Growing Up In A Hutterite Colony

Author : Peter Tschetter
Publisher : Trafford Publishing
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781466948426

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Growing Up in a Hutterite Colony by Peter Tschetter Pdf

The writing of this book is for several reasons: one of which is an attempt to clarify to young Hutterites and also non-Hutterites how different we lived seventy-five years ago. I had an eventful childhood, which the readers may compare with their own. To compile a detailed account of colony life and history would be an extensive undertaking. So the reader will have to be content with the few details I've presented which are relevant to my growing-up experience. Most events which include other people are mentioned, because they are somehow intertwined in my experience. Also, I want to bring the Hutterites closer to an intense awareness that all is not well and the solution is not in buying more land or buildings more livestock and poultry barns. There are needs which can only be met by a closer walk with God. Do I want to denounce colony life? No! But I have brought attention to some dangerous bumps in the road, which needs to be addressed in order to reverse the existing spiral. If the needed improvements are ignored, the results are predictable. If a conscious effort is not made to remedy the existing condition with scriptural guidelines, the results are predictable.

Author : Kelly Hofer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2016-09-26
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1714470784

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Hutterite by Kelly Hofer Pdf

"Hutterite by Kelly Hofer" is a 240‑page annotated book of photographs depicting(for the first time from the inside) the non‑staged, colorful, and often mystified experience of growing up as ahutterite teenager on the Canadian prairies. Hofer captured the photos between the ages of 11 and 19 in hiscommunity and in neighboring colonies in Manitoba. In 2012, he made the life‑changing, difficult decision to leave the colony and publically come out as gay, igniting a national, mainstream conversation about LGBT hutterites for the first time. Hofer, now an accomplished photographer, technology/textile artist, and LGBT activist, has assembled this book in the hopes an honest portrayal from the inside will demystify the hutterite lifestyle."I started photographing life around me at age 11 and just saw it as a form of art. I didn't consider my workor this series as a 'project' until leaving the colony in 2012, when I quickly realized just how misunderstood andmysterious the hutterite lifestyle is to outsiders," said Hofer. "All of the people in the book are my family, friends,community or neighboring colonies in Manitoba. With both perspectives on life I now have, it's the right time forme to release the book and show the remarkable beauty of Hutterite life."

Author : Peter Tschetter
Publisher : Trafford Publishing
Page : 107 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2012-11
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781466964082

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Growing Up in a Hutterite Colony by Peter Tschetter Pdf

Reflections Reading Peter Tschetter's book Growing Up in a Hutterite Colony is a personal reminiscent collection of stories of a generation living during transition times to a more convenient way of living on the prairie of South Dakota. One can get a gimpse of the living conditions of that generation whether one was in communal living or in community living. Peter has expressed believing that a Christ-centered life is lived by allowing the Holy Spirit of God to move one to live in a way that show's God's grace. That a Christ-centered life mst reflect a heart filled with the testimony of Jesus of those who claim His name---thereby giving real meaning to their own being. "Pete", as affectionately known, has expressed a desire to write down more stories of his childhood. His rich eperiences and also those involved should be read and not fall forgotten to the ages. I encourage him and the Hutterite people to share their life of communal living in this unique American sub-culture. - - Dawn (Hofer) Stahl

Author : Mary-Ann Kirkby
Publisher : Thomas Nelson
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2011-05-09
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781418560324

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I Am Hutterite by Mary-Ann Kirkby Pdf

“Your mother and father are running away," said a voice piercing the warm air. I froze and turned toward home. To a Hutterite, nothing is more shameful than that word, running away, Weglaufen...” In 1969, Ann-Marie’s parents did the unthinkable. They left a Hutterite colony in Canada with seven children, and little else, to start a new life. Overnight, the family was thrust into a society they did not understand and which knew little of their unique culture. The transition was overwhelming. Desperate to be accepted, ten-year-old Ann-Marie was forced to deny her heritage in order to fit in with her peers. I Am Hutterite chronicles her quest to reinvent herself as she comes to terms with the painful circumstances that led her family to leave community life. Rich with memorable characters and vivid descriptions, this ground-breaking narrative shines a light on intolerance, illuminating the simple truth that beneath every human exterior beats a heart longing for understanding and acceptance. “A superb memoir . . . this has the makings of a prairie classic.” --AWARD JURY, SASK BOOK AWARDS “Honest, strong, clear, direct, it opens the door on what has been for so many of us a completely closed world.” --WINNIPEG FREE PRESS

