Letters on Toleration -- Dutch Aid to Swiss and Palatine Mennonites
- Author: Jeremy Bangs
- SKU: 2027
- ISBN: 0897255445
- Our Price:
$69.50
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Description:
Letters on Toleration, Dutch Aid to Persecuted Swiss and Palatine Mennonites 1615-1699, transcribed, translated and introduced by Jeremy Dupertuis Bangs. Separate CD containing transcription only. 496 pages. Translation in hard cover book form, transcription in Adobe Acrobat PDF form. Illustrations, index. 2004
The 17th century was a difficult time for the Anabaptists of Europe. Hounded out of Switzerland and driven hither and yon through other parts of Europe, it was not until arrival in America that many Mennonites found their paradise. Jeremy Bangs, one of the most talented scholars of the period, for many decades has studied the migrations caused by religious persecution. Whether it be the Pilgrims fleeing England or the Mennonites fleeing Switzerland and Germany, his keen eye and analytical mind bring the migrations to life. In Letters on Toleration, Dr. Bangs has transcribed and translated over 250 original letters, accounts, and other documents found in Dutch, Swiss, and German archives.
Among the host of letters showing officials arguing, ministers remonstrating, Dutch fellow-Mennonites and ordinary Dutch citizens raising relief funds; you will find golden nuggets of genealogical data. Hundreds of Mennonite refugee families are detailed, most often with ages, occupations, origins, spouse's and children's names given. Whether your interest is genealogical, historical, or religious, this is one of the most valuable new books on 17th century Mennonites to be published in decades.
