Horse-and-buggy Mennonites: Hoofbeats of Humility in a Postmodern World
- ISBN-10
- 0271028653
- ISBN-13
- 9780271028651
- Category
- Religion
- Pages
- 362
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2006
- Publisher
- Penn State Press
- Authors
- Donald B. Kraybill, James P. Hurd
Description
Examining how the Wengers have cautiously and incrementally adapted to the changes swirling around them, this book offers an invaluable case study of a traditional group caught in the throes of a postmodern world."--Jacket.
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