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Author
Publisher
Jossey-Bass
Language
English
Formats
Description
The remarkable response of the Amish Community to the horrific shooting of ten schoolgirls at Nickel Mines, Pennsylvania, in October 2006 stunned the larger world. Amish Grace tells the incredible story of this community's reaction to this senseless shooting and explores its profoundly countercultural practice of forgiveness. Outsiders often hold a stereotypical view of the Amish as a stubbornly backwards people—a view rooted In the picturesque...
Author
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Examines the series of beard-and-hair-cutting attacks on Amish victims perpetrated by members of a maverick Amish community near Bergholz, Ohio, chronicling the attacks, the investigation, the trial, and the aftermath of the violence.
Author
Publisher
Stackpole Books
Pub. Date
2008
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
88 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
• Primer to understanding Amish life for visitors
• Captivating color photography
• Insight on recent media events
More than 8.5 million people visit Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, every year to experience the culture of the oldest Amish community in the world. This book by the leading scholar of the Amish explains the uncommon lifestyle of these simple-living people who intrigue so many visitors. Mini essays on all aspects of Amish life, from...
6) The Amish
Author
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Pub. Date
2013
Physical Desc
xvi, 500 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
182 p.
Language
English
Description
It sounds audacious, but it's true: the Amish have much to teach us. It may seem surreal to turn to one of America's most traditional groups for lessons about living in a hyper-tech world—especially a horse-driving people who resist "progress" by snubbing cars, public grid power, and high school education. Still, their wisdom confirms that even when they seem so far behind, they're out ahead of the rest of us.
Having spent four decades researching...