The Americanization of a Rural Immigrant Church

The General Conference Mennonites in Central Kansas, 1874-1939

Dennis D. Engbrecht (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

342 Seiten

2017
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-138-73233-9 (ISBN)

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The purpose of this study, first published in 1990, is to investigate the Americanization of an immigrant church in rural North America. The study focuses on General Conference Mennonites who came from Russia and east Europe to settle in central Kansas in 1874. This title will be of interest to students of American and rural history.

The purpose of this study, first published in 1990, is to investigate the Americanization of an immigrant church in rural North America. The study focuses on General Conference Mennonites who came from Russia and east Europe to settle in central Kansas in 1874. The Americanization of a Rural Immigrant Church will be of interest to students of American and rural history.

Dennis D. Engbrecht

Acknowledgements; List of Illustrations; List of Tables; 1. Introduction 2. European Background, 1525-1874 3. Immigration to America and Settlement in Kansas 4. The Language Transition 5. The Americanization of Mennonite Education 6. The Impact of American Revivalism, Modernism, and Secularism 7. The Americanization of Church Customs 8. The Fine Arts: Mennonite Architecture and Music 9. Conclusion; Bibliography

Erscheinungsdatum	12.07.2017
Reihe/Serie	Routledge Library Editions: Rural History
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Gewicht	453 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Christentum
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-10	1-138-73233-8 / 1138732338
ISBN-13	978-1-138-73233-9 / 9781138732339
Zustand	Neuware