Author : Mary-Ann Kirkby
Publisher : Penguin Canada
Page : 201 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2014-04-15
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780143191940

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Secrets of a Hutterite Kitchen by Mary-Ann Kirkby Pdf

The highly anticipated follow-up to the award-winning national bestseller, I Am Hutterite In I Am Hutterite, Kirkby took her readers on a fascinating journey inside a Hutterite colony in Manitoba, where she grew up. Known as Canada’s forgotten people, Hutterites live in higher numbers in Canada than anywhere else in the world. Drawing back the curtains on this mysterious and extraordinary way of life, Kirkby enchanted the public with a vivid portrait of her people, rich in detail and memorable characters. Could you go back? was the enduring request from her readers, hungry for more. Now in Secrets of a Hutterite Kitchen, Kirkby returns to her roots and into the heart of the community and the life she was born into. She traveled from colony to colony for more than two years, working with the women in their kitchens: cooking, baking, plucking ducks, and gossiping. Kirkby reveals intimate details of the community and experiences what her life would have been like if her family hadn’t left the colony when she was a young girl. Secrets of a Hutterite Kitchen is a candid snapshot of present-day Hutterite life, unraveling the inner workings of this closed society and unveiling the rituals, traditions, and food of her culture through the lens of the community kitchen. Kirkby witnesses the rites of passage from cradle to grave: births, romantic entanglements, marriage ceremonies, sacred holidays, and other celebrations. Through it all, she rediscovers what she has always known—that it is the Hutterite women who are the soul of their community.

Author : John Andrew Hostetler
Publisher : Scottdale, Pa. ; Kitchener, Ont. : Herald Press
Page : 56 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Religion
ISBN : STANFORD:36105040390408

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Hutterite Life by John Andrew Hostetler Pdf

The Hutterian Brethren, or Hutterites, live in collective agricultural colonies. Of scores of attempts to establish communal societies, the Hutterites are the only group in North America that has managed to achieve stability and prosperity.

Author : Kelly Hofer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 239 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Hutterian Brethren
ISBN : 0995296901

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Hutterite by Kelly Hofer Pdf

Author : Ian Kleinsasser
Publisher : Hutterian Brethren Book Centre
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2019-09-02
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781927913956

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Blessings and Burdens: 100 Years of Hutterites in Manitoba by Ian Kleinsasser Pdf

On June 1 and 8, 2019, Hutterites in Manitoba made history. For the first time since settling in the Canadian Prairie Provinces, a Hutterite with an academic background in history interpreted and presented part of the Hutterite story in front of a public audience. The inaugural Jacob D. Maendel Lectures Series was presented by Ian Kleinsasser in three one-hour lectures at Trinity United Church in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba. [From the forward.]

Author : Lisa Marie Stahl
Publisher : Farcountry Press
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1560372648

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My Hutterite Life by Lisa Marie Stahl Pdf

"All articles by Lisa Marie Stahl originally appeared in the Great Falls Tribune, Great Falls, Montana 1999-2002."

Author : Stephanie Kauffman
Publisher : FriesenPress
Page : 199 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2020-12-21
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781525595288

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The Girl with Nine Lives by Stephanie Kauffman Pdf

The Girl with Nine Lives is a true adventure story—a candid personal memoir describing the first eighteen years of the author’s life, which began in foster care until she was adopted by a hardworking couple of faith. The book explores the author’s experiences growing up on the farm; her struggles learning to walk, run, ride a bike, and the many scrapes (both figurative and literal!) she got into as a daredevil and a dreamer. Born with a serious balance issue, doctors said Stephanie (or Stacy, in the book) would never walk, and should be relegated to an institution. Being given up for adoption left her feeling discarded and insecure. As she is raised by a loving family, and begins to experience victories, the author learns to see her value in the world, eventually finding her calling as a teacher. Faith has a strong presence in the book; Stacy grows in her faith, and comes to realize that God has a plan for her. With a childhood so full of amusing, frightening, and unusual adventures and misadventures, it really does seem like a miracle that the author emerged in one piece. Readers will find themselves rooting for young Stacy’s success, and at times, her survival!

