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Through the Glass
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 355

Through the Glass

Describes the author's experiences as the wife of a man who was arrested for a violent crime one month into their marriage, recounting her efforts to understand her husband's criminal nature and her advocacy of restorative justice programs.

The Amish Struggle with Modernity
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 324

The Amish Struggle with Modernity

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1994
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  • Publisher: UPNE

A distinctive American subculture responds to the forces of social change

Lancaster County
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 148

Lancaster County

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1975
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  • Publisher: Unknown

Our local experts tell the whole story of this remarkable area.

The Amish
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 517

The Amish

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2013-06-01
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  • Publisher: JHU Press

Companion to the acclaimed PBS American Experience documentary. Winner of the CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title of the Choice ACRL The Amish have always struggled with the modern world. Known for their simple clothing, plain lifestyle, and horse-and-buggy mode of transportation, Amish communities continually face outside pressures to modify their cultural patterns, social organization, and religious world view. An intimate portrait of Amish life, The Amish explores not only the emerging diversity and evolving identities within this distinctive American ethnic community, but also its transformation and geographic expansion. Donald B. Kraybill, Karen M. Johnson-Weiner, and Steven M. Nolt spent...

An Amish Patchwork
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 212

An Amish Patchwork

Offers an overview of the Amish and Mennonite communities in Indiana, describing the traditions, beliefs, and contributions of each community and discussing their impact on the state's history.

The One Year Book of Amish Peace
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 394

The One Year Book of Amish Peace

In our instantly connected world, it’s surprisingly easy to lose our connection to God. This devotional taps Amish wisdom in order to help us draw closer to God and hear his voice. In The One Year Book of Amish Peace, you’ll get a daily taste of Amish values and wisdom. Tricia Goyer shares her fascination with the Amish in a way that will inspire and encourage believers to carve out more time in each day to listen to God and experience his presence. This daily devotional contains interesting facts about the Amish, recipes, and information about the way the Amish handle money, rear their children, and center their lives on faith in God. You’ll be inspired to slow down and find ways to simplify so that you, too, can experience God in the ordinary.

The Cambridge Companion to American Protestantism
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 539

The Cambridge Companion to American Protestantism

A comprehensive guide-from both chronological and a topical perspective-to a broad, diverse, deeply rooted, and influential religious tradition.

On the Backroad to Heaven
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 358

On the Backroad to Heaven

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2002-09-30
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  • Publisher: JHU Press

This first comparative study sketches the differences as well as the common threads that bind these groups together.

The Body and the Book
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 230

The Body and the Book

"A collection of essays by poet Julia Spicher Kasdorf focusing on aspects of Mennonite life. Essays examine issues of gender, cultural, and religious identity as they relate to the emergence and exercise of literary authority"--Provided by publisher.

Encyclopedia of Protestantism
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 4119

Encyclopedia of Protestantism

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2004-08-02
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  • Publisher: Routledge

This Encyclopedia is the definitive reference to the history and beliefs that continue to exert a profound influence on Western thought.