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Title:
Plain answers about the Amish life / Mindy Starns Clark.
ISBN:
9780736955935
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Publication Information:
Eugene, Oregon : Harvest House Publishers, 2013.
Physical Description:
174 pages ; 21 cm
General Note:
Part One. Foundation -- Defining the Amish -- Beliefs -- Community -- Separation -- Nonresistance -- Organization -- Leadership -- Worship -- Rules -- Shunning -- History -- Expansion -- Part Two. Lifestyle --Amish Life -- Food -- Health -- Clothing and Grooming -- Language -- Technology -- Transportation -- Occupations -- Free Time, Vacations, and Entertainment -- Part Three. Passages -- Childhood, Family, and Old Age -- School -- Rumspringa -- Baptism -- Courtship and Marriage -- Death -- Part Four. Outside World -- Us and Them -- Tourism and the Media -- Tragedy and Forgiveness -- Why Are They Amish? -- What Can They Teach Us? -- Part Five. Supplemental Material -- Myths Versus Facts -- Biblical References.
Contents:
Foundation. Defining the Amish ; Beliefs ; Community ; Separation ; Nonresistance ; Organization ; Leadership ; Worship ; Rules ; Shunning ; History ; Expansion -- Lifestyle. Amish Life ; Food ; Health ; Clothing and grooming ; Language ; Technology ; Transportation ; Occupations ; Free Time, vacations, and entertainment -- Passages. Childhood, family, and old age ; School ; Rumspringa ; Baptism ; Courtship and marriage ; Death -- Outside world. Us and them ; Tourism and the media ; Tragedy and forgiveness ; Why are they Amish? ; What can the Amish teach s? -- Supplemental material. Biblical references for Amish beliefs and practices.
OCLC Number:
ocn821266040
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