Sectarian Childrearing: The Dunkers, 1708-1900

247 pp. 9 1/4 x 6 1/4. Black & white photographs. A work exploring the relationship between parenthood and religion, focusing on the concepts set down by the Dunkers, a sect of the German Baptist Brethren. An interesting glimpse of the group's traditions, and an important historical work for scholars of the Pietists and Anabaptists. Acquired as part of a large collection on the Brethren, from the working library of a divinity school professor.