Peter Hoover
Peter Hoover (born 18 May 1960) is an
Life
Peter Hoover is the son of prominent Mennonite minister Anson Hoover (1920–2008) and his wife Sarah (Martin) Hoover (1923–2015; daughter of Selina: 1898–1989 and Manoah: 1899–1975 ).[1] He was born in Kitchener, Ontario, as the sixth and last child of his parents. He is married to Susan (Krahn) Hoover and has had seven children with her. The couple adopted two additional children from Mexico.[2] He has worked in Canada, Mexico, Costa Rica, United States, Chile, and Australia.
In 2006, Hoover was featured on the American television program,
In 2010, Hoover had a benign brain tumor. It was surgically removed in the Royal Hobart Hospital on 14 July, taking away much of his ability to read and write. In his email newsletters at the time, which were sometimes rambling due to his disease, he spoke of what he believed was his imminent death. This proved not to be the case as he later regained many of his former abilities, aided by a screen reader. [citation needed]
In 2018, Hoover left the Detention River Christian Community and joined City Light Christian Fellowship, in Waynesboro, Pennsylvania.[citation needed]
Writings
Hoover's books have focused on the stories of Christians in recent centuries who have most closely reflected the relationships, values, zeal and impact that Christians had claimed in the New Testament and
In Radical Anabaptists Today (online in five parts)[6] he tells the story of the Wanner family, a family in search of the true church in the environment in which the Noah Hoover Mennonites, the Orthodox Mennonites, the "Christian Communities" of Elmo Stoll emerged.
See also
- Restorationism (Christian primitivism)
- Hutterite Christian Communities
References
- ^ Hoover, Peter (February 2014). "Hoover, Anson (1920–2008)". In Richard, Thiessen (ed.). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online.
- ^ "Peter Hoover". Rainham Builders.
- ^ "Finding Allene and Mollie". Dr. Phil. 8 May 2006. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
- ^ "Finding Allene and Mollie, Part 2". Dr. Phil. 11 May 2006. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
- ^ Mitchell, Tim (14 October 2006). "Jury finds former sheriff's deputy guilty of abduction". News-Gazette. Champaign, IL. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
- ^ Peter Hoover: Radical Anabaptists Today – Part 1 at scrollpublishing.com