The Amish Way (32 page)
Authors: Donald B. Kraybill,Steven M. Nolt,David L. Weaver-Zercher
2
P. Kline, “Gelassenheit.”
P. Kline, “Gelassenheit.”
3
M. Miller,
Our Heritage, Hope, and Faith
, 115; original in the
Ausbund, Das ist
, 770 (hymn no. 131).
M. Miller,
Our Heritage, Hope, and Faith
, 115; original in the
Ausbund, Das ist
, 770 (hymn no. 131).
4
“Risting for Gmay,”
The Diary
, March 2009, 1.
“Risting for Gmay,”
The Diary
, March 2009, 1.
5
Samuel S. Stoltzfus, “Going in with the Boys,”
Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage
31, no. 1 (January 2008): 31-32.
Samuel S. Stoltzfus, “Going in with the Boys,”
Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage
31, no. 1 (January 2008): 31-32.
6
P. Kline, “Gelassenheit.”
P. Kline, “Gelassenheit.”
7
P. Kline, “Gelassenheit.”
P. Kline, “Gelassenheit.”
8
“A Bridge of Many Stones,” 12.
“A Bridge of Many Stones,” 12.
9
P. Kline, “Gelassenheit.”
P. Kline, “Gelassenheit.”
10
M. Miller,
Our Heritage, Hope, and Faith
, 251 (altered for clarity).
M. Miller,
Our Heritage, Hope, and Faith
, 251 (altered for clarity).
11
M. Miller,
Our Heritage, Hope, and Faith
, 268.
M. Miller,
Our Heritage, Hope, and Faith
, 268.
12
This quotation and the next two are from
Handbuch für Bischof
[Handbook for Bishop] (Gordonville, PA: Gordonville Print Shop, 1978), 20-21. English translation by Noah G. Good.
This quotation and the next two are from
Handbuch für Bischof
[Handbook for Bishop] (Gordonville, PA: Gordonville Print Shop, 1978), 20-21. English translation by Noah G. Good.
13
“Dordrecht Confession, Article 11,”
In Meiner Jugend
, 41.
“Dordrecht Confession, Article 11,”
In Meiner Jugend
, 41.
1
Elmo Stoll, “Five Reasons for Church Splits,”
Family Life
, February 1992, 11.
Elmo Stoll, “Five Reasons for Church Splits,”
Family Life
, February 1992, 11.
2
Some business owners do carry commercial fire insurance or product liability (or both) to cover damages suffered by customers. In 1965 the U.S. Congress exempted Amish people from participation in Social Security, including Medicare and Medicaid. In a few cases, some Amish employees in non-Amish businesses do participate in Social Security. For a history of these exemptions and other twentieth-century Amish conflicts with the state, see Donald B. Kraybill, ed.,
The Amish and the State
, 2nd ed. (Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2003).
Some business owners do carry commercial fire insurance or product liability (or both) to cover damages suffered by customers. In 1965 the U.S. Congress exempted Amish people from participation in Social Security, including Medicare and Medicaid. In a few cases, some Amish employees in non-Amish businesses do participate in Social Security. For a history of these exemptions and other twentieth-century Amish conflicts with the state, see Donald B. Kraybill, ed.,
The Amish and the State
, 2nd ed. (Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2003).
3
1001 Questions and Answers
, 154, 155.
1001 Questions and Answers
, 154, 155.
4
In many Amish communities, networks of local congregations organize mutual aid plans with premiums. These plans have rather large deductibles and then pay about three-fourths of the remaining bills, with limits. See “The Tables of the Money Changers,”
Family Life
, July 1992, 25.
In many Amish communities, networks of local congregations organize mutual aid plans with premiums. These plans have rather large deductibles and then pay about three-fourths of the remaining bills, with limits. See “The Tables of the Money Changers,”
Family Life
, July 1992, 25.
5
Elmo Stoll, “Is Insurance Right or Wrong?”
Family Life
, April 1984, 11.
Elmo Stoll, “Is Insurance Right or Wrong?”
Family Life
, April 1984, 11.
