where does your loyalty lie? -- Anabaptism Grows Around The World: -- 14: Anabaptist witness in Asia -- 15: Mennonites and Brethren in Christ in Africa -- 16: Anabaptist visions in Latin America -- Do you see many members forming one body in Christ? -- Epilogue: Taking part in God's drama -- Maps: -- Christianity spreads into Europe -- Central Europe -- Selected cities and towns with Mennonite churches in the United States, Canada, and Northern Mexico -- Russian Mennonite migrations -- Mennonites and Brethren in Christ in Asia and Pacific -- Mennonites and Brethren in Christ in Africa -- Mennonites and Brethren in Christ in South America -- Mennonites and Brethren in Christ in Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean -- Notes -- Photo credits -- Index -- For further reading -- Authors. |
| Summary |
Overview: Through Fire and Water presents the Mennonite faith story within the sweep of church history. This engaging text uses stories of men and women, peasants and pastors, heroes and rascals, to trace the radical Reformation from sixteenth-century Europe to today's global Anabaptist family. Written in an accessible and nonacademic style, this revised edition updates the story and incorporates new historical research and discoveries. |
| Subject |
Mennonites -- History.
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Anabaptists -- History.
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Church history.
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Anabaptists. (OCoLC)fst00808176
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Church history. (OCoLC)fst00860740
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Mennonites. (OCoLC)fst01016181
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| Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| Added Author |
Nolt, Steven M., 1968- author.
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| ISBN |
9780836195064 (pbk. ; alk. paper) |
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083619506X (pbk. ; alk. paper) |
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