Our main website has moved to www.bruderhof.com so that is where you can find out about the Bruderhof, where we are, how you can visit and much more. This site is now a collection of articles about us written by other people.
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We are an intentional Christian community of more than 2,900 people living in twenty-three settlements on four continents. We are a fellowship of families and singles, practicing radical discipleship in the spirit of the first church in Jerusalem. We gladly renounce private property and share everything in common. Our vocation is a life of service to God, each other, and you.
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Various texts about the Bruderhof from scholars, journalists, and religious leaders.
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Anyone who has decided to become a member freely gives all property, earnings, and inheritances to the church community. In turn, all necessities such as food, housing, and health care are provided for. Members generally work for and in the community, but none of us receives a paycheck, stipend, or allowance. In our homes and daily lives, we try to live frugally and give generously, to avoid excess, and to remain unfettered by materialism. In these practical ways we seek to witness that under the stewardship of the church, everything we have is available to anybody in need.
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They raised eyebrows with their old-fashioned dress and strict vows. But, as Jenny Brown learned when she visited in October 2019, the Bruderhof commune in rural NSW not only flourished, it won the hearts and minds of the locals.
Church historian Ian Randall's study, published by Regent's Park College, Oxford, examines the spirituality of the Bruderhof community.
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An article by Benedict Option author Rod Dreher detailing his visit to the Bruderhof in March 2017 and what he experienced there.
The BBC commissioned a 40 minute documentary about the Darvell Bruderhof in East Sussex. It explores the life of a young woman who is making up her mind to leave or stay.
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Social distancing is difficult in this time of virus and uncertainty, but when your entire community is based on communal living, as it is for the Bruderhof communities, the impact takes on new meaning.
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Lucy Mangan reviews the BBC documentary Inside the Bruderhof and reflects on what contentment is.
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Plough Publishing House, founded in 1920, is an independent publisher of books on faith, society, and the spiritual life. We're based in Walden, New York with branches in the United Kingdom and Australia.
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An article in the Independent tells gives an overview of who the Bruderhof is.
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A really indepth article exploring the beliefs of the Bruderhof and how we live. Published by Premier in the Christianity Magazine.
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The Fellowship for Intentional Community is a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting and promoting the development of intentional communities, and the evolution of cooperative culture.
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An interesting perspective from Newsmax.
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How prayers for an autistic boy brought reconciliation between Danthonia Bruderhof and its neighbors.
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Chris Hoke on his visit to the Platte Clove Bruderhof in upstate New York.
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The Bruderhof has produced hundreds of videos to help you understand who we are. It is hard to imagine a life like ours, so if you can't visit, you can watch these instead.
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