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Hostetler, Beulah Stauffer (1926-2005)
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| + | GOSHEN, Ind. — Beulah S. Hostetler, 78, a teacher and writer on Mennonite faith and culture who served in denominational leadership roles, died April 30 at home from congestive heart failure. |
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| + | Hostetler taught at Elizabethtown (Pa.) College, where she was assistant professor of sociology from 1986-89 and associate director of the Center for Anabaptist and Pietist Studies from 1987-89. She was the author of ''American Mennonites and Protestant Movements'' and editor of ''The Complete Writings of Menno Simons.'' |
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| + | She was active in leadership in the Mennonite Church, serving on the Council on Faith, Life and Strategy, the Mennonite Confession of Faith Committee, the Mennonite Historical Committee, the Task Force on Principles of Biblical Interpretation and the Mennonite World Conference-Baptist World Alliance Intfaith Dialogue. She served on the editorial council of ''Mennonite Encylopedia, Vol. V'' and the editorial board of ''Mennonite Quarterly Review.'' |
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Revision as of 16:49, 7 February 2011
Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 2005 May 9 p. 9
Birth date: 1926 Jul 8
text of obituary:
GOSHEN, Ind. — Beulah S. Hostetler, 78, a teacher and writer on Mennonite faith and culture who served in denominational leadership roles, died April 30 at home from congestive heart failure.
Hostetler taught at Elizabethtown (Pa.) College, where she was assistant professor of sociology from 1986-89 and associate director of the Center for Anabaptist and Pietist Studies from 1987-89. She was the author of American Mennonites and Protestant Movements and editor of The Complete Writings of Menno Simons.
She was active in leadership in the Mennonite Church, serving on the Council on Faith, Life and Strategy, the Mennonite Confession of Faith Committee, the Mennonite Historical Committee, the Task Force on Principles of Biblical Interpretation and the Mennonite World Conference-Baptist World Alliance Intfaith Dialogue. She served on the editorial council of Mennonite Encylopedia, Vol. V and the editorial board of Mennonite Quarterly Review.