6
The Budget
(Sugarcreek, OH), March 3, 2004, 19.
The Budget
(Sugarcreek, OH), March 3, 2004, 19.
7
For more detail on church discipline rituals, see Donald B. Kraybill,
The Riddle of Amish Culture
, rev. ed. (Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2001), 131-141.
For more detail on church discipline rituals, see Donald B. Kraybill,
The Riddle of Amish Culture
, rev. ed. (Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2001), 131-141.
8
“A Timely Letter [by Samuel J. Beachy, July 1992],”
The Diary
, April 1993, 37.
“A Timely Letter [by Samuel J. Beachy, July 1992],”
The Diary
, April 1993, 37.
9
M. Miller,
Our Heritage, Hope, and Faith
, 379.
M. Miller,
Our Heritage, Hope, and Faith
, 379.
10
M. Miller,
Our Heritage, Hope, and Faith
, 378-379.
M. Miller,
Our Heritage, Hope, and Faith
, 378-379.
11
D. Kraybill,
The Riddle of Amish Culture
, 135.
D. Kraybill,
The Riddle of Amish Culture
, 135.
12
For a discussion of different patterns and practices of shunning, see Steven M. Nolt and Thomas J. Meyers,
Plain Diversity: Amish Cultures and Identities
(Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2007), 46-47, 106, 111-112.
For a discussion of different patterns and practices of shunning, see Steven M. Nolt and Thomas J. Meyers,
Plain Diversity: Amish Cultures and Identities
(Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2007), 46-47, 106, 111-112.
13
Elmo Stoll, “The Doctrine Most Churches Shun,”
Family Life
, May 1980, 10.
Elmo Stoll, “The Doctrine Most Churches Shun,”
Family Life
, May 1980, 10.
14
Ruth Irene Garrett and Rick Farrant,
Crossing Over: One Woman’s Escape from Amish Life
(New York: HarperCollins, 2003), 2.
Ruth Irene Garrett and Rick Farrant,
Crossing Over: One Woman’s Escape from Amish Life
(New York: HarperCollins, 2003), 2.
15
Ottie Garrett, ed.,
True Stories of the X-Amish
(Horse Cave, KY: Neu Leben, 1998); Mission to Amish People (
http://www.mapministry.org/
).
Ottie Garrett, ed.,
True Stories of the X-Amish
(Horse Cave, KY: Neu Leben, 1998); Mission to Amish People (
http://www.mapministry.org/
).
16
E. Stoll, “The Doctrine Most Churches Shun,” 10.
E. Stoll, “The Doctrine Most Churches Shun,” 10.
17
R. Garrett and R. Farrant,
Crossing Over
,2.
R. Garrett and R. Farrant,
Crossing Over
,2.
18
All quotations related to this story are from “A Timely Letter” [by Samuel J. Beachy, July 1992], 36-38. Another published account of someone returning to the church is in
Indiana Amish Directory: Elkhart, LaGrange, and Noble Counties, 2007
(Middlebury, IN: J. E. Miller, 2007), 9-10, concerning Christian J. Miller (1890-1970), who left the Amish church in 1917 and joined another denomination, where he was ordained. When he returned to the Amish church, it recognized his ordination.
All quotations related to this story are from “A Timely Letter” [by Samuel J. Beachy, July 1992], 36-38. Another published account of someone returning to the church is in
Indiana Amish Directory: Elkhart, LaGrange, and Noble Counties, 2007
(Middlebury, IN: J. E. Miller, 2007), 9-10, concerning Christian J. Miller (1890-1970), who left the Amish church in 1917 and joined another denomination, where he was ordained. When he returned to the Amish church, it recognized his ordination.
1
Kirk Miller and others, “Health Status, Health Conditions, and Health Behaviors Among Amish Women: Results from the Central Pennsylvania Women’s Health Study (CePAWHS),”
Women’s Health Issues
17 (2007): 168.
Kirk Miller and others, “Health Status, Health Conditions, and Health Behaviors Among Amish Women: Results from the Central Pennsylvania Women’s Health Study (CePAWHS),”
Women’s Health Issues
17 (2007): 168.
