Status
Available
Call number
Collections
Publication
Intercourse, PA : Good Books, 1990.
DDC/MDS
940.53 K27c |
Description
The time was World War II. The U.S. government had not devised a way to deal with the thousands who, for reasons of conscience, would refuse to fight. Eager to avoid a repeat of the harsh treatment their young men had experienced during World War I, the Historic Peace Churches (Quakers, Mennonites, Amish, and Brethren) fashioned a program acceptable to their peace convictions--and the highly militarized U.S. government. It is an earthy story, full of personal struggle, government red tape, humor, and loss--an unusual experiment in church-state relations.
Language
Physical description
128 p.; 26 cm
ISBN
1561480029 / 9781561480029
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