Hutterite Diaries
June 11th, 2015. Filed under: This & That.Hutterite Diaries
By Linda Maendel
What would it be like to share all your possessions and live in Christian community?
In Hutterite Diaries, Linda Maendel offers a rare glimpse into the daily routines and communal faith of her people, the Hutterian Brethren. From stories of working together to bring in the fall potato harvest to laugh-out-loud tales of sisterly love laced with revenge, Maendel invites readers into her Bruderhof, or colony, nestled on the prairie of western Canada. Here children and adults work, play, eat, and worship together, crafting a community of goods and living out an alternative to the individualism and consumerism of mainstream society.
Few outsiders know anything about the Hutterites, a Plain Christian group related to the Amish and Mennonites. Maendel’s story invites readers into deeper understanding of this community of faith, calling us to take seriously the example of Jesus and the early church in our daily living.
ISLAND BREEZES
The only thing I knew about the Hutterites before I read this book is that they are a Plain People.
The stories shared by Ms Maendel have taught me a great deal and enlarged my understanding of life in a Hutterite community.
This small book is very easy to read. Even though it’s non-fiction it’s not dull and dry. It reads more like fiction.
Thank you, Ms Maendel, for sharing your life with us.
***A special thank you to litfuse for providing a review copy.***
Linda Maendel is a Hutterite author, blogger, and educator who lives in Elm River Colony outside of Winnipeg, Manitoba.