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Peace shall destroy many Hardcover – January 1, 1962

by Rudy Wiebe (Author)
3.8 3.8 out of 5 stars 30 ratings
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    English
  2. Publisher
    McClelland and Stewart Limited
  3. Publication date
    January 1, 1962
  4. Dimensions
    9 x 1 x 6 inches
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0007IU91A
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ McClelland and Stewart Limited; First Edition (January 1, 1962)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.01 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 9 x 1 x 6 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.8 3.8 out of 5 stars 30 ratings

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Leon
5.0 out of 5 stars helps me understand my experience
Reviewed in the United States on August 16, 2020
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I read this book many years ago, kept it on bookshelf as i considered it insightful, and just went back and read it again. This story helps me understand my own experience growing up in Mennonite church and wrestling with issues of peace/ non-resistance, separation from the world, and other seeming irreconcilable contradictions when one attempts to live out the Christian faith. I have in recent years left the church and no longer believe is god. I appreciate Joseph's telling Thom to "trust his mind". Maybe that summarizes my life's journey (to this point); learning to trust my mind. I believe we should explore questions or doubts, and if things don't line-up, change our direction. When i was a believer and "in the church" i was constantly told when things didn't make sense to trust God (or Bible), that we only have limited understanding and god knows all, etc.
Rudy in this book lays out the problems that develop when push-down real issues, or when persons try to manipulate and control others under the guise of faith or religion. the story also exposes our human nature, good and bad, and how we are all so much alike (believer and outsider).
i recommend this book. it continues to help me understand my journey and my world.
thank you Rudy
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JCS
4.0 out of 5 stars What Is To Move in Harmony with the World
Reviewed in the United States on May 4, 2018
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This is a well-written novel that explores the meaning of faith, peace, and violence through the struggle of the main character dealing with the rules or standards of his community. The story focuses on a religious community - in this case, a Mennonite community in Canada - in which some members of the community question their relationship and responsibilities within their community and with the world outside their community. Is Christian love just for the church community or is there a responsibility to spread this love to outsiders? Do the rules of the community affect the meaning of the community’s Christianity? Is adhering to the rules more important, more vital, than following scripture? What is it “to move in harmony” with the world? An example of the hypocrisy addressed in the novel is with the Deacon, one of the leading characters, who speaks about the importance of one’s inner life over outward things, yet by his leadership he and the community judge the neighboring Indians and other outsiders by their outward appearances. This is a story that belongs alongside Allegra Goodman’s KAATERSKILL FALLS and the stories by Chaim Potok, especially THE PROMISE and MY NAME IS ASHER LEV.
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Melissa Pool
3.0 out of 5 stars Difficult reading choice
Reviewed in the United States on February 1, 2004
I had to read this book for my Anabaptist Theology class at Fresno Pacific University. I had a difficult time following the plot and getting characters mixed up. I would encourage anyone to try to read this book in only one or two sittings, I had to read it over the course of 2 weeks and I felt that I lost some of the emotions in the novel. The novel raises soem very interesing questions about Mennonite views. I woudl encourage anyone involved with a Mennonite church to read this novel - it gave me great insight to our church.
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Dr.Grandma
5.0 out of 5 stars A Real Book fo our Reality Seduced Culture
Reviewed in the United States on August 4, 2017
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This is a work of amazing insight. In experiencing it (it cannot merely be read) one must keep in mind both the date of publication as well as the era described. Outward appearance was everything and there were no gray areas.Leadership roles were God appointed, in the absence of a God who interacted in the lives of his people. I doubt this book could impact my grand children as it has me. How can they possibly relate. They have never trembled at the voices of bearded old men in the front left-hand side of the church as these "leaders" pronounced judgement and prescribed thought control.
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Anonymous
4.0 out of 5 stars 'earthy' style that is not at all tedious or boring but does take some getting used to
Reviewed in the United States on July 3, 2016
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This book is challenging and thought-provoking for people who fall on both sides of the pacifism debate. It is written in a slow, 'earthy' style that is not at all tedious or boring but does take some getting used to. The characters are very complicated and realistic. A great, great story!
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Kenneth J. Peters
5.0 out of 5 stars Wiebe's beautiful first novel
Reviewed in the United States on November 26, 2002
There is a tendency to tokenize traditional Mennonite communities. Their separated lifestyle demonstrates, for many, an attractive way of being; the oddity of their appearance both mystifies and intrigues us. Yet, many cannot see beyond these romanticized notions. Rudy Wiebe explores the more hidden cultural and social aspects of traditional Russian Mennonite life in his book Peace Shall Destroy Many. Wiebe paints a picture of a tense, complex and changing community, struggling to stay true to the faith, but prone to prejudice, corruption and divisiveness.
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tmkcj
4.0 out of 5 stars book review
Reviewed in the United States on November 29, 2012
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the book arrived in good time and the condition was great..i am of mennonite origin and found the connection to this story very real...some areas of the story were more difficult for me to understand with some of the poetic style of writing..but very good read
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Davey Jones
2.0 out of 5 stars Dogmatic and Stumbling prose
Reviewed in the United States on March 13, 2013
Despite an portend of subpar expression and an overly-didactic prose, Wiebe lays an alluring story that leads anywhere except to the ending that one might expect. But, really, the prose is often distracting and confusing. The reader finds sentences like, "The moon shining overhead, the horse strap swung loose."
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James Maendel
5.0 out of 5 stars Thanks
Reviewed in Canada on November 23, 2023
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Tony
5.0 out of 5 stars Cuestiona ciertas creencias del pacifismo.
Reviewed in Mexico on October 7, 2019
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Un libro con un tema que causó mucha controversia en la Comunidad Menonita Canadiense. Cuestiona la práctica del pacifismo de la comunidad menonita en el sentido de permitir que otros luchen y mueran para que ellos puedan vivir en paz. Fue escrito en los últimos años de la Segunda Guerra Mundial. Una lectura recomendada.
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Irene S Crick
4.0 out of 5 stars Well worth a rereading
Reviewed in Canada on June 22, 2013
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I read this book when it first came out, so I would have been about 16, and still living in a Mennonite home. At the time I was transfixed by the shocking thought that some Mennonite leaders could be flawed, and could have less than godly motives. After about 50 years of life experience and spiritual exploration, I found this book to be rich in its honesty, compassion, and empathy for people struggling with newcomers in their community, as well as for those attempting to live out their faith in a strange land.
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