Author : Thieleman Van Braght
Publisher : Herald Press
Page : 1320 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1938-12-12
Category : Religion
ISBN : STANFORD:36105019195119

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Martyrs Mirror by Thieleman Van Braght Pdf

Here is a collection of accounts of more than 4011 Christians burned at the stake, of countless bodies torn on the rack, torn tongues, ears, hands, feet, gouged eyes, people buried alive, and of many who were willing to bear the cross of persecution and death for the sake of Christ.

Author : Rod Janzen,Max Stanton
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 399 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2010-07-18
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780801899256

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The Hutterites in North America by Rod Janzen,Max Stanton Pdf

One of the longest-lived communal societies in North America, the Hutterites have developed multifaceted communitarian perspectives on everything from conflict resolution and decision-making practices to standards of living and care for the elderly. This compellingly written book offers a glimpse into the complex and varied lives of the nearly 500 North American Hutterite communities. North American Hutterites today number around 50,000 and have common roots with and beliefs akin to the Amish and other Old Order Christians. This historical analysis and anthropological investigation draws on existing research, primary sources, and over 25 years of the authors' interaction with Hutterite communities to recount the group's physical and spiritual journey from its 16th-century founding in Eastern Europe and its near disappearance in Transylvania in the 1760s to its late 19th-century transplantation to North America and into the modern era. It explains how the Hutterites found creative ways to manage social and economic changes over more than five centuries while holding to the principles and cultural values embedded in their faith. Religious scholars, anthropologists, and historians of America and the Anabaptist faiths will find this objective-yet-appreciative account of the Hutterites' distinct North American culture to be a valuable and fascinating study both of the religion and of a viable alternative to modern-day capitalism.

Author : Jenny Rumancik
Publisher : Word Alive Press
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2016-02-04
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781486611157

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I Met Jesus at the Gym by Jenny Rumancik Pdf

“A journey of hope and recovery through exploration and understanding of her past.” - Dr. H. Lombard (currently practicing in New Zealand after a long time career in Saskatchewan) In this beautifully transparent and gutsy story, Jenny Rumancik guides us through the process of healing from childhood and adult traumas, opening her heart and her life in a refreshingly vulnerable manner. Born on a Hutterite colony, before leaving with her family at a young age, Jenny goes through a process of self-discovery, learning that the love of God isn’t just a churchy phrase, but the true source of hope. Her faith is tested in ways that would make many consider giving up, but as Jenny seeks God, she discovers the kind of intimate encounter we all hope for. Jenny’s story includes traumatic loss, the divorce of her parents, being an unwed mother, finding the man of her dreams, and working out her faith in difficult circumstances—before meeting Jesus at the gym. Readers will be encouraged by the hope of this love story on both human and divine levels.

Author : Ira Wagler
Publisher : Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2011-06
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781414339368

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Growing Up Amish by Ira Wagler Pdf

Describes the author's Amish childhood, his departure from his community at age sixteen, his struggles to return to the Amish way of life, and his final aceptance of his own identity and his past.

Author : Trilby Kent
Publisher : Tundra Books
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2016-09-06
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781101918111

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Once, in a Town Called Moth by Trilby Kent Pdf

Ana is not your typical teenager. She grew up in a tiny Mennonite colony in Bolivia, and her mother fled the colony when Ana was a young girl. Now Ana and her father have also fled, and Ana doesn't know why. She only knows that something was amiss in their tight-knit community. Arriving in Toronto, Ana has to fend for herself in this alien environment, completely isolated in a big city with no help and no idea where to even begin. But begin she does: she makes a friend, then two. She goes to school and tries to understand the myriad unspoken codes and rules. She is befriended by a teacher. She goes to the library, the mall, parties. And all the while, she searches for the mother who left so long ago, and tries to understand her father -- also a stranger in a strange land, with secrets of his own. This is a beautifully told story that will resonate with readers who have struggled with being new and unsure in a strange place, even if that place is in a classroom full of people they know. Ana's story is unique but universal; strange but familiar; extraordinary but ordinary: a fish out of water tale that speaks to us all.