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More About This Title The Amish Way: Patient Faith in a Perilous World
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This second book by the authors of the award-winning Amish Grace sheds further light on the Amish, this time on their faith, spirituality, and spiritual practices. They interpret the distinctive practices of the Amish way of life and spirituality in their cultural context and explore their applicability for the wider world. Using a holistic perspective, the book tells the story of Amish religious experience in the words of the Amish themselves. Due to their long-standing friendships and relationships with Amish people, this author team may be the only set of interpreters able to provide an outsider-insider perspective.
- Provides a behind-the-scenes examination of Amish spiritual life
- Shows how the Amish practices can be applied to the wider world
- Written by authors with unprecedented access to the Amish community
Written in a lively and engaging style, The Amish Way holds appeal for anyone who has wanted to know more about the inner workings of the Amish way of life.
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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: How Forgiveness Transcended Tragedy, which served as the basis for the most-viewed Lifetime movie of all time.
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Part One Searching for Amish Spirituality 1
1 A Peculiar Way 3
2 Spiritual Headwaters 17
Part Two The Amish Way of Community 29
3 Losing Self 31
4 Joining Church 45
5 Worshiping God 59
6 Living Together 75
Part Three The Amish Way in Everyday Life 91
7 Children 93
8 Family 107
9 Possessions 123
10 Nature 137
11 Evil 151
12 Sorrow 165
Part Four Amish Faith and the Rest of Us 179
13 The Things That Matter 181
Acknowledgments 193
Appendix I. The Amish of North America 195
Appendix II. Amish Lectionary 205
Appendix III. Rules of a Godly Life 209
Notes 223
References 239
The Authors 247
Index 249
