Strangers at Home: Amish and Mennonite Women in History (Center Books in Anabaptist Studies)
Strangers at Homemakes a major contribution to our understanding of Anabaptist history and the ongoing construction of Anabaptist identity. Moreover, in investigating the role of religion and ethnicity in framing the choices available to individuals and communities, the essays inStrangers at Homeconsider the historical construction of gender in Anabaptist cultures in the larger context of women's history and, in so doing, question assumptions about the field of women's history itself.(Karen M. Johnson-WeinerMennonite Quarterly Review)Amish and Mennonite women occupy a unique niche in rural America, and the intricate, complex essays inStrangers at Homedemonstrates a maturity in their study.... The essays are uniformly sophisticated, interesting, and worthwhile.(Rebecca SharplessAgricultural History)This work is significant both for its breadth... and for offering glimpses into the varieties of Mennonite and Amish life.(Rachel Waltner GoosenAnnals of Iowa)A unique and significant contribution not only to the body of scholarship on Anabaptist women, but to the study of women's experiences in ethnoreligious groups in general.(Erin RothDer Reggeboge)These essays add to the diversification of the historiography of women, raising in fresh ways questions of ethnicity, religion, and individual-community relationships. Their publication is a milestone in Anabaptist scholarship.(Steven M. NoltJournal of American History)This collection of essays is an extraordinary contribution to the scholarly study of Anabaptist women.(Laura H. WeaverUtopian Studies)All who follow the invitation of the young woman features on the dust jacket to explore the experiences of the women who share the predicament finding themselvesStrangers at Home, will be greatly enriched.(Lucille MarrJournal of Mennonite Studies)This collection represents a fresh and much needed approach to Anabaptist studies.(Esther Epp-TiessenConrad Grebel Review)These path-breaking essays make a stellar contribution to the scholarship of gender roles in contemporary Anabaptist communities.(Donald B. Kraybill, Messiah College)