2
A few church districts (less than 5 percent) hold Sunday school on their off-Sundays, but they are exceptions.
A few church districts (less than 5 percent) hold Sunday school on their off-Sundays, but they are exceptions.
3
1001 Questions and Answers
, 101.
1001 Questions and Answers
, 101.
4
“Rules of a Godly Life,”
In Meiner Jugend
, 97.
“Rules of a Godly Life,”
In Meiner Jugend
, 97.
5
Widely quoted in Amish communities, “Die Kinder Zucht” (Anonymous) appeared as a full-page spread in
The Grapevine
, a newsletter serving the Iowa Amish communities, April 2, 2008, 6. English translation by Walton Z. Moyer.
Widely quoted in Amish communities, “Die Kinder Zucht” (Anonymous) appeared as a full-page spread in
The Grapevine
, a newsletter serving the Iowa Amish communities, April 2, 2008, 6. English translation by Walton Z. Moyer.
6
“A Most Sacred Call,”
Lancaster Gemeinde Brief
, November 5, 2009, 11. This newsletter serves the Amish community in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
“A Most Sacred Call,”
Lancaster Gemeinde Brief
, November 5, 2009, 11. This newsletter serves the Amish community in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
7
“Teach Your Children to Sing,” 17.
“Teach Your Children to Sing,” 17.
8
Das Neue Kinder Lieder: Ein Gesangbuch fur Schulen und Heimaten
(Aylmer, ON: Pathway Publishers, 1972), song no. 4. All translations from this book are by Walton Z. Moyer.
Das Neue Kinder Lieder: Ein Gesangbuch fur Schulen und Heimaten
(Aylmer, ON: Pathway Publishers, 1972), song no. 4. All translations from this book are by Walton Z. Moyer.
9
Sam S. Stoltzfus, “Our Plain Folks and Their Spirituality,”
The Connection
, August 2009, 55.
Sam S. Stoltzfus, “Our Plain Folks and Their Spirituality,”
The Connection
, August 2009, 55.
10
“Teach Your Children to Sing,” 17.
“Teach Your Children to Sing,” 17.
11
School Favorites: Around 110 of Our Favorite Songs
(Gordonville, PA: Gordonville Print Shop, 1980), 9.
School Favorites: Around 110 of Our Favorite Songs
(Gordonville, PA: Gordonville Print Shop, 1980), 9.
12
“The Cruelest Kind of Child Abuse,”
Family Life
, January 1995, 6.
“The Cruelest Kind of Child Abuse,”
Family Life
, January 1995, 6.
13
1001 Questions and Answers
, 100.
1001 Questions and Answers
, 100.
14
This quotation and the one in the following paragraph are from “The Cruelest Kind of Child Abuse,” 6-7.
This quotation and the one in the following paragraph are from “The Cruelest Kind of Child Abuse,” 6-7.
15
“Tips on Training a Two-Year-Old,”
Family Life
, August/September 2009, 12.
“Tips on Training a Two-Year-Old,”
Family Life
, August/September 2009, 12.
16
“Rules of a Godly Life,”
In Meiner Jugend
, 99.
“Rules of a Godly Life,”
In Meiner Jugend
, 99.
17
Chris Stoll, “Honey from the Rock,”
Farming Magazine
, Spring 2003, 15, 14.
Chris Stoll, “Honey from the Rock,”
Farming Magazine
, Spring 2003, 15, 14.
18
“Tips on Training a Two-Year-Old,” 12.
“Tips on Training a Two-Year-Old,” 12.
19
Donald B. Kraybill and Steven M. Nolt,
Amish Enterprise
, 2nd ed. (Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2004), 212.
Donald B. Kraybill and Steven M. Nolt,
Amish Enterprise
, 2nd ed. (Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2004), 212.
20
Standards of the Old Order Amish and Old Order Mennonite Parochial and Vocational Schools of Pennsylvania
(Old Order Book Society, 1988; repr., Gordonville, PA: Gordonville Print Shop, 2006), 2.
