Forgotten People: A Year Among the Hutterites

Synopsis

A Journey Through Time, the Seasons of the Soul - "AM I DREAMING?" Michael Holzach asks himself in the opening pages of The Forgotten People. And well he might. He had retreated from the stressful bustle of the 20th century and had thrust himself into the serene but incongruous world of the Hutterites, a communal society dating back over 400 years. But what he found there was far from comforting. What began as a simple experiment in "fly-on-the- wall" journalism soon became complicated by Holzach's struggle fully to know, fully to enter the Hutterite mind and heart. The result is a book of extraordinary power, documenting not only the amazing history of a courageous and dedicated people, but also the sojourn of a person confronting his beliefs, his longings, and his fears. "Alone in his isolated room in the absolute dark and quiet of his Hutterite nights, Michael Holzach's struggles in his own 'dark night of the soul' left him shaken, perspiring, and trembling. It was good to read the Hutterite beliefs, religion and life did make an impact on him, however brief. "Once I picked up the book I was mesmerized. I could not put it down again until I had read the last word on the last page. My next thought was to share it with everybody. This important translation makes that possibility more than a dream." - Mary Wipf, former Hutterite

Copyright:

1993

Book Details

Book Quality:

Excellent

Book Size:

249 Pages

ISBN-13:

9780944287118

Publisher:

N/A

Date of Addition:

07/24/08

Copyrighted By:

Ex Machina Publishing Company

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

Nonfiction, Travel, Biographies and Memoirs, Religion and Spirituality

Submitted By:

Kari G

Proofread By:

Amber W

Usage Restrictions:

This is a copyrighted book.