Sources and Acknowledgments
Sources and Acknowledgements
Plough sincerely thanks each of the authors who contributed to this book, and the publishers and estates that allowed us to include the work of writers who are no longer living. All selections, except those that are in the public domain, are reprinted with the express permission of the author, publisher, or agent in question. Quotations from scripture follow the translation preferences of the individual writers and translators.
Part I: A Call to Community
1. The Great Idea: Fyodor Dostoyevsky, The Brothers Karamazov, trans. Constance Garnett (New York: Macmillan, 1912).
2. Blessed Community: Rufus Jones, Rufus Jones: Essential Writings, ed. Kerry Walters (Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2001), 111–115, 120–122.
3. Style of Life: Christoph Friedrich Blumhardt, Action in Waiting (Rifton, NY: Plough Publishing House, 2012), 139–144.
4. Embodiment: Gerhard Lohfink, Does God Need the Church? Toward a Theology of the People of God, trans. Linda M. Maloney (Collegeville, MN: The Liturgical Press, 1999), 261–264. Copyright © 1999 by Order of Saint Benedict. Reprinted with permission.
5. Brothers, Sisters: Hal Miller, “Church as Family,” Voices in the Wilderness, reprinted at http:// www.home-church.org. Joseph H. Hellerman, “A Family Affair,” Christianity Today, May 2010, 43–46.
6. Pentecost: C. Norman Kraus, The Community of the Spirit (Grand Rapids, MI: Wm. B. Eerdmans, 1974), 9–16, 24–25. Used by permission of Wipf and Stock Publishers, www.wipfandstock.com.
7. Christian Communism: José P. Miranda, Communism in the Bible (Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 1987), 7–11. Helmut Gollwitzer, Vortrupp des Lebens (München: Chr. Kaiser Verlag, 1975), trans. Marjorie Hindley.
8. A Visible Reality: Dietrich Bonhoeffer, The Cost of Discipleship, trans. Reginald H. Fuller (London: SCM Press, 1959), 212, 223–232. Copyright © 1959 by SCM Press Ltd. All rights reserved. Reprinted with the permission of Scribner, a division of Simon & Schuster, Inc., and of Hymns Ancient and Modern Ltd.
9. Counterculture: Howard A. Snyder, Liberating the Church: The Ecology of Church and Kingdom (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1983), 118–126, abridged for this collection.
10. The Way: Alden Bass, written for this collection.
Part II: Forming Community
11. A Vision: George MacDonald, Thomas Wingfold, Curate (New York: G. Routledge and Sons, 1876).
12. Life’s Task: Eberhard Arnold, transcript, October 8, 1933 (Bruderhof Historical Archive EA 163) and Eberhard Arnold, transcript, March 18, 1932 (Bruderhof Historical Archive EA 4), translated from the German and abridged for this collection.
13. It Takes Work: Charles E. Moore, written for this collection.
14. Communion: Jean Vanier, From Brokenness to Community (Mahwah, NJ: Paulist Press, 1992), 15–19. Copyright © 1992 by the President and Fellows of Harvard University. Used with permission of Paulist Press, www.paulistpress.com. Jean Vanier, Our Journey Home: Rediscovering a Common Humanity beyond Our Differences (Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 1997), 35–36, 67–68.
15. Idealism: Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Life Together, trans. John W. Doberstein (New York: Harper and Row, 1954), 26–30. English translation copyright © 1954 by Harper & Brothers, copyright renewed 1982 by Helen S. Doberstein. Reprinted by permission of HarperCollins Publishers.
16. Illusions: Arthur Katz, True Fellowship: Church as Community (Bemidji, MN: Burning Bush Press, 2009), 10–12. Elizabeth O’Connor, Journey Inward, Journey Outward (New York: Harper and Row, 1968), 54–55. Copyright © 1968 by Elizabeth O’Connor. Reprinted by permission of HarperCollins Publishers. Jean Vanier, Our Journey Home: Rediscovering a Common Humanity beyond our Differences (Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 1997), 187–189.
