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How did California Mennonites confront the challenges and promises of modernity?Books about Mennonites have centered primarily on the East Coast and the Midwest, where the majority of Mennonite communities in the United States are located. But these narratives neglect the unique history of the multitude of Mennonites living on the West Coast. In California Mennonites, Brian Froese relies on archival church records to examine the Mennonite experience in the Golden State, from the nineteenth-century migrants who came in search of sunshine and fertile soil to the traditionally agrarian community that struggled with issues of urbanization, race, gender, education, and labor in the twentieth century to the evangelically oriented, partially assimilated Mennonites of today.Froese places Mennonite experiences against a backdrop of major historical events, including World War II and Vietnam, and social issues, from labor disputes to the evolution of mental health care. California Mennonites include people who embrace a range of ideologies: many are historically rooted in the sixteenth-century Reformation ideals of the early Anabaptists (pacifism, congregationalism, discipleship); some embrace twentieth-century American evangelicalism (missions, Billy Graham); and others are committed to a type of social justice that involves forging practical ties to secular government programs while maintaining a quiet connection to religion. Through their experiences of religious diversity, changing demographics, and war, California Mennonites have wrestled with complicated questions of what it means to be American, Mennonite, and modern. This book—the first of its kind—will appeal to historians and religious studies scholars alike.

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Missions, South Korean --- Evangelistic work --- Evangelism --- Protestantism

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Around 1900, numerous conversions from Judaism to Christianity took place in Vienna. Most notable for predominantly Catholic Vienna was the number of individuals who found their way to the Protestant Church. What was their motivation in taking this step? The study examines the religious biographies of major figures in fin-de-siècle Vienna, illuminating their religious and ideological beliefs. Die Studie beleuchtet bedeutende Persönlichkeiten des politischen, geistigen und künstlerisch-kulturellen Lebens in Wien um 1900, die zwischen 1885 und 1915 vom Judentum zum Protestantismus übertraten. Darunter finden sich bekannte Namen wie Alfred Adler, Victor Adler, Egon Friedell, Edmund Husserl, Lise Meitner, Elise Richter, Arnold Schönberg, Otto Weininger und Alexander Zemlinsky. Was veranlasste diese Menschen im katholisch geprägten Wien des Fin de Siècle zu einem solchen Schritt? Die Beweggründe für einen Religionswechsel waren vielschichtig und komplex. Der zeitgenössische Antisemitismus spielte ebenso eine Rolle wie die weltanschauliche, kulturelle und religiöse Orientierung der Konvertitinnen und Konvertiten. In der religiös höchst aufgeladenen Zeit um 1900 kam den Faktoren "Religion" und "Religiosität" auf jeden Fall eine weit größere Bedeutung zu, als dies bisher angenommen wurde. Ausgehend von einem historischen Überblick zu Judentum und Protestantismus im 19. und frühen 20. Jahrhundert werden die Glaubensbiographien sowie die religiösen und weltanschaulichen Positionen der Konvertitinnen und Konvertiten nachgezeichnet.

Protestantism --- Christian converts from Judaism --- History --- Vienna (Austria) --- Church history --- Conversion. --- Judaism. --- Protestantism. --- Vienna.

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Theologians --- Christianity and politics --- Protestantism --- Ussher, James, - 1581-1656 --- Ireland

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Throughout American history, religious movements have repeatedly proved themselves to be powerful forces capable of masterfully manipulating the social and political landscape of the nation. Key to the influence religious organizations have historically held in the United States is their use of communication technologies. In this vivid account, Christopher Boerl and Katie Donbavand adroitly weave a rich narrative illuminating the effects various historical phenomena have had and the reactionary religious response which followed. Through shifting social norms and political realities, the author

Evangelicalism --- Fundamentalism --- Internet --- Christian fundamentalism --- Protestant fundamentalism --- Religious fundamentalism (Protestantism) --- Protestantism --- Theology, Doctrinal --- Millennialism --- Modernist-fundamentalist controversy --- Evangelical religion --- Protestantism, Evangelical --- Evangelical Revival --- Pietism --- Political aspects --- Religious aspects --- Christianity. --- History