Against the Wind - Eberhard Arnold and the Bruderhof

Against the Wind gives flesh, blood, and personality to Eberhard Arnold, a man whose contagious faith sparked a movement of practical Christian community. The Bruderhof, Arnold's legacy, carries on his commitment to integrate faith and action in today's world.

Summary

This biography examines the forces that shaped the life of Eberhard Arnold and the people he associated with. The author recreates an era where thousands of young men and women in Weimar Germany rejected conventional mores and struck out on a different path.

Additional text

Some claim that the Sermon on the Mount cannot be literally applied to modern life. Arnold’s biography is a convincing rebuttal. This twentieth-century apostle truly lived the Gospel.

Product details

• Authors: Markus Baum
• Assisted by: Bruderhof (Editor), Plough Publishing House (Editor), Jim Wallis (Foreword)
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 23.01.1998
• EAN: 9780874869538
• ISBN: 978-0-87486-953-8
• No. of pages: 310
• Dimensions: 139 mm x 212 mm x 19 mm
• Weight: 449 g
• Illustrations: Raster,schwarz-weiss
• Series: Bruderhof History; Bruderhof History
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Biographies, autobiographies; RELIGION / Christian Church / History, Biography: religious and spiritual