Mennonites in Early Modern Poland and Prussia Contributor(s): Klassen, Peter J. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0801891132 ISBN-13: 9780801891137 Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Binding Type: Hardcover Published: May 2009 Click for more in this series: Young Center Books in Anabaptist and Pietist Studies |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christianity - Mennonite - History | Europe - Baltic States - Religion | Christianity - Amish |
Dewey: 289.743 |
LCCN: 2008027261 |
Age Level: 22-UP |
Grade Level: 17-UP |
Series: Young Center Books in Anabaptist and Pietist Studies |
Physical Information: 1.1" H x 6.1" W x 9" L (1.15 lbs) 280 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Baltic - Religious Orientation - Christian |
Features: Bibliography, Dust Cover, Illustrated, Index, Maps, Table of Contents |
Review Citations: Chronicle of Higher Education 05/29/2009 pg. 18 Reference and Research Bk News 08/01/2009 pg. 21 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: At a time when religious conflicts and persecution plagued early modern Europe, Poland and Prussia were havens for Mennonites and other religious minorities. Noted Anabaptist scholar Peter J. Klassen examines this extraordinary example of religious tolerance. Through extensive archival research in Poland, Germany, and the Netherlands, Klassen unearths rich material that has rarely, if ever, been studied previously. He demonstrates how the interaction of religious, political, and economic factors created a situation in Poland and Prussia that permitted a diversity of religious beliefs and practices. Mennonites in Early Modern Poland and Prussia focuses on the large Mennonite community in these countries. Klassen reveals how the Anabaptist groups were treated and explores whether the uncommon religious freedom they enjoyed gave rise to a flourishing of their faith or a falling away from its central tenets. Early modern Poland and Prussia are virtually ignored in most studies of the Reformation. Klassen brings them to light and life by focusing on an unusual oasis of tolerance in the midst of a Europe convulsed by the wars of religion. |
Contributor Bio(s): Klassen, Peter J.: - Peter J. Klassen is professor emeritus of history at California State University, Fresno, and the author of Europe in the Reformation, A Homeland for Strangers: An Introduction to Mennonites in Poland and Prussia, and The Reformation: Change and Stability. |
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