Plain Answers About the Amish Life (21 page)
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Authors: Mindy Starns Clark
trades
tradition
traditional roles
traffic
tragedy
Train up a Child: Old Order Amish and Mennonite Schools
translation, Bible
transportation
travel
triangles, on buggies
typewriter
typical Amish childhood
typical day for an Amish child
typical day for an Amish man
typical day for an Amish woman
Umble, Diane Zimmerman
undergarments
“Undeserved Forgiveness”
Uneheliche beischlaf
unions
United States
unity
U.S. Supreme Court
vacation
vaccination
value system/values
vanity
Varozza, Georgia
“Very Brief Introduction to the Pennsylvania German Language, A”
vests
victim
video games
violence
visitation, funeral
vocabulary
voice mail
volleyball
volunteer
vote
vow
wages
wagon
wake, funeral
walk-a-mile
Walker, Lucy
war
washing machine
washing machine, illustration
water heater
water
wealth
weapons
Weaver-Zercher, David L.
websites
wedding attendants
wedding gifts
wedding reception
wedding ring
wedding
wedding, decorations
Weir, Peter
Wesner, Erik
white prayer cover, reason for
Who Are the Amish? A Train Ride Through Amish Country
whoopie pie
Why Do They Dress That Way?
why they are Amish
Wii Fit
wild behavior
wild game
Willems, Dirk
wind
windmill, illustration
window treatments
Wisconsin v. Yoder
Wisconsin
wisdom
Witness
witnessing
Wittmer, Joe
women
wood-peg mortise
wood
woodstove
wool
word of mouth
work ethic
work frolic
work
workers' compensation
workplace
works, salvation through
worship
www.amishfaq.com
Yoder, Harvey
Young Center for Anabaptist and Pietist Studies
Y
oungie
youth/teens/teenagers
Z
eugnis
zoning issues
zoo
Zurich
Chapter 2âBeliefs
1
. Erik Wesner, “Ask an Amishman: What do the Amish think about Jews?” March 16, 2009, http://amishamerica.com/ask-an-amishman-what-do-the-amish-think-about-jews/.
2
. Charles Hurst and David McConnell,
An Amish Paradox: Diversity and Change in the World's Largest Amish Community
(Baltimore, MD: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2010), 67.
3
. Ibid., 64.
Chapter 3âCommunity
1
. Erik Wesner, “What happens at an Amish barn raising?” September 25, 2011, http://amishamerica.com/what-happens-at-an-Amish-barn-raising.
2
. Robert Rhodes, “For the Amish, almanacs help keep the year in order,”
Mennonite Weekly Review
, January 12, 2004, http://www.mennoworld.org/2004/1/12/amish-almanacs-help-keep-year-order/?print=1.
Chapter 4âSeparation
1
. Donald B. Kraybill,
The Riddle of Amish Culture
(Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2001), 275.
Chapter 9âRules
1
. Andrew Welsh-Huggins and John Seewer, “Hair Attacks for Ohio Amish to Seek Outside Help,” October 15, 2011, http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44915054/#.UOoGg6X5J-B.
2
. Donald B. Kraybill, Steven M. Nolt, and David L. Weaver-Zercher,
Amish Grace: How Forgiveness Transcended Tragedy
(San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass, 2007), 34.
3
. Welsh-Huggins and Seewer, “Hair Attacks for Ohio Amish to Seek Outside Help,” October 15, 2011, http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44915054/#.UOoGg6X5J-B.
Chapter 12âExpansion
1
. Young Center for Anabaptist and Pietist Studies, Elizabethtown College, “Amish Population Trends 2012, One-Year Highlights,” http://www2.etown.edu/amishstudies/Population_Trends_2012.asp.
2
. Ibid.
Chapter 13âAmish Life
1
. Erik Wesner and Donald B. Kraybill,
Success Made Simple: An Inside Look at Why Amish Businesses Thrive
(San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass, 2010), 2.
2
. Ibid., 156.
3
. Merle Good and Phyllis Good,
20 Most Asked Questions About the Amish and Mennonites
(Intercourse, PA: Good Books, 1995), 54.
4
. Ibid., 54.
5
. Ibid., 57.
6
. Erik Wesner, “Do the Amish Drink,” May 25, 2007, http://amishamerica.com/do_the_amish_dr/.
Chapter 20âOccupations
1
. Glenn Rifkin, “The Amish Flock from Farms to Small Businesses,” January 7, 2009, http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/08/business/smallbusiness/08sbiz.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0.
2
. “Part Two: An Amish America Q-and-A with a Lancaster County Amishman,” December 2, 2008, http://amishamerica.com/an-amish-america-qanda-with-a-lancaster-county amish man-part-two/.
Chapter 21âFree Time, Vacations, and Entertainment
1
. Pennsylvania Dutch Convention & Visitors Bureau, “Mud Sales in Lancaster County,” http://www.padutchcountry.com/towns-and-heritage/amish-country/amish-mud-sales.asp.
Chapter 23âSchool
1
. Family Education Staff, “Top 10 Things Teachers Wish Parents Would Do,” http://school.familyeducation.com/parents-and-teacher/38781.html?detoured=1.
Chapter 29âTourism and the Media
1
. Diane Zimmerman Umble and David L. Weaver-Zercher,
The Amish and the Media
(Baltimore, MD: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008), 6.
2
. Ibid., 21.
3
. Erik Gorski, “Christian Fiction: Buggies to Vampires,” July 18, 2009, http://www.pressherald.com/archive/christian-fiction-buggies-to-vampires_2009-07-17.html.
Chapter 30âTragedy and Forgiveness
1
. Jeff Jacoby, “Undeserved Forgiveness,” October 8, 2006, http://www.jeffjacoby.com/5858/undeserved-forgiveness.
2
. Donald B. Kraybill, Steven M. Nolt, and David L. Weaver-Zercher,
Amish Grace: How Forgiveness Transcended Tragedy
(San Francisco, CA: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2007), 176.
3
. Ibid., 180.
Plain Answers About Amish Life
is Mindy's twentieth book with Harvest House Publishers. She is the coauthor, with Leslie Gould, of the bestselling Women of Lancaster County series, which includes the Christy-award-winning
The Amish Midwife
as well as
The Amish Nanny, The Amish Bride
, and
The Amish Seamstress
. Mindy's other Amish-themed works include the mystery novels
Shadows of Lancaster County
and
Secrets of Harmony Grove
, and the gift book
Simple Joys of the Amish Life
.
Mindy is a popular speaker and playwright as well as a former singer and stand-up comedian. She lives near Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, with her husband and two daughters.
Visit Mindy's websites at
www.mindystarnsclark.com
and
www.amishfaqs.com
.
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Amy Hanson Starns has worked as a graphic artist for more than 25 years, designing logos, album covers, magazine editorials, advertisements, and more. She has two grown children and lives in Flagstaff, Arizona. Amy earned her degree in Fine Arts from California State University.
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