{"id":3286,"date":"2023-06-20T07:53:39","date_gmt":"2023-06-20T07:53:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/booksaves.com\/shop\/?post_type=product&p=3286"},"modified":"2025-05-08T08:38:31","modified_gmt":"2025-05-08T08:38:31","slug":"the-brethren-a-novel","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/booksaves.com\/shop\/product\/the-brethren-a-novel\/","title":{"rendered":"The Brethren: A Novel"},"content":{"rendered":"

The\u00a0Church of the Brethren<\/b>\u00a0is an\u00a0Anabaptist<\/a>\u00a0Christian denomination<\/a>\u00a0in the\u00a0Schwarzenau Brethren<\/a>\u00a0tradition (German:\u00a0Schwarzenauer Neut\u00e4ufer<\/i>\u00a0“Schwarzenau New Baptists”) that was organized in 1708 by\u00a0Alexander Mack<\/a>\u00a0in\u00a0Schwarzenau<\/a>,\u00a0Germany<\/a>\u00a0during the\u00a0Radical Pietist<\/a>\u00a0revival.[1]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0The denomination holds the\u00a0New Testament<\/a>\u00a0as its only\u00a0creed<\/a>. Historically, the church has taken a strong stance for\u00a0nonresistance<\/a>\u00a0or Christian\u00a0pacifism<\/a>\u2014it is one of the three\u00a0historic peace churches<\/a>, alongside the\u00a0Mennonites<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Quakers<\/a>. Distinctive practices include\u00a0believer’s baptism<\/a>\u00a0by forward trine immersion; a threefold\u00a0love feast<\/a>\u00a0consisting of\u00a0feet washing<\/a>, a fellowship meal, and\u00a0communion<\/a>; anointing for healing; and the\u00a0holy kiss<\/a>. Its headquarters are in\u00a0Elgin, Illinois<\/a>,\u00a0United States<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The first Brethren congregation was established in the United States in 1723. These church bodies became commonly known as “Dunkards” or “Dunkers”, and more formally as German Baptist Brethren. The Church of the Brethren represents the largest denomination descended from the Schwarzenau Brethren, and adopted this name in 1908; in 1926 there was an exodus of some conservative members of the Church of the Brethren, who formed the\u00a0Dunkard Brethren Church<\/a>.[2]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The\u00a0Church of the Brethren<\/b>\u00a0is an\u00a0Anabaptist<\/a>\u00a0Christian denomination<\/a>\u00a0in the\u00a0Schwarzenau Brethren<\/a>\u00a0tradition (German:\u00a0Schwarzenauer Neut\u00e4ufer<\/i>\u00a0“Schwarzenau New Baptists”) that was organized in 1708 by\u00a0Alexander Mack<\/a>\u00a0in\u00a0Schwarzenau<\/a>,\u00a0Germany<\/a>\u00a0during the\u00a0Radical Pietist<\/a>\u00a0revival.[1]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0The denomination holds the\u00a0New Testament<\/a>\u00a0as its only\u00a0creed<\/a>. Historically, the church has taken a strong stance for\u00a0nonresistance<\/a>\u00a0or Christian\u00a0pacifism<\/a>\u2014it is one of the three\u00a0historic peace churches<\/a>, alongside the\u00a0Mennonites<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Quakers<\/a>. Distinctive practices include\u00a0believer’s baptism<\/a>\u00a0by forward trine immersion; a threefold\u00a0love feast<\/a>\u00a0consisting of\u00a0feet washing<\/a>, a fellowship meal, and\u00a0communion<\/a>; anointing for healing; and the\u00a0holy kiss<\/a>. Its headquarters are in\u00a0Elgin, Illinois<\/a>,\u00a0United States<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The first Brethren congregation was established in the United States in 1723. These church bodies became commonly known as “Dunkards” or “Dunkers”, and more formally as German Baptist Brethren. The Church of the Brethren represents the largest denomination descended from the Schwarzenau Brethren, and adopted this name in 1908; in 1926 there was an exodus of some conservative members of the Church of the Brethren, who formed the\u00a0Dunkard Brethren Church<\/a>.[2]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":3287,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"content-type":""},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[174,167],"product_tag":[],"class_list":["post-3286","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-mystery-fiction","product_cat-thriller","first","instock","sale","taxable","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-simple","add-to-wishlist-after_add_to_cart"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/booksaves.com\/shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/3286","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/booksaves.com\/shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/booksaves.com\/shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/booksaves.com\/shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3286"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/booksaves.com\/shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3287"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/booksaves.com\/shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3286"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/booksaves.com\/shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=3286"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/booksaves.com\/shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=3286"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/booksaves.com\/shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=3286"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}