Mennonites in the Global Village
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Published: February 11, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 336
ISBN-13: 9780802041814
Subjects: Social & cultural anthropology; Social groups & communities; Social institutions; United States; Mennonites; Sociology; General; Religion / Mennonite; Canada; Cultural assimilation; Social conditions
Description: "Leo Driedger explores the impact of professionalism and individualism on Mennonite communities, cultures, families, and religion, particularly in light of the scholarly work of futurists Alvin and Heidi Tofler, which has described the shift from a homogeneous industrial society to a diversified electronic society. Driedger contends that Mennonites are in a unique position in meeting the electronic challenge, having entered modern society relatively recently.

He traces trends in Mennonite life by reviewing such issues as the shift from farming to professionalism, the role of mass media, and increased social interaction. Mennonites face many of the challenges that other religious minorities in North America encounter in the move to modernity, and this study provides in-depth insights into this transition."--BOOK JACKET.