Mennonite Life

by John A. Hostetler

Discusses the history, education, culture, religious beliefs, and social customs of the Mennonite groups of the United States and Canada

48 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 1981

About the author

Dr. John Andrew Hostetler, Ph.D. (Pennsylvania State University, 1953) was a scholar of Amish and Hutterite societies, a Fulbright scholar, and occasional film consultant and expert witness. He retired from the faculty of Temple University (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) in 1985, and served the next five years as Distinguished Scholar-in-Residence at the Young Center for Anabaptist and Pietist Studies at Elizabethtown College, where his wife Beulah also held a teaching appointment.

Reviews

[Holly Sorensen · Rating 4 out of 5]

"The consequence of conversion, for Mennonites, means participation in a faith community, a way of life, having the qualities of a quiet composure, peace, and willingness to suffer for the faith."

I found this book to be a very easy to understand summary of Mennonite history and beliefs. Since I am 100% ethnically Mennonite, growing up in this community of Christians, and a member of a Mennonite Brethren church, I found it to be a great summary of what all that actually means and where it came from. Helpful for when I am asked, "so what is a Mennonite exactly?"