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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... Roles of Mennonite Women in Church and Home 565 57 65 77 6. The Flowering 7. Seeds of Questioning Part Four - Change and Decline : 1970-1995 8. Ambivalence about Women's Roles 9. Fellowship and Spiritual Growth 10. Some Things Remain ...
... Women's Societies 1874-1952 3 Percentage Distribution of Names of MB Women's Societies 1874-1952 in 5 48 49 4 ... Purpose of Mennonite Women's Societies 116 4 Priority of Stated Purposes CMC Women's Societies . 117 5 Priority of Stated ...
Mennonite Women's Societies in Canada Gloria Neufeld Redekop. Preface Several years ago , when I first decided to examine the role of Mennonite women in the church , I realized that this could not be done without looking first at the role ...
... women's societies among Swiss and Russian Mennonites could be a topic for future study . ) Finally , a discussion of ... role , annual reports of women's societies , and church histories written by local congregations . These brief ...
... women's societies and women's role in general . In the case of the Canadian Mennonite , indexing was incomplete , so it was necessary to page through each issue to find relevant articles . Besides personal visits to archival libraries ...
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