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==History of the Amish==
==History of the Amish==


* Nolt, Steven M., ''History of the Amish'', ISBN 1-56148-393-1
* Nolt, Steven M., ''History of the Amish'', (2003), ISBN 1-56148-393-1


==Contemporary Amish==
==Contemporary Amish==


* '''Hostetler, John A., ''Amish Society''''', 4th edition (1993), ISBN 0-8018-4442-8. Generally considered the definitive work on the Amish, with information on their history, culture, and group dynamics, as well as sociological perspecitves.
* '''Hostetler, John A., ''Amish Society''''', 4th edition (1993), ISBN 0-8018-4442-8. Generally considered the definitive work on the Amish, with information on their history, culture, and group dynamics, as well as sociological perspecitves.
* '''Kraybill, Donald B., ''The Riddle of Amish Culture'''''.
* '''Kraybill, Donald B., ''The Riddle of Amish Culture''''' (1989).
* '''Kraybill, Donald B., Steven M. Holt, and David L. Weaver-Zercher, ''Amish Grace''''', ISBN 978-0-7879-9761-8. An examination of the religious expression of the Amish, especially the concept of forgiveness in the aftermath of the Nickel Mines shooting.
* '''Kraybill, Donald B., Steven M. Holt, and David L. Weaver-Zercher, ''Amish Grace''''', (2007), ISBN 978-0-7879-9761-8. An examination of the religious expression of the Amish, especially the concept of forgiveness in the aftermath of the Nickel Mines shooting.
* '''Scott, Stephen and Kenneth Pellman, ''Living Without Electricity''''', ISBN 0-934672-61-X. A brief look at the contemporary Amish, especially their relationship to technology.
* '''Scott, Stephen and Kenneth Pellman, ''Living Without Electricity''''', (1999), ISBN 0-934672-61-X. A brief look at the contemporary Amish, especially their relationship to technology.
* '''Nolt, Steven M. and Thomas J. Meyers, ''Plain Diversity: Amish Cultures and Identities'''''.
* '''Nolt, Steven M. and Thomas J. Meyers, ''Plain Diversity: Amish Cultures and Identities''''' (2007).




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==Controversies and Issues==
==Controversies and Issues==


* Kraybill, Donald B., ''The Amish and the State''
* Kraybill, Donald B., ''The Amish and the State'' (1993)


==Views on the Amish==
==Views on the Amish==


* Weaver-Zercher, David L., ''The Amish in the American Imagination''
* Weaver-Zercher, David L., ''The Amish in the American Imagination'' (2001)
* Umble, Diane Zimmerman and David Weaver-Zercher (eds), ''The Amish and the Media''
* Umble, Diane Zimmerman and David Weaver-Zercher (eds), ''The Amish and the Media'' (2008)

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Reformation background

  • Cohn, Norman, Pursuit of the Millennium
  • Klaassen, Walter, Anabaptism: Neither Catholic nor Protestant

History of the Amish

Contemporary Amish

  • Hostetler, John A., Amish Society, 4th edition (1993), ISBN 0-8018-4442-8. Generally considered the definitive work on the Amish, with information on their history, culture, and group dynamics, as well as sociological perspecitves.
  • Kraybill, Donald B., The Riddle of Amish Culture (1989).
  • Kraybill, Donald B., Steven M. Holt, and David L. Weaver-Zercher, Amish Grace, (2007), ISBN 978-0-7879-9761-8. An examination of the religious expression of the Amish, especially the concept of forgiveness in the aftermath of the Nickel Mines shooting.
  • Scott, Stephen and Kenneth Pellman, Living Without Electricity, (1999), ISBN 0-934672-61-X. A brief look at the contemporary Amish, especially their relationship to technology.
  • Nolt, Steven M. and Thomas J. Meyers, Plain Diversity: Amish Cultures and Identities (2007).


Generally considered the definitive work on the Amish, with information on their history, culture, and group dynamics, as well as sociological perspecitves.
An examination of the religious expression of the Amish, especially the concept of forgiveness in the aftermath of the Nickel Mines shooting.

Controversies and Issues

  • Kraybill, Donald B., The Amish and the State (1993)

Views on the Amish

  • Weaver-Zercher, David L., The Amish in the American Imagination (2001)
  • Umble, Diane Zimmerman and David Weaver-Zercher (eds), The Amish and the Media (2008)