Standards of the Old Order Amish and Old Order Mennonite Parochial and Vocational Schools of Pennsylvania
(Old Order Book Society, 1988; repr., Gordonville, PA: Gordonville Print Shop, 2006), 2.
21
This quotation and the next are from S. Stoltzfus, “Our Plain Folks and Their Spirituality,” 51, 55.
This quotation and the next are from S. Stoltzfus, “Our Plain Folks and Their Spirituality,” 51, 55.
22
“Teach Your Children to Sing,” 18.
“Teach Your Children to Sing,” 18.
23
S. Stoltzfus, “Going in with the Boys,” 32.
S. Stoltzfus, “Going in with the Boys,” 32.
1
This prayer and the prayer in the next paragraph are from
A Devoted Christian’s Prayer Book
(Aylmer, ON: Pathway Publishers, 1995), 15-17, 13-15. This volume contains selected prayers from
Die Ernsthafte Christenpflicht
that were translated into English by Amish minister Joseph Stoll.
This prayer and the prayer in the next paragraph are from
A Devoted Christian’s Prayer Book
(Aylmer, ON: Pathway Publishers, 1995), 15-17, 13-15. This volume contains selected prayers from
Die Ernsthafte Christenpflicht
that were translated into English by Amish minister Joseph Stoll.
2
Mrs. Melvin [Esther] Lapp, comp.,
Heartland Hymns
(Paradise, PA: Esther Lapp, 2005).
Mrs. Melvin [Esther] Lapp, comp.,
Heartland Hymns
(Paradise, PA: Esther Lapp, 2005).
3
Hilde E. Binford, “Values and Culture Transmitted Through Music in the Old Order Amish Community” (unpublished paper, n.d.), 1.
Hilde E. Binford, “Values and Culture Transmitted Through Music in the Old Order Amish Community” (unpublished paper, n.d.), 1.
4
The best overview of Amish weddings is found in Richard A. Stevick,
Growing Up Amish:The Teenage Years
(Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2007), 199-228. Stephen Scott, in
The Amish Wedding and Other Special Occasions of the Old Order Communities
(Intercourse, PA: Good Books, 1988), 4-35, describes a traditional wedding in Lancaster County as well as different practices in other settlements. A careful description of three weddings appears in Pauline Stevick,
Beyond the Plain and Simple: A Patchwork of Amish Lives
(Kent, OH: Kent State University Press, 2006), 47-58.
The best overview of Amish weddings is found in Richard A. Stevick,
Growing Up Amish:The Teenage Years
(Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2007), 199-228. Stephen Scott, in
The Amish Wedding and Other Special Occasions of the Old Order Communities
(Intercourse, PA: Good Books, 1988), 4-35, describes a traditional wedding in Lancaster County as well as different practices in other settlements. A careful description of three weddings appears in Pauline Stevick,
Beyond the Plain and Simple: A Patchwork of Amish Lives
(Kent, OH: Kent State University Press, 2006), 47-58.
5
M. Miller,
Our Heritage, Hope, and Faith
, 243-288, lists all the songs, prayers, and scripture readings that are appropriate for the church service preceding a wedding.
M. Miller,
Our Heritage, Hope, and Faith
, 243-288, lists all the songs, prayers, and scripture readings that are appropriate for the church service preceding a wedding.
6
“A Copy Concerning Matrimony,”
In Meiner Jugend
, 211. The wording of marriage vows varies somewhat among settlements. The vows here are those used in Ohio and Indiana.
“A Copy Concerning Matrimony,”
In Meiner Jugend
, 211. The wording of marriage vows varies somewhat among settlements. The vows here are those used in Ohio and Indiana.
7
1001 Questions and Answers
, 96-97.
1001 Questions and Answers
, 96-97.
8
Charles E. Hurst and David L. McConnell,
An Amish Paradox: Diversity and Change in the World’s Largest Amish Community
(Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2010), 122.
Charles E. Hurst and David L. McConnell,
An Amish Paradox: Diversity and Change in the World’s Largest Amish Community
(Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2010), 122.
9
1001 Questions and Answers
, 97.
