In this Book
- The Waterloo Mennonites: A Community in Paradox
- Book
- 2006
- Published by: Wilfrid Laurier University Press
The Waterloo Mennonites is truly a communal book: the substance treats the communal aspect of the Mennonite community in all its complexity, while the book itself came about through communal effort from the students and researchers assisting Fretz, the various organizations and individuals providing support, the larger community including the two universities and Wilfrid Laurier University Press, and public funding agencies.
This book seeks to derive a clearer understanding of the sociological characteristics of a single Mennonite community, beginning with the historical and religious background of the Waterloo Mennonites, reviewing their European origins, their ethnic identification, and their immigration experience. It also examines their basic institutions: religion and church, marriage and the family, education and the school, economics and earning a living, government and how they relate to it, their use of leisure time and methods of recreation. It also looks at the way Mennonites interact with the larger society and how that society responds.
Table of Contents
- List of Tables
- pp. vii-viii
- List of Illustrations
- pp. ix-x
- Introduction and Acknowledgements
- pp. xxi-xxiv
- Chapter 6. Beyond the ethnic label
- pp. 59-76
- Chapter 9. Winning and losing church members
- pp. 109-130
- Chapter 10. The family's response to change
- pp. 131-146
- Chapter 11. As the school so goes the church
- pp. 147-180
- Chapter 12. Farming—the sacred vocation
- pp. 181-200
- Chapter 13. Occupations shape the church
- pp. 201-214
- Chapter 14. Leisure shapes a way of life
- pp. 215-230
- Chapter 17. Credit, money, and mutual aid
- pp. 265-280
- Chapter 18. Standing in the way of change
- pp. 281-296
- Bibliography
- pp. 363-374
Additional Information
Copyright
1989