Sept. 5, 2008
So far, I have done some cursory reading on some of the topics I was interested in. Some books I perused:
A History of the Amish by Steven Nolt
A Quiet and Peaceable Life by John L. Ruth (Not recommended, lumped all "simple peoples" together and was not descriptive)
Amish Life: Living Plainly and Serving God by Darryl D. Jones
Rumpspringa: To Be or Not to Be Amish by Tom Shachtman
Quaker Spirituality: Selected Writings edited by Douglas V. Steere
Quiet Rebels: The Story of the Quakers in America by Margaret Bacon (Older copyright, but still interesting)
2 comments:
Meaghan,
I think your topic is very interesting. I, myself, do not know much about the Amish religion or society, but I would like to learn more. I know that there are many Amish communities in Indiana and remember visiting one for a weekend when I was growing up: Amish Acres I believe. Best of luck!
I read a book about amish people called Plain Secrets: An Outsider Among the Amish by Joe Mackall. It is written by a man who is a neighbor to an Amish family. http://www.plainsecrets.com/ I thought it was a good read.
~Jenny
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