17. Obstacles: Eberhard Arnold, transcript, August 9, 1933 (Bruderhof Historical Archive EA 139) trans. Kathleen Hasenberg. Eberhard Arnold, transcript, July 26, 1933 (Bruderhof Historical Archive EA 125), previously published in English as “A Personal Word by Eberhard Arnold Spoken on the Occasion of His Fiftieth Birthday,” in Eberhard Arnold: A Testimony to Church Community from His Life and Writings (Rifton, NY: Plough Publishing House, 1973), 29–33.
18. Poisons: C. S. Lewis, The Screwtape Letters (New York: Macmillan, 1982), 95–99. Copyright © 1942 C. S. Lewis Pte. Ltd. Extract reprinted by permission. Basilea Schlink, “Being Annoyed” in You Will Never Be the Same, (Minneapolis, MN: Dimension Books, 1972), 124–126.
19. Beyond Self: Jean Vanier, Community and Growth (Mahwah, NJ: Paulist Press, 1989), 55–57. Reprinted by permission of Darton, Longman and Todd. Jean Vanier, From Brokenness to Community (Mahwah, NJ: Paulist Press, 1992), 37–40.
20. Surrender: Arthur G. Gish, Living in Christian Community (Scottdale, PA: Herald Press, 1979), 46–56.
21. The Center: Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Life Together, trans. John W. Doberstein (New York: Harper and Row, 1954), 21, 25–26, 32–37. Friedrich Wilhelm Foerster, Christ and the Human Life (New York: Philosophical Library, 1953), 323–324.
22. God’s Call: Henri J. M. Nouwen, Reaching Out: The Three Movements of the Spiritual Life (Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1986), 153–155. Copyright © 1975 by Henri J. M. Nouwen. Copyright renewed 2003 by Sue Mosteller, Executor of the Estate of Henri J. M. Nouwen. Used by permission of Doubleday, an imprint of Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, a division of Penguin Random House LLC. All rights reserved. Jean Vanier, From Brokenness to Community (Mahwah, NJ: Paulist Press, 1992), 40–42.
23. Promises: Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove, The Awakening of Hope: Why We Practice a Common Faith (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2012), 67–71, 82–86. Copyright © 2012 by Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove. Used by Permission of Zondervan, www.zondervan.com.
Part III: Life in Community
24. Love: Thomas Merton, No Man Is an Island (New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1978), 3–7, 9–10, 166–167, 169–170. Copyright © 1955 by The Abbey of Our Lady of Gethsemani and renewed 1983 by the Trustees of the Merton Legacy Trust. Reprinted by permission of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. Søren Kierkegaard, Provocations, ed. Charles E. Moore (Farmington, PA: Plough Publishing House, 1999), 110–113.
25. Deeds: Mother Teresa, No Greater Love (Novato, CA: New World Library, 2002), 22–23, 26–27, 30, 68–69. Jean Vanier, Community and Growth (Mahwah, NJ: Paulist Press, 1989), 297–298. John F. Alexander, Being Church: Reflections on How to Live as the People of God. (Eugene, OR: Cascade Books, 2012), 185. Used by permission of Wipf and Stock Publishers, www.wipfandstock.com
26. Vocation: John F. Alexander, Being Church: Reflections on How to Live as the People of God. (Eugene, OR: Cascade Books, 2012), 70–82.
27. Acceptance: Jürgen Moltmann, The Open Church: Invitation to a Messianic Lifestyle (London: SCM Press Ltd, 1978), 27–33. Copyright © 2012 SCM Press Ltd. Used by permission of Hymns Ancient & Modern Ltd. Adele J. Gonzalez, The Spirituality of Community (Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2009), 88–90.
