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Review of Leonard G. Friesen, editor. Minority Report: Mennonite Identities in Imperial Russia and Soviet Ukraine Reconsidered, 1789-1945.

open access: yesEast/West: Journal of Ukrainian Studies, 2019
Book review of Leonard G. Friesen, editor. Minority Report: Mennonite Identities in Imperial Russia and Soviet Ukraine Reconsidered, 1789-1945. U of Toronto P, 2018. Tsarist and Soviet Mennonite Studies, edited by Harvey L. Dyck. xii, 340 pp.
Vitaliy V. Proshak
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Writing without the «Protection of Angels»: notes from the Middle Voice

open access: yesFeminismo/s, 2004
Women growing up in strong religious communities experience a shaping of their lives that often has severe consequences, some unexpected. However, many changes are occurring in Amish and Mennonite communities, and one important change is the enrollment ...
Violet A. Dutcher
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Old Colony Mennonite Women's Lives in Mexico from the 1920s to the 1940s

open access: yesThe Journal of Amish and Plain Anabaptist Studies, 2020
This article explores documents and photographs that record the migration of two Old Colony Mennonite women from Canada to Mexico in the 1920s. It focuses on the lives of two women, Sara Wiebe and Anna Enns, and their families.
Rebecca Janzen
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Care for Amish and Mennonite children with cystic fibrosis: a case series

open access: yesBMC Pediatrics, 2009
Background Published articles have described a lack of willingness to allow preventative measures, as well as other types of modern therapies, as an obstacle to providing medical care for Amish and Mennonite populations. Methods We present data regarding
Anbar Ran D, Henderson Jonathan F
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‘Pro‐Germans in the Pulpits’: The Queensland Presbyterian Church and the Great War

open access: yesJournal of Religious History, EarlyView.
During World War I, Protestant churches in Australia, on the whole, enthusiastically supported the war effort. The Queensland Presbyterian Church was a significant exception. This study analyses discord and tensions among its clergymen about what constituted an appropriate response to the war.
Mark Cryle
wiley   +1 more source

Social Justice as a Catalyst for Ecumenical Engagement

open access: yesThe Ecumenical Review, EarlyView.
Abstract This article provides a comprehensive overview of the historical formation of the Federal Council of Churches of Christ in America (FCC), examining the social and political context in the United States that shaped its adoption of ecumenical practices focused on social justice.
Geneva Blackmer
wiley   +1 more source

Mennonite Heritage Centre Collection [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Two German Mennonite hymnals dating from 1871 to 1885.Two German Mennonite hymnals dating from 1871 to ...
Mennonite Heritage Centre
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Choosing Whom to Trust: Autonomy versus Reliance on Others in Medical Decision Making among Plain Anabaptists

open access: yesThe Journal of Amish and Plain Anabaptist Studies, 2020
The idea of patients as autonomous agents dominates the medical ethics literature in Europe and America. I maintain that Plain Anabaptists allow their communities to influence medical therapy decisions more than the typical American does.
Michael Sauder
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Community Midwifery Postpartum Care: National Data From Community Practice

open access: yesJournal of Midwifery &Women's Health, EarlyView.
Introduction The United States is a global anomaly in its lack of postpartum care. Community midwives’ scope of practice generally includes maternal and infant care until 6 weeks after birth, although research on community midwifery postpartum care in the United States has been limited.
Ariana Thompson‐Lastad   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Emergence of Peace and Conflict Studies: Comparing Differences in the Creation of Academic Programs With Ties to Social Movements in US Higher Education

open access: yesSociological Forum, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article expands the sociological scholarship on the development of academic programs in intellectual fields tied to social movements. After briefly reviewing this literature, which has especially focused on fields like ethnic studies and women's studies, it examines the development of the smaller field of peace and conflict studies.
Elise Wolff
wiley   +1 more source

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