1001 Questions and Answers
, 97.
10
This quotation and the one in the next paragraph are from Hurst and McConnell,
An Amish Paradox
, 121, 125.
This quotation and the one in the next paragraph are from Hurst and McConnell,
An Amish Paradox
, 121, 125.
11
The Doorway to Hope for the Hurting, Struggling and Discouraged
(Fort Wayne, IN: The Sewing Circle, n.d.).
The Doorway to Hope for the Hurting, Struggling and Discouraged
(Fort Wayne, IN: The Sewing Circle, n.d.).
12
K. Miller and others, “Health Status,” 167.
K. Miller and others, “Health Status,” 167.
13
Marc A. Olshan and Kimberly D. Schmidt, “Amish Women and the Feminist Conundrum,” in
The Amish Struggle with Modernity
, ed. Donald B. Kraybill and Marc A. Olshan (Hanover, NH: University Press of New England, 1994), 229.
Marc A. Olshan and Kimberly D. Schmidt, “Amish Women and the Feminist Conundrum,” in
The Amish Struggle with Modernity
, ed. Donald B. Kraybill and Marc A. Olshan (Hanover, NH: University Press of New England, 1994), 229.
14
Mrs. Jerre S. [Ruthie] Esh, comp.,
A Collection of Treasured Recipes and Poems from the Esh Family
(Christiana, PA: Mrs. Jerre S. [Ruthie] Esh, n.d.), 20.
Mrs. Jerre S. [Ruthie] Esh, comp.,
A Collection of Treasured Recipes and Poems from the Esh Family
(Christiana, PA: Mrs. Jerre S. [Ruthie] Esh, n.d.), 20.
15
“Teach Your Children to Sing,” 17.
“Teach Your Children to Sing,” 17.
16
S. Stoltzfus, “Our Plain Folks and Their Spirituality,” 51.
S. Stoltzfus, “Our Plain Folks and Their Spirituality,” 51.
17
David Bontrager, “Bridging the Generation Gap,”
Farming Magazine
, Spring 2009, 16.
David Bontrager, “Bridging the Generation Gap,”
Farming Magazine
, Spring 2009, 16.
1
[Elmo Stoll],
Strangers and Pilgrims: Why We Live Simply
(Aylmer, ON: Pathway Publishers, 2008), 8.
[Elmo Stoll],
Strangers and Pilgrims: Why We Live Simply
(Aylmer, ON: Pathway Publishers, 2008), 8.
2
[E. Stoll],
Strangers and Pilgrims
, 3-9.
[E. Stoll],
Strangers and Pilgrims
, 3-9.
3
1001 Questions and Answers
, 141.
1001 Questions and Answers
, 141.
4
David Wagler,
Are All Things Lawful?
(Aylmer, ON: Pathway Publishers, n.d.), 7.
David Wagler,
Are All Things Lawful?
(Aylmer, ON: Pathway Publishers, n.d.), 7.
5
[E. Stoll],
Strangers and Pilgrims
, 5.
[E. Stoll],
Strangers and Pilgrims
, 5.
6
“Rules of a Godly Life,”
In Meiner Jugend
, 89.
“Rules of a Godly Life,”
In Meiner Jugend
, 89.
7
[Ben Blank],
The Amazing Story of the Ausbund
(Narvon, PA: Benuel S. Blank, 2001), 45.
[Ben Blank],
The Amazing Story of the Ausbund
(Narvon, PA: Benuel S. Blank, 2001), 45.
8
All the quotations in this section and the next are from
1001 Questions and Answers
, 141-143.
All the quotations in this section and the next are from
1001 Questions and Answers
, 141-143.
9
This quotation and the one in the next paragraph are from “Staff Notes,”
Family Life
, July 1994, 4-5.
This quotation and the one in the next paragraph are from “Staff Notes,”
Family Life
, July 1994, 4-5.
10
The quotations in this and the next paragraph are from
1001 Questions and Answers
, 130-131.
The quotations in this and the next paragraph are from
1001 Questions and Answers
, 130-131.
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