Brethren Society

Brethren Society
Author: Carl F. Bowman
Publisher: JHU Press
Total Pages: 516
Release: 1995-03
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780801849053

In the first book ever written on the subject, Carl Bowman examines how and why members of the Church of the Brethren—historically known as "Dunkers" after their method of baptism—were assimilated faster and earlier than their Amish, Mennonite, or even Hutterite cousins.