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| Format | Book Whole |
|---|---|
| Author, Monographic | Rubin, Julius H. |
| Title, Monographic | The Other Side of Joy: Religious Melancholy among the Bruderhof |
| Place of Publication | New York |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Date of Publication | 2000 |
| Extent of Work | xii, 264 |
| ISBN | 0195119436 |
| Abstract | Traces the history of the Bruderhof (Brothers who dwell together") from their origins in Germany in the 1920s up to the present day, examining the development of Bruderhof theology, religious vocation and church-community, and their troubles associated with the Hutterian Church. Through the use of case studies, the author focuses on the incidence of "religious melancholy" among the Bruderhof, an affective disorder that is characterized by a sense of abandonment by God. Rubin also examines evidence for religious melancholy among other Anabaptist sects, such as Mennonites, Brethren, Amish, and the Hutterites, concluding that any religious community committed to the fulfillment of a utopian vision of total harmony and unity of thought and action, of the surrender of the self to the sect, will create a purgatory for many believers." |
| Notes | Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-252) and index. Donated by Robert Meier. |
| Call Number | MKI BX 8129 B65 R83 2000 |
| MKI Terms | Bruderhof communities/ Depression, Mental -- Religious aspects -- Christianity/ Hutterian Brethren/ Mennonites/ Amish |