{"product_id":"the-ltester-bruce-l-guenther-9780889775725","title":"The ﾄltester: Herman D.W. Friesen, a Mennonite Leader in Changing Times","description":"\u003cp\u003eOffering a unique window into the Old Colony Mennonite community in Saskatchewan, this biography of Herman D.W. Friesen reveals the life of a man who attempted to modernize his community, often in opposition to traditional religious beliefs. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe story begins on the Hague-Osler Mennonite Reserve in Saskatchewan. During the 1910s and 20s, the government was pressuring Mennonite communities to send their children to province-run schools. Rather than acquiesce, many Mennonites left for Mexico, Central America, and other parts of Canada. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDuring the watershed decade of the 1960s, Friesen was elected as a minister, and later as the  eltester, or Bishop. Instead of organising another migration, Friesen opted to help his community adapt to the changes taking place in the province. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIncluded in the book are Friesen's original sermons, translated for the first time from German, providing a rare glimpse into the Old Colony Mennonite theology that aided him in guiding the church in a strategy of gradual cultural accommodation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bruce L. Guenther\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0889775729\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780889775725\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Regina Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/20\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 300\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.80d","brand":"Bruce L. Guenther","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43947455283455,"sku":"9780889775725","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_28713736-c5ff-4ecb-bb32-226c9d2c3f77.jpg?v=1681518830","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-ltester-bruce-l-guenther-9780889775725","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}