Mennonites in Canada, 1939-1970 : A People Transformed.
Regehr, T. D.
Mennonites in Canada, 1939-1970 : A People Transformed. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (602 pages) - Heritage Series . - Heritage Series .
Intro -- CONTENTS -- LIST OF TABLES -- PREFACE -- A PERSONAL PROLOGUE -- Introduction: A People Transformed -- Part One: The Setting -- 1 Canadian Mennonites in 1939 -- Part Two: The Crucible of War -- 2 Wartime Alternative and Military Service -- 3 Voluntary Service -- 4 Refugee Immigrants -- 5 Wartime Changes in Agriculture -- Part Three: Years of Prosperity -- 6 The Continuing Agricultural Base -- 7 New Economic Opportunities -- 8 Lure of the Cities -- Part Four: Preparing the Next Generation -- 9 Nurture and Training of Youth -- 10 Church and Community Schools -- 11 High Schools and Colleges -- 12 Artistic and Literary Voices -- 13 New Leadership -- Part Five: Mission and Witness -- 14 Mission at Home -- 15 Mission to the World -- 16 Peace, Justice, and Social Concerns -- Conclusion: Looking Back -- APPENDIX A: Mennonite Groups in Canada -- APPENDIX B: Conferences / Branches in Canada -- APPENDIX C: Membership of Conferences / Branches -- APPENDIX D: Census Figures -- APPENDIX E: Mennonite Journals and Newspapers -- APPENDIX F: Mennonite Rural-Urban Statistics -- NOTES -- BIBLIOGRAPHICAL ESSAY -- ILLUSTRATION CREDITS -- INDEX -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.
T.D. Regehr shows how the Second World War challenged the pacifist views of Mennonites and created a population more aware of events, problems, and opportunities for Christian service and personal advancement in the world beyond their traditional rural communities.
9781442677227
Mennonites-Canada-History.
Mennonites-Canada-History-20th century.
Electronic books.
F1035.M45 R444 1996
Mennonites in Canada, 1939-1970 : A People Transformed. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (602 pages) - Heritage Series . - Heritage Series .
Intro -- CONTENTS -- LIST OF TABLES -- PREFACE -- A PERSONAL PROLOGUE -- Introduction: A People Transformed -- Part One: The Setting -- 1 Canadian Mennonites in 1939 -- Part Two: The Crucible of War -- 2 Wartime Alternative and Military Service -- 3 Voluntary Service -- 4 Refugee Immigrants -- 5 Wartime Changes in Agriculture -- Part Three: Years of Prosperity -- 6 The Continuing Agricultural Base -- 7 New Economic Opportunities -- 8 Lure of the Cities -- Part Four: Preparing the Next Generation -- 9 Nurture and Training of Youth -- 10 Church and Community Schools -- 11 High Schools and Colleges -- 12 Artistic and Literary Voices -- 13 New Leadership -- Part Five: Mission and Witness -- 14 Mission at Home -- 15 Mission to the World -- 16 Peace, Justice, and Social Concerns -- Conclusion: Looking Back -- APPENDIX A: Mennonite Groups in Canada -- APPENDIX B: Conferences / Branches in Canada -- APPENDIX C: Membership of Conferences / Branches -- APPENDIX D: Census Figures -- APPENDIX E: Mennonite Journals and Newspapers -- APPENDIX F: Mennonite Rural-Urban Statistics -- NOTES -- BIBLIOGRAPHICAL ESSAY -- ILLUSTRATION CREDITS -- INDEX -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.
T.D. Regehr shows how the Second World War challenged the pacifist views of Mennonites and created a population more aware of events, problems, and opportunities for Christian service and personal advancement in the world beyond their traditional rural communities.
9781442677227
Mennonites-Canada-History.
Mennonites-Canada-History-20th century.
Electronic books.
F1035.M45 R444 1996