An Introduction to Mennonite History: A Popular History of the Anabaptists and the Mennonites
- ISBN-10
- 083611955X
- ISBN-13
- 9780836119558
- Category
- Religion / Christianity / Denominations
- Pages
- 452
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1981
- Publisher
- Herald Press
- Author
- Cornelius J. Dyck
Description
A unique resource for a generation, the preeminent textbook in its field. Cornelius J. Dyck interacts with the many changes in Anabaptist/Mennonite experience and historical understandings in this revised and updated edition. This is a history of Mennonites from the 16th century to the present. Though simply written, it reflects fine scholarship and deep Christian concern.
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