Mission and Migration
by Lapp, John A.; Snyder, C. ArnoldFormat: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2010-07-30
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Summary
Mission and Migration is the first comprehensive history to be written by Latin American Mennonite historians about Mennonite church life in Central and South Americas from its beginnings.
Author Biography
John A. Lapp was professor of history for many years at Eastern Mennonite University, Harrisonburg, VA. Later in his career, he served as Dean of Goshen (IN) College. He is Executive Secretary Emeritus of Mennonite Central Committee, the global relief and service organization. He is Coordinator and Co-General Editor of the Global Mennonite History Series.
Table of Contents
| Foreword | p. v |
| Early Missions and Settlements: 1911-1958 | |
| Introduction | p. 3 |
| The First Mennonite Mission: Argentina (1911-1958) | p. 7 |
| Old Colony Mennonites Settle in Mexico (1922-1958) | p. 27 |
| A Mennonite Refuge in Paraguay (1926-1958) | p. 37 |
| Mennonites Settle in Brazil (1930-1958) | p. 53 |
| Consolidation and Expansion: 1959-1979 | |
| Introduction | p. 68 |
| Southern Cone | |
| Mennonite Settlement and Missions in Uruguay (1948-1979) | p. 73 |
| Mennonite Churches in Argentina (1959-1979) | p. 89 |
| The Mennonites in Paraguay (1959-1979) | p. 103 |
| The Mennonites in Brazil (1959-1979) | p. 121 |
| Andean Region | |
| Mennonite Missions and Growth in Colombia (1943-1979) | p. 133 |
| Mennonite Missions in Peru (1946-1979) | p. 155 |
| Mennonite Colonies and Missions in Bolivia | p. 161 |
| Caribbean | |
| The Mennonite Church in Puerto Rico (1943-1979) | p. 183 |
| Mennonites in the Dominican Republic (1944-1979) | p. 195 |
| The Mennonite Churches in Jamaica (1954-1979) | p. 205 |
| The Anabaptist-Descended Churches in Cuba (1954-1979) | p. 215 |
| Mennonites Come to Haiti (1957-1979) | p. 221 |
| Settlement and Mission in Belize (1958-1979) | p. 227 |
| Mennonite Presence in the Lesser Antilles (1967-1979) | p. 237 |
| Mesoamerica | |
| Mennonites in Mexico (1959-1979) | p. 245 |
| Mennonite Missions in Honduras (1950-1979) | p. 251 |
| The Mennonite Brethren in Panama (1959-1979) | p. 271 |
| Mennonite Presence in Costa Rica (1960-1979) | p. 275 |
| Mennonite in EI Salvador (1961-1979) | p. 281 |
| Mennonite Missions and Churches in Guatemala (1964-1979) | p. 285 |
| Anabaptist-Descended Churches in Nicaraguay (1966-1979) | p. 295 |
| Moving into the Twenty-First Century: 1979-2009 | |
| Introduction | p. 306 |
| Glimpses of Anabaptist-Related Communities in Latin America (1979-2009) | p. 313 |
| Mennonite and BIC membership by region | p. 347 |
| Abbreviations | p. 348 |
| Endnotes | p. 350 |
| Index | p. 351 |
| List of Maps | |
| Latin America | p. 2 |
| Southern Cone | p. 72 |
| Andean Region | p. 132 |
| Caribbean | p. 182 |
| Mesoamerica | p. 244 |
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