Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Maps and Illustrations ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. Abbreviations xv
6. A Note on Transliteration and Nomenclature xvii
7. Introduction 1
8. Part I: Mennonite Origins
9. 1 Foundations: An Ancient Faith, a Swiss Reformation, and Anabaptist Renewal 17
10. 2 Melchoir, Münster, and Menno: From Early Dutch (Melchiorite) Anabaptists to Mennonites 32
11. 3 A Faith Community on the Move: Mennonites, Poland, and Prussia, 1536–1800 49
12. Part II: Mennonites in Imperial Russia
13. 4 A New Homeland in New Russia: Mennonite Settlement in the Russian Empire, 1789–1830 69
14. 5 Pietistic Progressivism: Johann Cornies and the Transformation of Russian Mennonitism, 1800–1848 86
15. 6 A Community in Crisis: A Divided Faith, the Revolt of the Landless, and Threatened Military Service, 1860–1874 105
16. 7 From Crisis to Consolidation: The Flourishing of Russian Mennonitism, 1865–1883 123
17. 8 Glory Days: The Apogee of Russian Mennonitism, 1883–1904 142
18. 9 Confession or Sect? German or German-Speaking? Mennonite Identity Politics on the Edge of the Abyss, 1881–1917 161
19. Part III: Mennonites in the Soviet Era
20. 10 After Eichenfeld: Soviet-Era Mennonites between Reconstruction and Emigration, 1917–1927 183
21. 11 When God Leads You into the Wilderness: Mennonites in the Stalinist Crucible, 1927–1934 205
22. 12 The Road to Rochegda: Soviet Terror, Nazi Occupation, and Stalinist Repatriation, 1934–1953 228
23. 13 Detour to Dzhetisai: The Soviet Mennonite Renaissance in Stalin’s Shadow, 1953–1991 251
24. 14 Coda: Zaporozhe 1989. One Story Ends and Another Begins 274
25. Notes 289
26. Bibliography 355
27. Index 397