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* Hostetler, John A., ''Amish Society'', 4th edition (1993), ISBN 0-8018-4442-8
* 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''.
* Kraybill, Donald B., Steven M. Holt, and Savid L. Weaver-Zercher, ''Amish Grace'', ISBN 978-0-7879-9761-8
* Kraybill, Donald B., Steven M. Holt, and Savid 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.
* Scott, Stephen and Kenneth Pellman, ''Living Without Electricity'', ISBN 0-934672-61-X
* 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.
* 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''



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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.
  • Kraybill, Donald B., Steven M. Holt, and Savid 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.
  • 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.
  • Nolt, Steven M. and Thomas J. Meyers, Plain Diversity: Amish Cultures and Identities

Controversies and Issues

  • Kraybill, Donald B., The Amish and the State

Views on the Amish

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