The most complete and up-to-date compilation of information ever assembled on the Brethren bodies, which includes the Old German Baptist Brethren, The Brethren Church, the Church of the Brethren, the Dunkard Brethren Church, the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches, and the Conservative Grace Brethren Church International. Over 6,000 signed articles on significant personalities, congregations, and doctrines; a specially created portfolio of maps showing Brethren origins, colonial congregations, routes of expansion, and sites of Brethren congregations through history; more than 230 articles on family history; a list of every ordained Brethren minister and elder from 1708 to 1980, with references; the most comprehensive bibliography of Brethren books ever compiled (over 250 pages) with special emphasis on family histories; and much more. $150.00 per set for Volumes 1,2,3, $60 for a single volume. (A fourth volume containing new material plus a comprehensive index is currently being produced with anticipated publication in 2004.)

The Brethren Encyclopedia (three volume set)

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Brethren Encyclopedia

Meet the Brethren

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German Hymnody of the Brethren 1720-1903 (English and German Edition)

Durnbaugh, Hedwig

Religion & Spirituality

The Background &amp; Development of Brethren Doctrine 1650-1987 is an extensive (327 pages) book, written by Dale R. Stoffer. It represents the best information now available on the movements which shaped the Brethren, especially Pietism &amp; Anabaptism. Three theologians whose views shaped the Brethren movement are profiled: Alexander Mack (first Brethren minister), Peter Nead (leading 19th century churchman), &amp; J. Allen Miller (prominent Brethren Church leader). Liberalism &amp; fundamentalism are discussed, particularly in light of their impact upon the Brethren bodies. The divisions of the 1880s are thoroughly studied. This comprehensive monograph provides the best current analysis &amp; orientation for the understanding the roots &amp; fruits of the several Brethren denominations. The book includes an index of scripture references; persons, places &amp; institutions, &amp; theological subjects.

Background and Development of Brethren Doctrines, 1650-1987 (Brethren Encyclopedia Monograph Series, No. 2)

Stoffer, Dale R.

Brethren Beginnings is a narrative story of the origin of the Brethren that most appropriately accompanies the author's popular European Origins (1958). Although the present manuscript was completed in 1960, it has been edited and supplemented with an extensive preface, which updates the scholarship on Brethren origins to 1992. Copious footnotes and a comprehensive list of sources make this volume especially valuable for advanced students and scholars. Hundreds of entries in the index make the book very useful for all readers.

Brethren Encyclopedia Monograph: Brethren Beginnings the Origin of the Church of the Brethren of Early 18th Century Europe

Durnbaugh, Donald F.

Ernst Christoph Hochmann was probably the most influential person in Alexander Mack's life. In his later years, he lived in Schwarzenau and was closely identified with the Mack group. This very fine biography of Hochmann by Heinz Renkewitz was written originally in 1935 in German. The original volume is scarce and unavailable to English reading scholars; so this translation by William Willoughby is very welcome.

Hochmann Von Hochenau 1670-1721 (Monograph Series)

Renkewitz, Heinz

Brethren Dress: A Testimony to Faith (Monograph Series)

Rupel, Esther Fern

While most historical studies of the Brethren make some reference to the beliefs of the adherents of this movement, this is the first study devoted exclusively to an analysis of the beliefs of the founding members in the period roughly from 1706 to 1735. The author shows how the Brethren reflected not only the major Protestant beliefs, but also some of the specific emphases of the Pietists, the Separatists, and the Anabaptists. Another significant contribution is Willoughby's evaluation of these early Brethren beliefs "which evolved in a significantly different age and culture from ours." He identifies several areas in the early Brethren belief system that might be challenged from a contemporary perspective. He also considers several unique Brethren ideas as "beliefs of enduring value."

The beliefs of the early Brethren, 1706-1735 (Brethren encyclopedia monograph series)

Willoughby, William G

Encyclopedias & Subject Guides

Origin of the Schwarzenau Brethren

Meier, Marcus

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