This work features a traditional community's struggle to define itself in the face of agricultural change. Since arriving nearly 250 years ago in Franklin County, Virginia, German Baptists have maintained their faith and farms by relying on their tightly knit community for spiritual and economic support. Today, with their land and livelihoods threatened by the encroachment of neighboring communities, the construction of a new highway, and competition from corporate megafarms, the German Baptists find themselves forced to adjust.
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"Thompson's book is a fascinating glimpse into the life of a religious community in America. His work will be of interest to oral historians, who will be pleased that his contextualization of each narrative includes narrative description of the activities, location, and even weather during his interview."--Journal of Folklore Research
"This fair and richly researched analysis provides insight into a unique religious minority and their alternative witness against the hidden costs of industrialized agriculture and suburban development in the United States."--Journal of Southern History
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More about farming than faith,
This review is from: The Old German Baptist Brethren: Faith, Farming, and Change in the Virginia Blue Ridge (Paperback)
Although the first few chapters were interesting, it seems to me that the author (who reportedly took several years to write this book) ran out of ideas. The middle and end of the book is more about farming and farm changes than it is about the Brethren. Many people who are interested in learning about the Old Order may be disappointed in this book. If you live in the Franklin County area, or are from this area, you will know many of the people mentioned herein. I am glad I bought the book, although I had to force myself to finish it.
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The first German Baptists were eight exiles who gathered clandestinely three centuries ago in Alexander Mack's millhouse to read the Bible and pray. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Franklin County, German Baptist, Smith Mountain Lake, Rocky Mount, Pigg River, Annual Meeting, Old Order, North Carolina, Rob Amberg, Blue Ridge, Alexander Mack, Carolina Road, New York, Ancient Order, Civil War, Roanoke County, United States, West Virginia, Board of Supervisors, Sunday School, German Brethren, Homestead Creamery, New Jersey, Elder Rutrough, Loyd Jamison New!
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The first German Baptists were eight exiles who gathered clandestinely three centuries ago in Alexander Mack's millhouse to read the Bible and pray. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
dairy business, milk prices, cow numbers Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Franklin County, German Baptist, Smith Mountain Lake, Rocky Mount, Pigg River, Annual Meeting, Old Order, North Carolina, Rob Amberg, Blue Ridge, Alexander Mack, Carolina Road, New York, Ancient Order, Civil War, Roanoke County, United States, West Virginia, Board of Supervisors, Sunday School, German Brethren, Homestead Creamery, New Jersey, Elder Rutrough, Loyd Jamison New!
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- European Origins of the Brethren: A Source Book on the Beginnings of the Church of the Brethren in the Early Eighteenth Century by Donald F. Durnbaugh in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Colonial America (Maps on File) by Facts on File in Back Matter
- Martyrs Mirror: The Story of Seventeen Centuries of Christian Martyrdom From the Time of Christ to A.D. 1660 by Thieleman Van Bragt in Back Matter
- Family Farming: A New Economic Vision by Marty Strange in Back Matter
- Benjamin Franklin by Rh Value Publishing in Back Matter
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