Brethren society : the cultural transformation of a "peculiar people" / Carl F. Bowman.
Bowman, Carl Desportes, 1957- author.
1995
BX7815 .B59 1995 (Mapit)
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Title Brethren society : the cultural transformation of a "peculiar people" / Carl F. Bowman.
Author Bowman, Carl Desportes, 1957- author.
ISBN 0801849047 (hc. ; alk. paper)
9780801849046 (hc. ; alk. paper)
0801849055 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
9780801849053 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
Published Baltimore, Maryland. : Johns Hopkins University Press, 1995.
Language English
Description xii, 491 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
Call Number BX7815 .B59 1995
Dewey Decimal Classification 286/.5
Summary 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."
Note "Published in cooperation with the Center for American Places, Harrisonburg, Virginia"--Title page verso.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references (pages 471-478) and index.
Available in Other Form Brethren society.
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Brethren Beginnings
pt. I. An Overview of Traditional Dunker Culture, 1708-1850s
The Faith Once Delivered to the Saints
Dunker Rituals and Relationships
Practicing the Primitive Faith
pt. II. Pathways beyond Plainness
Expansion and Dissent, 1850-1883
Missionary Mobilization, 1880s-1900s
Missionary Manners, 1880s-1900s
Preserving the Primitive Order, 1880s-1910s
Separation Under Siege, 1905-1917
Purging the Past, 1890s-1920s
Unity Unraveled, 1911-1930s
Altered Authorities, 1920s-1950s
pt. III. Analysis: The Binding and Loosing of Brethren Culture
Brethren Moral Dynamics: A Historical Overview
Brethren Cultural Transformation
Pluralism, Particularism, and Purpose.

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