Mennonites in Canada

3 credits · Undergraduate

(3 hrs Lecture) This course will survey major developments in Canadian Mennonite communities from 1786 to the present. It will trace the following themes: the Swiss American and Russian roots of Canadian Mennonites; community formation in Ontario and Western Canada; Anabaptism in every day life (especially the way it was played out in the family); theological developments in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries; the survival of Mennonite faith distinctives in the urban and socially-integrated Canadian society since World War II. Special emphasis will be placed on establishing the unique features of Canadian Mennonite experience. Cross-listed: HIST-3541(3). Restrictions: Students may not hold credit for this course and HIST-3541. MENN-4535 (3 or 6) Immigration and Ethnicity in Canada and the United States (3 hrs Seminar/Discussion) This seminar examines the history of immigration to North America between 1860 and 1960. The course focuses on the nature of migration patterns and the adaptation of immigrants to the new world, especially the rise of ethnic identities. Students discuss the similarities and differences in the Canadian and American immigration experience. Cross-listed: HIST-4535(3/6). Restrictions: Students may not hold credit for this course and HIST-4535. MODERN LANGUAG