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

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Young Center books in Anabaptist & Pietist studies.
Main Author: Hurst, Charles E.
Other Authors: McConnell, David L., 1959-
Language:English
Published: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, [2010], ©2010.
Series:Young Center books in Anabaptist & Pietist studies.
Subjects:
Amish > Ohio > Holmes County > Social life and customs.
Amish > Ohio > Holmes County > Social conditions.
Amish > Education > Ohio > Holmes County.
Amish > Health and hygiene > Ohio > Holmes County.
Amish > Ohio > Holmes County > Economic conditions.
Amish > Technology > Religious aspects.
Holmes County (Ohio) > Social life and customs.
Holmes County (Ohio) > Social conditions.
Physical Description:xvi, 356 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Variant Title:
Diversity & change in the world's largest Amish community.
Format: Book
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.