Mennonites in the Global Village

✍ Scribed by Leo Driedger

Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Year: 2000
Tongue: English
Leaves: 278
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

An exploration of the impact of professionalism and individualism on Mennonite culture, families, and religion. Driedger contends that Mennonites are in a unique position in the global electronic age, having entered modern society relatively recently.

✦ Table of Contents

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

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