Americanization of a Rural Immigrant Church - The General Conference Mennonites in Central Kansas, 1874-1939

The purpose of this study, first published in 1990, is to investigate the Americanization of an immigrant church in rural North America. The study focuses on General Conference Mennonites who came from Russia and east Europe to settle in central Kansas in 1874. This title will be of interest to students of American and rural history.

List of contents

Acknowledgements; List of Illustrations; List of Tables; 1. Introduction 2. European Background, 1525-1874 3. Immigration to America and Settlement in Kansas 4. The Language Transition 5. The Americanization of Mennonite Education 6. The Impact of American Revivalism, Modernism, and Secularism 7. The Americanization of Church Customs 8. The Fine Arts: Mennonite Architecture and Music 9. Conclusion; Bibliography

About the author

Dennis D. Engbrecht

Summary

The purpose of this study, first published in 1990, is to investigate the Americanization of an immigrant church in rural North America. The study focuses on General Conference Mennonites who came from Russia and east Europe to settle in central Kansas in 1874. This title will be of interest to students of American and rural history.

Product details

• Authors: Dennis D. Engbrecht, Engbrecht Dennis D.
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 04.07.2017
• EAN: 9781138732339
• ISBN: 978-1-138-73233-9
• No. of pages: 342
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: Rural History; Routledge Library Editions: Rural History
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Kansas, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / United States / 20th Century, HISTORY / United States / 19th Century, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Rural, RELIGION / Christianity / Denominations, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Rural communities, Social and cultural history, History of the Americas, c 1914 to c 1918 (including WW1), c 1919 to c 1939 (Inter-war period), c 1918 to c 1939 (Inter-war period), C 1900 - C 1914, c 1900 to c 1909, c 1914 to c 1918 (World War One period), Other Nonconformist & Evangelical Churches, Other Nonconformist and Evangelical Churches