Paul Erb (1894–1984)

"The purpose of the biography of Orie O. Miller, says the author in the
preface, is 'to write a segment of Mennonite history' as exemplified in the
career of Orie O. Miller. The period covered is 1918-1968, a period of
transition in the life and work of the Mennonite Church. It was a period that
saw the acceptance of higher education, the growth of a relief and service
program, the great extension of overseas missions, the formulation of an
effective testimony against war, the development of a system of mutual aid.
Mennonites were leaving the farm for the factory, the schoolroom, and the
office. All this transition is illustrated in the life and work of Orie O.
Miller. Hardly anything happened in the functional life of the church during
this half-century in which he was not a guiding spirit." -- jacket… (más)

"The purpose of the biography of Orie O. Miller, says the author in the
preface, is 'to write a segment of Mennonite history' as exemplified in the
career of Orie O. Miller. The period covered is 1918-1968, a period of
transition in the life and work of the Mennonite Church. It was a period that
saw the acceptance of higher education, the growth of a relief and service
program, the great extension of overseas missions, the formulation of an
effective testimony against war, the development of a system of mutual aid.
Mennonites were leaving the farm for the factory, the schoolroom, and the
office. All this transition is illustrated in the life and work of Orie O.
Miller. Hardly anything happened in the functional life of the church during
this half-century in which he was not a guiding spirit." -- jacket… (más)