Johann Christoph Arnold

Johann Christoph Arnold
Born 1940
England
Occupation Marriage counselor
Writer
Language English
Nationality British-American
Ethnicity German
Citizenship United States
Subjects Conflict resolution
Death anxiety
Marriage
Parenting
Sexual intercourse
Literary movement Bruderhof Communities
Spouse Verena Arnold
Relatives Eberhard Arnold (grandfather)

Johann Christoph Arnold (born 1940)[1] is a Christian writer, pastor, and marriage counselor who served as Elder of the Bruderhof Communities between 1983 and 2001.[2] His grandfather, Eberhard Arnold, founded the Bruderhof Communities in 1920 and died in 1935.[3] Before Johann became Elder, the position was held by Heinrich Arnold, his father.[4] In 1995, Johann Arnold wrote an open letter criticizing the Hutterites, a group with which the Bruderhof Communities had been united since 1974, and this letter, which was especially critical of the Hutterite leadership, finalized a split between the two groups that had begun in the early 1990s.[5] Arnold founded Breaking the Cycle of Violence, a conflict resolution program.[6] He opposes remarriage following divorce.[7] He is married to Verena Arnold, who proofreads all of his book manuscripts before they are published.[8] The subjects of his books include marriage, sexual intercourse, parenting, conflict resolution, and death anxiety.[9] Many of these books have become bestsellers and he gives large numbers of copies away for free.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "Johann Christoph Arnold". Plough Publishing. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
  2. ↑ Groeschel 2002, p. 213.
  3. ↑ Gibbons, Ann (August 11, 2013). "Bruderhof Pastor Writes Book about Aging". Daily Freeman. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
  4. ↑ Tyldesley 2003, p. 59.
  5. ↑ Levinson & Christensen 2003, p. 107.
  6. ↑ Brill, Rob (June 19, 2015). "Faces of Faith: Community with a Home in Albany". Times Union. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
  7. ↑ Wenham 2009, p. 121.
  8. ↑ Barton, Dan (September 9, 2013). "Johann Christoph Arnold Takes on the Ultimate Reality in His Final Book". Kingston Times. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
  9. ↑ Mirus, Jeff (May 23, 2012). "Children Do Matter, and the Book is Free". CatholicCulture.org. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
  10. ↑ Mirus, Jeff (September 30, 2013). "Keeping Up with Books: Five Promising Titles that Didn't Make My Cut". CatholicCulture.org. Retrieved September 3, 2015.

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