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Mennonites in the Global Village /

Before the 1940s, ninety per cent of Mennonites in North America lived on farms. Fifty years later, less than ten per cent of Mennonites continue to farm and more than a quarter of the population - the largest demographic block - are professionals. Mennonite teenagers are forced to contend with a br...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Driedger, Leo (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2016]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Figures and Tables
  • Preface
  • 1. The Global Challenge
  • Part I: The Information Revolution
  • 2. Emerging Mennonite Urban Professionals
  • 3. Individualism Shaping Community
  • Part II: Symbolic Extensions and Challenges
  • 4. Cultural Changes in the Sacred Village
  • 5. Media Shifts towards the Global Village
  • 6. The Politics of Homemaking and Career
  • Part III: Reconstruction for Post-Modern Diversity
  • 7. Teens Growing Roots and Wings
  • 8. Blending Educational Monastery and Marketplace
  • 9. The Emergence of Women as New Leaders
  • 10. Peacemaking as Ultimate Extension
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index