Mennonite Encyclopedia/ Vol 4: Volume 4 Contributor(s): Krahn, Cornelius (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0836111214 ISBN-13: 9780836111217 Publisher: Herald Press (VA) OUR PRICE: $89.99 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 1959 Annotation: The Mennonite Encyclopedia provides comprehensive documentation of the social, economic, religious, intellectual, family, community, and other areas of Anabaptist and Mennonite life and thought. Accounts of over 2,000 martyrs are given, as are congregational, institutional, and family histories. Important bibliographies appear with most articles. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christianity - Mennonite - Religion | Christianity - History |
Dewey: 289.7 |
LCCN: 55004563 |
Series: Mennonite Encyclopedia |
Physical Information: 2.4" H x 7.19" W x 10.3" (4.70 lbs) 1200 pages |
Themes: - Theometrics - Evangelical |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Volume 4 of the Mennonite Encyclopedia, containing entries O-Z. This gigantic resource covers the 435-year history of the faith, life, and culture of Anabaptists in Europe and Mennonites throughout the world. Presented are people, movements, and places in their relation to Mennonites. A few of the many articles covered are Argentina, Arminianism, Baptism, Baptist, Brazil, Calvin, Church, Communion, Congo, Deaconess, Education, Farming, Furniture, Grebel, Hubmaier, Hymnology, Industry, Literature, Marriage, Publishers, Reedley, Ukraine, and Zurich. The Mennonite Encyclopedia was jointly edited by historians and scholars of the Mennonite Church, General Conference of Mennonites, and Mennonite Brethren Church. More than 2,700 writers contributed articles to this reference work. Volume V includes updates on materials in the first four volumes plus nearly 1,000 new articles edited by Cornelius J. Dyck and Dennis D. Martin. |