I just submitted the following book:
Title: A Joyful Pilgrimage: My Life in Community
Author: Emmy ArnoldCopyright Holder: Plough Publishing House of the Bruderhof
FoundationCopyright Date: 1999ISBN: 0-87486-956-0Publisher: The Plough
Publishing HouseShort Synopsis: Back Cover: "Details in subdued and undramatic
fashion how ordinary middle-class Christians were spurred by the Holy Spirt and
the decadence of their culture to become lowly, dependent, and centered on
God."Long Synopsis:Back Cover: "In the tumultuous aftermath of the First World
War, thousands of young Germans defied the social mores of their parents--and
the constricting influence of the established churches--in search of freedom,
social equality, nature, and community. Hiking clubs were formed and work camps
organized, and hundreds of rural folk schools and communes sprang up across the
country. In the 1930s, Nazism swallowed this so-called Youth Movement virtually
whole. A Joyful Pilgrimage is the engaging story of a remnant that survived:
the Bruderhof, a 75-year-old community that began when the author and her
husband, a well-known writer and lecturer, abandoned their affluent Berlin
suburb to start a new life and "venture of faith."At first glance a memoir, A
Joyful Pilgrimage is a radical call to faith and commitment against great odds.
It is also a remarkable testimony to the leading of the Spirit, which, as Emmy
Arnold writes, can hold together those who believe in the ‘daily miracle’ of
community ‘through thick and thin.’" [It is a] "moving story... and an amazing
continuation of the Book of Acts."Comments: I inserted asterisks to indicate
section breaks. I also bolded and enlarged the fonts for the different sections
in the text in accordance with Bookshare’s proofreading policies. When
necessary, I added words in brackets to aid the blind readers. The author and
copyright holder are different. Note to the proofreader: I have read the book.
Barbara
