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    Hutterite Diaries: Wisdom from My Prairie Community
    Hutterite Diaries: Wisdom from My Prairie Community
    Hutterite Diaries: Wisdom from My Prairie Community
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    Hutterite Diaries: Wisdom from My Prairie Community

    By Linda Maendel

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    What would it be like to share all your possessions and live in Christian community? In Hutterite Diaries, Linda Maendel offers a rare glimpse into the daily routines and communal faith of her people, the Hutterian Brethren. From stories of working together to bring in the fall potato harvest to laugh-out-loud tales of sisterly love laced with revenge, Maendel invites readers into her Bruderhof, or colony, nestled on the prairie of western Canada. Here children and adults work, play, eat, and worship together, crafting a community of goods and living out an alternative to the individualism and consumerism of mainstream society.

    Few outsiders know anything about the Hutterites, a Plain Christian group related to the Amish and Mennonites. Maendel’s story invites readers into deeper understanding of this community of faith, calling us to take seriously the example of Jesus and the early church in our daily living.

    Hear straight from plain Christians as they write about their daily lives and deeply rooted faith in the Plainspoken series from Herald Press. Each book in the series includes “A Day in the Life of the Author” and the author’s answers to FAQs.

    Plainspoken series—real-life stories of Amish and Mennonites includes:

     

    Book 1—Chasing the Amish Dream: My Life as a Young Amish Bachelor by Loren Beachy

    Book 2—Called to Be Amish: My Journey from Head Majorette to the Old Order by Marlene Miller

    Book 3—Hutterite Diaries: Wisdom from My Prairie Community by Linda Maendel

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHerald Press
    Release dateMay 18, 2015
    ISBN9780836199536
    Hutterite Diaries: Wisdom from My Prairie Community
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    Linda Maendel

    Linda Maendel is a Hutterite author, blogger, and educator who lives in Elm River Colony outside of Winnipeg, Manitoba. She blogs at hutt-writevoice.blogspot.com.

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    • 4/5
      A well-written and interesting collection of memories, which give an unprecedented look at the lives of Hutterites in Western Canada.

      Living in Alberta, I have seen Hutterites, driven by the colonies, and even purchased food at Farmer's Markets, but I still didn't know anything about everyday life. Linda Maendel gave me a glimpse of ordinary daily life, customs, beliefs, celebrations and disasters. I very much appreciated reading this book.
    • 3/5
      A must read for fans of the "plain lifestyle" and those interested in learning about Hutterite community. While not a cohesive memoir or story, it is still an engaging romp through memories and experiences. Hutterite author, Linda Maendel shares many stories about growing up in her community, values, and family living. Knowing next to nothing about this religion/culture, I thought it was definitely eye opening and not at all what I expected. I think I thought it would be closer to Amish living, but in fact it is quite different. Linda outlines many differences and misconceptions common folk have about their lifestyle as compared to the Amish. A quick, informative read, I was able to complete it within about two hours. I can see this being wildly popular at libraries.I received this book for free from Litfuse Publicity in return for my honest, unbiased opinion.
    • 5/5
      This book is an enlightening in-depth look at the Hutterites, while there is a lot of books about the Amish, and some about the Mennonites not much is known about the Hutterites. These churches all come the Anabaptists and evolved in different directions. We also touch on where their faith was practiced and evolved out of. How they were persecuted for their beliefs and how they came to the US and CanadaThe way the villages are set up made me think of the Amana Colonies, where they were separate, but together. The author told about their weddings, where the couple is married at the groom’s village, and how a parade comes out to meet the guest coming from the bride’s home.The story the author presents is very enlightening and gives you a real look at this communal living, each family has their own home and some personal possessions, but the meals are taken together with men on one side of the room and woman on the other. There are lots of other interesting facts, including their clothing.The author shares a lot of her own personal experiences, along with her family. Come along for a memorable read of a little know sect of Christians, the book is a fast page-turner.I received this book through Litfuse Publicity Book Tours, and was not required to give a positive review.
    • 5/5
      The author gave me a wonderous look into the Hutterites life and living. I often felt much like a Hutterite woman within the book! I love that!!!! ?

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