A leading scholar of Anabaptist communities provides a sweeping overview of their beliefs and practices as well as their similarities and differences. The Anabaptists of North America sports an amazing spectrum of religious and cultural diversity-from communal Hutterites to urban Mennonites, from low-tech Amish to acculturated Brethren. New members with Asian, African, and Hispanic cultural roots add spice and color to traditional Anabaptist ways. Counting more than 6,000 congregations and 100 different groups.
