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Praise for
The Amish Way
“
The Amish Way
gives voice to the passion and purpose that inspires the Amish lifestyle and provides a clear description of their religious practices and spiritual identities. A must read for anyone who wants to understand Amish motivations.”
—James A. Cates, Ph.D,.psychologist, founder of the Amish Youth Vision Project
“What is Amish spirituality? The authors describe a way of life that puzzles outsiders and invite readers to sample the Amish wisdom of simplicity, patience, and community. Even if you do not want to trade in your car for a buggy,
The Amish Way
offers insights to all spiritual seekers for a more meaningful life in a fragmented world”
—Diana Butler Bass,author,
A People’s History of Christianity:The Other Side of the Story
“Everything you wanted to know about Amish spirituality but were too busy to ask. This is a sympathetic and clear account, with a thoroughness that exceeds books three times its size.”
—Rodney Clapp,author,
Johnny Cash and the Great American Contradiction
OTHER BOOKS BY THE AUTHORS
Amish Grace: How Forgiveness Transcended Tragedy
Donald B. Kraybill, Steven M. Nolt, David L. Weaver-Zercher
DONALD B. KRAYBILL
The Amish and the State
(edited)
Amish Enterprise: From Plows to Profits
(with Steven M. Nolt)
Anabaptist World USA
(with C. Nelson Hostetter)
Concise Encyclopedia of Amish, Brethren, Hutterites, and Mennonites
On the Backroad to Heaven: Old Order Hutterites, Mennonites, Amish, and Brethren
(with Carl Desportes Bowman)
The Riddle of Amish Culture
STEVEN M. NOLT
Amish Enterprise: From Plows to Profits
(with Donald B. Kraybill)
An Amish Patchwork: Indiana’s Old Orders in the Modern World
(with Thomas J. Meyers)
Foreigners in Their Own Land: Pennsylvania Germans in the Early Republic
A History of the Amish
Mennonites, Amish, and the American Civil War
(with James O. Lehman)
Plain Diversity: Amish Cultures and Identities
(with Thomas J. Meyers)
DAVID L. WEAVER-ZERCHER
The Amish and the Media
(edited with Diane Zimmerman Umble)
The Amish in the American Imagination
Vital Christianity: Spirituality, Justice, and Christian Practice
(edited with William H. Willimon)
Writing the Amish:The Worlds of John A. Hostetler