RT Book, Whole DB /z-wcorg/ DS http://worldcat.org ID 185838732 LA English T1 Brethren society : the cultural transformation of a "peculiar people" A1 Bowman, Carl F., PB Johns Hopkins Univ. Press PP Baltimore YR 1995 SN 0801849047 9780801849046 0801849055 9780801849053 AB Carl Bowman examines how and why members of the Church of the Brethren - historically known as "Dunkers" after their method of baptism - were assimilated faster and earlier than their Amish, Mennonite, or even Hutterite cousins. Brethren Society brings to light the members' own conversations and debates on a series of pivotal controversies. Bowman shows how Brethren dealt with issues such as membership in "outside" organizations; the salaried ministry; acceptance of revivalistic styles of worship and music; particitation in the American political process; military service; the holy kiss; the temperance movement; and the "plain garb."