Building On The Gospel Foundation

Download or read book Building On The Gospel Foundation written by Edsel Burdge and published by Herald Press. This book was released on 2004-06-03 with total page 936 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Edsel Burdge Jr. and Samuel L. Horst tell the stories of three centuries of faith and life among the Washington County (Md.), and Franklin County (Pa.) Mennonites. From small beginnings in colonial American settlements, issues such as personal spiritual commitment, corporate accountability, nonconformity, and peace have been constants. As questions of language, fashion, work, education, and mission produced internal stresses, they struggle to maintain group unity. This history describes in detail the particulars of that struggle as well as recounting stories illustrative of community life in general.