Christian Communities

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Bruderhof Communities: Connexipedia Article
Article
Christian religious communities with branches in New York, Florida and Pennsylvania in the USA, the United Kingdom, Germany, and Australia.
Canadian Information Sharing Service: Pilot Copy, February 1976
Serial Publication (Periodical)
1976
The first issue of the Canadian Information Sharing Service publication. The name of the publication was later changed to Connexions and then to Connexions Digest.
Connexions Library: Religion Focus
Website
2009
Selected articles, books, websites and other resources on religion.
Doukhobors: Connexipedia Article
Article
A sect of Russian dissenters, many of whom came to Western Canada.
Doukhobors: Connexipedia: Article in the Canadian Encyclopedia
Article
A sect of Russian dissenters, many of whom came to Western Canada.
The joyful community: An account of the Bruderhof, a communcal movement now in its third generation
Zablocki, Benjamin
Book
1971
An in-depth study of the Bruderhof community.
Plain people: Connexipedia Article
Article
Christian groups characterized by separation from the world and simple living, including plain dress.
Religious Society of Friends (Quakers): Connexipedia Article
Article
A religious movement, whose members are known as Friends or Quakers.
Shakers: Connexipedia Article
Article
The United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing, known as the Shakers, was a Protestant religious sect.
Why Israel has silenced the 1948 story of Nazareth’s survival
Cook, Jonathan
Article
2016
A rarely told story of the 1948 war that founded Israel concerns Nazareth's survival. It is the only Palestinian city in what is today Israel that was not ethnically cleansed during the year-long figh...

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Amish
Sources Select Resources Encyclopedia
The Amish or Amish Mennonites are a group of Christian church fellowships that form a subgroup of the Mennonite churches. The Amish are known for simple living, plain dress, and a reluctance to adopt ...
Waldensians
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Waldensians, Waldenses or Vaudois are names for a Christian movement of the later Middle Ages, descendants of which still exist in various regions. Over time, the denomination joined the Genevan or Re...