28. Irritations: Anthony de Mello, The Way to Love: Meditations for Life (New York: Image, 2012), 85–88. Copyright © 1991 by Gujarat Sahitya Prakash of Anand, India. Used by permission of Doubleday, an imprint of Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, a division of Penguin Random House LLC. Roy Hession, The Calvary Road (London: Christian Literature Crusade, 1950), 21–22. Thomas à Kempis, The Imitation of Christ: A New Reading of the 1441 Latin Autograph Manuscript, ed. and trans. William C. Creasy (Macon, GA: Mercer University Press, 2015), 16–17. Eberhard Arnold, August 1925 (Bruderhof Historical Archive EA 25/13), previously published in English in God’s Revolution: Justice, Community, and the Coming Kingdom (Farmington, PA: Plough Publishing House, 1997), 113–114.
29. Differences: Joan Chittister and Rowan Williams, Uncommon Gratitude: Alleluia for All That Is (Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2010), 31–44. Copyright © 2010 by Order of Saint Benedict. Reprinted with permission. Henri J. M. Nouwen, Donald P. McNeill, and Douglas A. Morrison, Compassion: A Reflection on the Christian Life (London: Darton, Longman and Todd, 2008), 77–78. Copyright © 1982 by Donald P. McNeill, Douglas A. Morrison, and Henri J. M. Nouwen. Used by permission of Doubleday, an imprint of Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, a division of Penguin Random House LLC. All rights reserved.
30. Conflict: David Janzen, The Intentional Christian Community Handbook (Brewster, MA: Paraclete Press, 2013), 111–117. Copyright © 2013 by David Janzen. Used by permission of Paraclete Press, www.paracletepress.com. Jean Vanier, Community and Growth (Mahwah, NJ: Paulist Press, 1989), 120–121.
31. Unity: Chiara Lubich, Essential Writings: Spirituality, Dialogue, Culture (New York: New City Press, 2007), 102, 80–81. Stephen B. Clark, ed., Patterns of Christian Community: A Statement of Community Order (Ann Arbor, MI: Servant Books, 1984), 65–74.
32. Dialogue: Elizabeth O’Connor, The New Community (New York: Harper & Row, 1976), 102–105. Reprinted by The Potter’s House Press, 2015. Jean Vanier, Community and Growth (Mahwah, NJ: Paulist Press, 1989), 284, 288–289.
33. Leadership: Jean Vanier, Community and Growth (Mahwah, NJ: Paulist Press, 1989), 207–208, 214–217, 229–230.
34. Submission: Richard J. Foster, Celebration of Discipline (New York, NY: Harper San Francisco, 1988), 111–114. Copyright © 1978 by Richard J. Foster. Reprinted by permission of HarperCollins Publishers and of Hodder and Stoughton Ltd. John F. Alexander, Being Church: Reflections on How to Live as the People of God. (Eugene, OR: Cascade Books, 2012), 229–232.
35. Money: Jodi Garbison, “An Uncommon Purse,” in Cherith Brook Catholic Worker, Lent 2011, 4. Jenny and Justin Duckworth, Against the Tide, Toward the Kingdom (Eugene, OR: Cascade Books, 2011), 63–66. Used by permission of Wipf and Stock Publishers, www.wipfandstock.com.
36. Children: Charles E. Moore, written for this collection.
37. Family Values: Andy Crouch, “Extended-Family Values: Why Married and Single People Need Each Other,” re:generation quarterly, Summer 1997.
38. Solitude: Henri J.M. Nouwen, Clowning in Rome: Reflections on Solitude, Celibacy, Prayer, and Contemplation (Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1979) 13–16. Copyright © 1979 by Henri J. M. Nouwen. Revised edition copyright © 2000 by the Estate of Henri J. M. Nouwen. Used by permission of Doubleday, an imprint of Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, a division of Penguin Random House LLC. All rights reserved. Eberhard Arnold, transcript, July 30, 1933 (Bruderhof Historical Archive EA 124), previously published in English as “The Creative Pause,” The Plough, November 1984, 7–8.
