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of the American Mind (New York: Simon and Schus- ter, 1987), 29-30. 7. Alasdair Maelntyre, After Virtue: A Study in Moral Theory (Notre Dame: Noire Dame University Press, 1981), 195. 8. Richard Reeves, American Journey Traveling with Tocqueville in Search of Democracy (Few York: Simon and Schuster, 1982), 205* 9- Bloom, The dosing of the American Mind, 337. 10* Robert BeLIah, Habits of the Heart; Individualism and Commitment in America (Berkeley: University of California Press, 1985X 128-130. 1 1 . Bloom, The Closing of the American Mind, 47-61 , 82-1 37. 12. Henry J, Schmidt, The Urban Ethos: Building Churches in a Pagan Environ- ment," Mission focus 8 (1°80): 27. 13. Quoted in Ibid 14. Ibid. 15. Ibid., 28. 16. Peter M. Friesen, The Mennonite Brotberbood in Russia (1 789-1910) Wt-Evan- getische Mennonitische Brudersebaft in Russland (1789-1910)], trans. J. B. Toews, Abraham Friesen, Peter J. Klassen and Harry Loewen (Fresno, Calif-; Boaid of Christ- Ian Literature, General Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches, 1978X 276, 325- 26. 17. J- A+ Toews, "Christian Encounter with Culture/ Mennonite Brethren Herald, 22 Feb. 1974, 2-3. 18. Calvin Redekop, "The Embarrassment of a Religious Tradition," Mennonite Life 36(1981); 17-21. 19. Caivin Redekop, "Religious Renewal Movements in Search of the Past," photo- copy, n,d. 20. Year Book of the 44th General Conference of the Mennonite Brethren Cburcb of North America held at Mountain £&ket Minnesota August 23 to September 2t l94Sf 106-08. 21. "General Conference Vision Goals: Probable Future,* Board of Reference and Counsel Minutes 15-17 October 1986, General Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches Board of Reference and Counsel Records, Center for Mennonite Brethren Studies, Fresno, Calif, 22. Redekop, "Religious Renewal Movements in Search of the Past/ 23. J. A. Toews, *In Search of Identity," Mennonite Brethren Hera\a\ 3 March 1972, 3, 24. Redekop, MReligious Renewal Movements," 4. 356 ENDNOTES panes 21 7-227 CHAPTER 17 1. The section on polity draws heavily on a presentation by John Toews to the New Pastor's Orientation sponsored by the General Conference Board of Faith and Life, Fresno, Calif., 20-23 January 1991- 2. Herman Enns, "Forms of Ministry/ in Call to Faithfulness Essays in Canadian Mennonite Studies, Henry Poettcker and Rudy A, Regehr, eds, (Winnipeg Man.; Cana- dian Mennonite Bible College, 1982), 93-102; Rodney j; Sawatsky, "Autonomy and Accountability: Church Polity within the Conference of Mennonites in Canada," Men- nonite Reporter, 19 September 1983, 1-4. 3. Constitution an