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Issue 84 : Pilgrims & Exiles: Amish, Mennonites, & Brethren

Originally published in 2004

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Table of Contents

Pilgrims and Exiles: Did You Know?

Interesting and unusual facts about America's Anabaptists
Shaken Up by the Peace-Lovers

A trip through Pennsylvania's Lancaster County.

Chris Armstrong
Living History

Monastery in a war zone, affluent Essenes, and Luther's loo

Compiled by Ted Olsen
The Model Missionary?

David Brainerd's admired status is ironic, since in many respects he was a failure.

William Booth
Was King Arthur really a Pelagian?

Ted Olsen
A People of Conscience

How America's plain people first arose in Europe as a discipleship movement repressed by the state church.

Chris Armstrong and Jeff Bach
The Germans Have Landed

Once William Penn welcomed the freedom-seeking Anabaptists to his colony, they spread and flourished.

David Eller
Outsider's Guide to America's Anabaptists

Making sense of the colorful, complex tapestry of Amish, Mennonites, and Brethren.

Steven Gertz
Pilgrims and Exiles: Christian History Timeline

Amish, Mennonites, and Brethren
Pure & Simple

Ever wonder what the plain people's churches look and feel like? Here's an insider account.

Stephen Scott
Holy Ground

One of the most visible practices among the American Anabaptists, the Brethren love feast exemplifies humility and community.

Frank Ramirez
Be Not Conformed

Why have American Anabaptists lived in protest against the modern world?

John D. Roth
From Mutual Aid to Global Action

How the Anabaptist emphasis on practical acts of love led a tightly knit enclave to reach out to the world.

Gari-Anne Patzwald and William Kostlevy
Negotiating with the Modern World

In the late 19th and early 20th century, modernity caught up with the Anabaptists.

Donald B. Kraybill
Pilgrims and Exiles: Recommended Resources

More Anabaptist insider information

Steven Gertz
Bride of the Reformation

Edwin Woodruff Tait
Grace at the negotiating table

Bruce Heydt