LEADER 04207nam 2200709 450 001 9910456327403321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a9786611995454 010 $a1-281-99545-2 010 $a1-4426-7723-6 024 7 $a10.3138/9781442677234 035 $a(CKB)2430000000001741 035 $a(OCoLC)288101806 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10218949 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000303043 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11232693 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000303043 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10274231 035 $a(PQKB)11262966 035 $a(CaBNvSL)thg00601997 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3255044 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4671724 035 $a(DE-B1597)464653 035 $a(OCoLC)1013949044 035 $a(OCoLC)944177838 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781442677234 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL4671724 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11257424 035 $a(EXLCZ)992430000000001741 100 $a20160921h20002000 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aMennonites in the global village /$fLeo Driedger 210 1$aToronto, [Ontario] ;$aBuffalo, [New York] ;$aLondon, [England] :$cUniversity of Toronto Press,$d2000. 210 4$dİ2000 215 $a1 online resource (279 p.) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-8020-8044-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tContents -- $tFigures and Tables -- $tPreface -- $t1. The Global Challenge -- $tPart I: The Information Revolution -- $t2. Emerging Mennonite Urban Professionals -- $t3. Individualism Shaping Community -- $tPart II: Symbolic Extensions and Challenges -- $t4. Cultural Changes in the Sacred Village -- $t5. Media Shifts towards the Global Village -- $t6. The Politics of Homemaking and Career -- $tPart III: Reconstruction for Post-Modern Diversity -- $t7. Teens Growing Roots and Wings -- $t8. Blending Educational Monastery and Marketplace -- $t9. The Emergence of Women as New Leaders -- $t10. Peacemaking as Ultimate Extension -- $tNotes -- $tReferences -- $tIndex 330 $aBefore the 1940s, ninety per cent of Mennonites in North America lived on farms. Fifty years later, less than ten per cent of Mennonites continue to farm and more than a quarter of the population - the largest demographic block - are professionals. Mennonite teenagers are forced to contend with a broader definition of community, as parochial education systems are restructured to compete in a new marketplace. Women are adopting leadership roles alongside men. Many Mennonites have embraced modernity.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, the role of active leadership, and increased social interaction. Menonites face many of the other challenges that religious minorities in North America encounter in the move to modernity, and this study provides in-depth insights into this transition. 606 $aMennonites$zUnited States$xSocial conditions 606 $aMennonites$zCanada$xSocial conditions 606 $aMennonites$xCultural assimilation 606 $aInformation society 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aMennonites$xSocial conditions. 615 0$aMennonites$xSocial conditions. 615 0$aMennonites$xCultural assimilation. 615 0$aInformation society. 676 $a305.6/87073 700 $aDriedger$b Leo$f1928-$01056135 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910456327403321 996 $aMennonites in the global village$92490261 997 $aUNINA