The Work of Their Hands: Mennonite Women’s Societies in CanadaWilfrid Laurier Univ. Press, 16. okt. 1996 - 172 sider Impelled by a call to share their gifts through service, Russian Mennonite women immigrating to Canada organized their own church societies (Vereine) as avenues of mission and spiritual strengthening. For women who were restricted from leadership positions within the church, these societies became the primary avenue of church involvement. Through them they contributed vast amounts of energy, time and financial resources to the mission activity of the church. The societies thus became a context in which women could speak, pray and creatively give expression to their own understanding of the biblical message. Using primary sources such as reports, letters, minutes, etc., as well as society histories, interviews and survey data, Redekop charts the development of these societies, from the establishment of the earliest ones in the 1870s to their flowering in the fifties and sixties and their decline in the eighties and nineties. The Work of Their Hands elucidates the context in which Mennonite women lived their identity as Christian women, one considered appropriate by themselves and the institutional church. It also shows how changes to the societies, including declining membership and a shift in their primary focus from sewing and baking to one of spiritual fellowship, reflect the changing roles of women within the church, the home and the wider society. The Work of Their Hands is an important book in the history of Mennonite women’s spirituality and will be a valuable resource for religious studies, women’s studies and Canadian history. |
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... Mennonites in Canada . A third reason for discussing only the experience of Russian Canadian Mennonite women is that the groups within the Swiss Mennonite tradition may have exhibited significant differences in light 1 Introduction.
Mennonite Women's Societies in Canada Gloria Neufeld Redekop. Swiss Mennonite tradition may have exhibited significant differences in light of the fact that they came to Canada earlier . ( A comparative study of women's societies among ...
... significant information for an understanding of women's societies , it was pre - tested by current members of Mennonite women's societies . Surveys were then sent to women's groups in eighty - five CMC and sixty - nine MB churches in ...
... significant role in the history of the Christian church in Canada . This has included their work as women religious , participants in church women's societies , missionaries , and church leaders . Only recently has attention been paid ...
... significant meaning in the work they did for the church , they were not necessarily able to do " about what they pleased . " 31 In the late 1800s , women did not have access to their own money and , thus , had no choice but to raise ...
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