John L. Ruth; a Mennonite storyteller/historian; captures the spirit of Old Order Mennonite and Amish groups in his essays; along with photographs; poetry; and quotations. If the "plain people" of North America are to be understood in terms of their own concerns; we must consider sympathetically their own expressions and the biblical cadences they echo. Having maintained; with the tolerance of their society; a simple life as "the quiet in the land;" these folk still prize such passeacute; virtues as modesty; humility; and obedience to Gods will; as interpreted by a disciplined community of faith. Their values; difficult to appreciate in a world bemused by progress; are seldom if ever articulated; except as curiosities; in our mass media. --John L. Ruth; in A Quiet and Peaceable Life.
2015-06-17 2015-06-17File Name: B01LC0DO86
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