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A special calling – living in community, for instance – must never be confused with the church of Christ itself. Life in community means discipline in community, education in community, and continual training for the discipleship of Christ. Yet the mystery of the church is something different from this – something greater. It is God’s life, and coming from him it penetrates community. This penetration of the divine into the human occurs whenever the tension of desperate yearning produces an openness and readiness in which God alone may act and speak. At such moments a community can be commissioned by the invisible church and given certainty for a specific mission: to speak and act – albeit without mistaking itself for the church – in the name of the church.

— Eberhard Arnold

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Salt and Light

By Eberhard Arnold

Now back in print! Seventeen challenging talks and essays on the Sermon on the Mount, by a writer who believes their demands are viable and inescapable - and must be lived out today. Deutsch 한국어

Discipleship

By J. Heinrich Arnold

Sometimes sensitive, sometimes provocative, but always encouraging, Arnold guides readers toward leading Christlike lives amid the stress and strain of modern life. With free study guide and leader's guide. français Deutsch русский 한국어

Why We Live in Community

By Eberhard Arnold

In this time-honored manifesto, Arnold adds his voice to the vital discussion of what real intentional community is all about: love, joy, unity, and the great "adventure of faith" shared with others along the way. He does not describe (or prescribe) community here, but provides a vision to guide our search. العربية français 한국어 español

A Testimony to Church Community

By Eberhard Arnold

A concise, readable introduction to the life and writings of a man who, in his search for Christ, spent his life turning conventional Christianity on its head. français

No Lasting Home

By Emmy Barth

As Hitler’s armies turn mainland Europe into a mass graveyard, a little group of 300 pacifist refugees – half of them babies and young children – looks for a new home. Where should the refugees try to resettle next? This is one year of their story.

My Search

By Josef Ben-Eliezer

Growing up Jewish under the shadow of the Nazis, forced into exile in Siberia, barely escaping with his life from starvation and disease in southern Asia, he finally made it to the land of Israel. But the inhumanity of war continued to pursue him, along with the question: why can't men and women live together in peace? العربية français עברית

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A Traveler Comes Home

By Chris Zimmerman

Read the story of Josef Ben-Eliezer, whose death was a mercifully swift passage into the arms of a God he had once denied, but later embraced so ardently that even as an elderly man, he glowed with the zeal of a new convert. Deutsch

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A New Book for the New Year

By Charles Moore

Occasionally a book comes along that is able to speak straight to the heart and at the same time energize hands and feet. David Janzen’s, The Intentional Christian Community Handbook, does just this.

Sharing in Israel

By Ephraim Ben-Eliezer

Jew and Palestinian, religious and secular, rich and poor all need to find a way to live in harmony and true justice. The world needs to hear of Israel as an international leader in cooperation and sharing.

May They All Be One

By J. Heinrich Arnold

What were the fruits Jesus wanted to see? The first fruit is unity. How else shall the world recognize his disciples? Jesus said, "May they all be one, Father, even as we are one."

Why Community?

By Merrill Mow

A radical new society living in Christ is the only real and lasting relevant answer to the wounds of a sick world. This is the Christian Church-community. Deutsch

A Visit to Koinonia

By Emily Hershberger

When my husband and I learned through friends that Koinonia was seeking to rediscover their original vision of community, and shorthanded bringing in the pecan harvest, we got together with some friends, and the ten of us young people left Pennsylvania and hit the road for southwest Georgia.

Living in Community

Free Ebooks: Living in Community

By Eberhard Arnold

By J. Heinrich Arnold

By Eberhard Arnold

By Eberhard Arnold

By Emmy Barth

By Josef Ben-Eliezer

Articles: Living in Community

By Chris Zimmerman

By Charles Moore

By Ephraim Ben-Eliezer

By J. Heinrich Arnold

By Merrill Mow

By Emily Hershberger

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By Eberhard Arnold

By J. Heinrich Arnold

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