Mission and Migration

by Lapp, John A.; Snyder, C. Arnold

• ISBN13: 9781561486908
• ISBN10: 1561486906
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-07-30
• Publisher: Good Books

Summary

Mission and Migration is the first comprehensive history to be written by Latin American Mennonite historians about Mennonite church life in Central and South Americas from its beginnings.

Author Biography

     
     John A. Lapp was professor of history for many years at Eastern Mennonite University, Harrisonburg, VA. Later in his career, he served as Dean of Goshen (IN) College. He is Executive Secretary Emeritus of Mennonite Central Committee, the global relief and service organization. He is Coordinator and Co-General Editor of the Global Mennonite History Series.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. v
Early Missions and Settlements: 1911-1958
Introduction	p. 3
The First Mennonite Mission: Argentina (1911-1958)	p. 7
Old Colony Mennonites Settle in Mexico (1922-1958)	p. 27
A Mennonite Refuge in Paraguay (1926-1958)	p. 37
Mennonites Settle in Brazil (1930-1958)	p. 53
Consolidation and Expansion: 1959-1979
Introduction	p. 68
Southern Cone
Mennonite Settlement and Missions in Uruguay (1948-1979)	p. 73
Mennonite Churches in Argentina (1959-1979)	p. 89
The Mennonites in Paraguay (1959-1979)	p. 103
The Mennonites in Brazil (1959-1979)	p. 121
Andean Region
Mennonite Missions and Growth in Colombia (1943-1979)	p. 133
Mennonite Missions in Peru (1946-1979)	p. 155
Mennonite Colonies and Missions in Bolivia	p. 161
Caribbean
The Mennonite Church in Puerto Rico (1943-1979)	p. 183
Mennonites in the Dominican Republic (1944-1979)	p. 195
The Mennonite Churches in Jamaica (1954-1979)	p. 205
The Anabaptist-Descended Churches in Cuba (1954-1979)	p. 215
Mennonites Come to Haiti (1957-1979)	p. 221
Settlement and Mission in Belize (1958-1979)	p. 227
Mennonite Presence in the Lesser Antilles (1967-1979)	p. 237
Mesoamerica
Mennonites in Mexico (1959-1979)	p. 245
Mennonite Missions in Honduras (1950-1979)	p. 251
The Mennonite Brethren in Panama (1959-1979)	p. 271
Mennonite Presence in Costa Rica (1960-1979)	p. 275
Mennonite in EI Salvador (1961-1979)	p. 281
Mennonite Missions and Churches in Guatemala (1964-1979)	p. 285
Anabaptist-Descended Churches in Nicaraguay (1966-1979)	p. 295
Moving into the Twenty-First Century: 1979-2009
Introduction	p. 306
Glimpses of Anabaptist-Related Communities in Latin America (1979-2009)	p. 313
Mennonite and BIC membership by region	p. 347
Abbreviations	p. 348
Endnotes	p. 350
Index	p. 351
List of Maps
Latin America	p. 2
Southern Cone	p. 72
Andean Region	p. 132
Caribbean	p. 182
Mesoamerica	p. 244
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