The Old German Baptist Brethren
by Thompson, Charles D., Jr.Edition: 1st
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2006-04-19
Publisher(s): Univ of Illinois Pr
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Summary
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.
Table of Contents
| Prologue: Of Soil and Stories | p. ix |
| Acknowledgments | p. xiii |
| Note on Photographs | p. xv |
| Introduction: Nonresistance and Change | p. xvii |
| Saints in the Wilderness | |
| The Ancient Order | p. 3 |
| The Carolina Road | p. 18 |
| Wilderness no More | |
| Raising Citizens | p. 43 |
| Community-Based Agriculture | p. 72 |
| Adversity and Perseverance | p. 101 |
| Membership | p. 143 |
| Hope | p. 174 |
| Epilogue: They Go Quietly | p. 197 |
| Notes | p. 205 |
| Index | p. 213 |
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