The Amish Way Patient Faith in a Perilous World

by Kraybill, Donald B.; Nolt, Steven M.; Weaver-Zercher, David L.

• ISBN13: 9780470520697
• ISBN10: 0470520698
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-09-28
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass

Summary

The second book by the authors of the award-winning "Amish Grace" shed further light on the Amish, focusing this time on their faith, spirituality, and spiritual practices. Using a holistic perspective, the book tells the story of Amish religious experience in the words of the Amish themselves.

Author Biography

Donald B. Kraybill, Ph.D., is senior fellow at the Young Center of Elizabethtown College in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania.

Steven M. Nolt, Ph.D., is professor of history at Goshen College in Goshen, Indiana.

David L. Weaver-Zercher, Ph.D., is professor of American religious history at Messiah College in Grantham, Pennsylvania.
They are the coauthors of the bestselling book Amish Grace, which served as the basis for the most-viewed Lifetime movie of all time.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. xi
Searching for Amish Spirituality	p. 1
A Peculiar Way	p. 3
Spiritual Headwaters	p. 17
The Amish Way of Community	p. 29
Losing Self	p. 31
Joining Church	p. 45
Worshiping God	p. 59
Living Together	p. 75
The Amish Way in Everyday Life	p. 91
Children	p. 93
Family	p. 107
Possessions	p. 123
Nature	p. 137
Evil	p. 151
Sorrow	p. 165
Amish Faith and the Rest of Us	p. 179
The Things That Matter	p. 181
Acknowledgments	p. 193
The Amish of North America	p. 195
Amish Lectionary	p. 205
Rules of A Godly Life	p. 209
Notes	p. 223
References	p. 239
The Authors	p. 247
Index	p. 249
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