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An Amish paradox : diversity & change in the world's largest Amish community / Charles E. Hurst and David L. McConnell.

By: Contributor(s): Series: Young Center books in Anabaptist & Pietist studiesPublication details: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, c2010.Description: xvi, 356 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780801893988 (hbk. : alk. paper)
  • 0801893984 (hbk. : alk. paper)
  • 9780801893995 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 0801893992 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 305.83/1077164 22
LOC classification:
  • F497.H74 H87 2010
Contents:
Discovering the Holmes County Amish -- The origins of religious diversity -- Coping with church schism -- Continuity and change in family life -- The changing landscape of learning -- Work within and outside tradition -- Health along the life cycle -- Stepping back and looking forward -- Appendixes: A. Methodology -- B. Ohio Amish settlements, 2008 -- C. Holmes County settlement Amish church schisms, 1900-2001.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [303]-346) and index.

Discovering the Holmes County Amish -- The origins of religious diversity -- Coping with church schism -- Continuity and change in family life -- The changing landscape of learning -- Work within and outside tradition -- Health along the life cycle -- Stepping back and looking forward -- Appendixes: A. Methodology -- B. Ohio Amish settlements, 2008 -- C. Holmes County settlement Amish church schisms, 1900-2001.

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