Amish/Bibliography

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Reformation background

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

History of the Amish

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

Contemporary Amish

• Good, Merle and Phyllis, The Twenty Most Asked Questons About the Amish and Mennonites (1995). A good basic introduction to the Amish, their history, traditions, and culture.
• 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 perspectives, written by a man who was raised Amish and later became a professor of anthropology and sociology.
• Kraybill, Donald B., The Riddle of Amish Culture (1989).
• Kraybill, Donald B. and Steven M. Nolt, Amish Enterprise: From Plows to Profits (2nd ed, 2004)
• Kraybill, Donald B., Steven M. Nolt, and David L. Weaver-Zercher, Amish Grace, (2007), ISBN 978-0-7879-9761-8. Written in the aftermath of the Nickel Mines school shooting, this book examines the religious expression and values of the Amish, especially the concept of forgiveness.
• Scott, Stephen and Kenneth Pellman, Living Without Electricity, (1999), ISBN 0-934672-61-X. A brief, introductory level look at the contemporary Amish, with emphasis on their relationship to technology and the methods they employ in day-to-day living without utility electric power.
• Nolt, Steven M. and Thomas J. Meyers, Plain Diversity: Amish Cultures and Identities (2007).

Controversies and Issues

• Kraybill, Donald B. (editor), The Amish and the State (1993). ISBN 0801872367. A series of essays examining interaction and conflict between the Amish and the government over such issues as military service, compulsory education, taxes and social security, and vehicle laws.

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)