Johann christoph arnold biography

Johann Christoph Arnold (November 14, – April 15, )^[1] was a Christian writer^[2] and pastor. He was the elder of the Bruderhof Communities between and ^[3][4] Arnold authored 12 books.^[5]

Life

Arnold is the son of Annemarie (née Wachter) and Johann Heinrich Arnold (–), and grandson of Eberhard Arnold (–), who co-founded the Bruderhof Communities in ^[6] Arnold was born in the Cotswolds, where the Bruderhof fled from Nazi Germany.

He traveled with his parents to Paraguay but then moved to New York in ^[7] He lived in Rifton, New York, until his death in ^[8] On May 22, , he married Verena Meier with whom he had eight children.

Arnold helped found Breaking the Cycle of Violence, a conflict resolution program in the wake of the Columbine high school massacre.^[9] Through the program he spoke to school students and adults about the importance of forgiveness in the US