39. Transparency: Roy Hession, The Calvary Road (London: Christian Literature Crusade, 1950), 11–16. Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Life Together, trans. John W. Doberstein (New York: Harper and Row, 1954), 111–112.
40. Repentance: St. Benedict of Nursia, The Rule of Saint Benedict: A Contemporary Paraphrase, paraphrase by Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove (Brewster, MA: Paraclete Press, 2012), 51–52. Copyright © 2012 Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove. Used by permission of Paraclete Press, www.paracletepress.com. Johann Christoph Arnold, Seventy Times Seven: The Power of Forgiveness (Farmington, PA: Plough Publishing House, 1997), 146–151. J. Heinrich Arnold, Discipleship: Living for Christ in the Daily Grind (Rifton, NY: Plough Publishing House, 2011), 134–140.
41. Forgiveness: Johann Christoph Arnold, adapted from Seventy Times Seven: The Power of Forgiveness (Farmington, PA: Plough Publishing House, 1997), 14–30 and Seeking Peace: Notes and Conversations along the Way (Farmington, PA: Plough Publishing House, 1998), 102–106.
42. At Table: Leonardo Boff, “Table Fellowship: Rebuilding Humanity,” trans. Anne Fullerton, April 18, 2008, http://www.leonardoboff.com. Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Life Together, trans. John W. Doberstein (New York: Harper and Row, 1954), 67–69.
43. Celebration: Jean Vanier, Our Journey Home: Rediscovering a Common Humanity Beyond our Differences (Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 1997), 199–202. Richard J. Foster, Celebration of Discipline (New York, NY: Harper San Francisco, 1988), 190–191, 196–198.
Part IV: Beyond the Community
44. Revolution: John Perkins, A Quiet Revolution: The Christian Response to Human Need, a Strategy for Today (Waco, TX: Word Books, 1976), 213–216.
45. Comfort Zones: Eugene H. Peterson, Christ Plays in Ten Thousand Places: A Conversation in Spiritual Theology (Grand Rapids, MI: Wm. B. Eerdmans, 2005), 239–242, 244. Copyright © 2005 Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co. Reprinted by permission of the publisher; all rights reserved. Elton Trueblood, The Company of the Committed (New York: Harper & Brothers, 1961), 68–69.
46. Good Fences: Elizabeth Dede, “Something There Is That Doesn’t Love a Wall” in A Work of Hospitality: The Open Door Reader, 1982–2002, ed. Peter R. Gathje, (Atlanta: The Open Door Community, 2002), 328–331. Jean Vanier, Becoming Human (New York: Paulist Press, 2008), 64–65.
47. Next Door: Charles E. Moore, written for this collection.
48. Interruptions: Emmanuel Katongole and Chris Rice, Reconciling All Things: A Christian Vision for Justice, Peace and Healing (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2008), 110–117.
49. Hospitality: Christine D. Pohl, Making Room: Recovering Hospitality as a Christian Tradition (Grand Rapids, MI: Wm. B. Eerdmans, 1999), 127–132. Copyright © 1999 Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co. Reprinted by permission of the publisher; all rights reserved.
50. Welcome: Jean Vanier, Community and Growth (Mahwah, NJ: Paulist Press, 1989), 266–268, 271–275.
51. Wounds: Catherine de Hueck Doherty, The Gospel without Compromise (Notre Dame, IN: Ave Maria Press, 1976), 88–91. Ed Loring, I Hear Hope Banging at My Back Door: Writings from Hospitality (Atlanta: The Open Door Community, 2000), 67–70.
52. Mercy: Dorothy Day, Dorothy Day: Selected Writings, ed. Robert Ellsberg (Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2005), 98–99, 109–110, 227–228. Copyright © 1983, 1992, 2005 by Robert Ellsberg and Tamar Hennessey.