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Thus Callahan has spent a lifetime as activist in many areas. In pithy, direct style, she addresses 12 such areas including advocacy for the poor, for women in leadership, and for prisoners on death row.

Callahan's advocacy has often generated "Yes, but. . . ." in response. Her passion in this book may stir more "Yes, buts"-and should also generate discussion, fresh thought, and even sometimes advocacy to match hers.

The members of this conservative offshoot of the Brethren are often confused with the Amish because of their plain attire, but unlike the Amish, they have made some notable concessions to the modern world- including the use of automobiles, computers, and home appliances. Noting these accommodations to modern American life, Reynolds examines the ceremonies and traditions that allow the Old Order River Brethren to remain "separate" from other plain groups and from contemporary mass culture. She describes, for example, the love feast communion, a service that involves footwashing and a breadmaking ritual (one unique to the Old Order River Brethren and solely performed by women). Reynolds focuses in particular on the gendered customs of dress, hair, and domesticity that shape women's lives and, in so doing preserve the minority faith itself.

Copyright 2001 Pennsylvania German Society

This book declares that peacemaking is essential to Christian discipleship. It is the vocation of the church as a whole. Moving beyond the traditional debate around "pacifism," this statement seeks dialogue concerning a renewed vision of the entire purpose of God in the world.

Copyright 1990.