Steven M.Nolt

A History of the Amish

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A revealing look at the venerable Anabaptist community.
The Amish, one of America’s most intriguingly private, unique, and often misunderstood religious communities, have survived for three hundred years! How has that happened?
While much has been written on the Amish, little has been revealed about their history. This book brings together in one volume a thorough history of the Amish people. From their beginnings in Europe through their settlement in North America, the Amish have struggled to maintain their beliefs and traditions in often hostile settings.
Now updated, the book gives an in-depth look at how the modern Amish church continues to grow and change. It covers recent developments in new Amish settlements, the community’s conflict and negotiation with government, the Nickel Mines school shooting, and the media’s constant fascination with this religious people, from reality TV shows to romance novels.
Authoritative, thorough, and interestingly written, A History of the Amish presents the deep and rich heritage of the Amish people with dozens of illustrations and updated statistics.
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523 printed pages
Original publication
2015
Publication year
2015
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  • Karina Fugl-Andersenhas quoted5 years ago
    While the Old Order Amish are hardly isolated from modern society, they remain decidedly out-of-step with twenty-first century North American culture.
  • Karina Fugl-Andersenhas quoted5 years ago
    For many Americans, the early 1960s seemed an era of buoyant optimism and impressive progress.
  • Rozalinahas quoted5 years ago
    “Surely Christ would not have led a homeless poor life as he did” if it wasn’t “necessary for a follower of Christ to live a humble life” as well, Miller reasoned, but in a society celebrating abundance it was difficult to explain why her family did not seek “anything more than what is needed to live.”

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