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Court evangelicals make their final pitch on election day eve

John Fea   |  November 2, 2020

Two court evangelical posts in one day? Why not? It’s election eve and the court evangelical phenomenon may soon be irrelevant–at least for the next four years. Franklin Graham makes his final plea: What does it say that Graham, a...

The GOP is Trying to Win the Amish Vote for Trump

John Fea   |  October 10, 2019

Over at The Washington Post, Julie Zauzmer reports on the “Amish PAC,” an attempt by Republican operatives to get the Pennsylvania Amish to vote for Donald Trump.  Here is a taste: Amish PAC aims to win more votes for Trump in...

Wendell Berry on Pope Francis and the Amish

John Fea   |  October 21, 2015

Over at Modern Farmer, Corby Kummer interviews noted farmer and writer Wendell Berry about the state of family farming in the United States (or at least in Berry’s Kentucky neighborhood).  Here is a taste:MF: Is the spiritual connection between farmer...

Seen on Labor Day Weekend 2013 in Lancaster, PA

John Fea   |  September 4, 2013

An Amish couple deciding on who to take in the 4th race at Belmont...

Valerie Weaver-Zercher on the Amish Romance Novel

John Fea   |  March 22, 2013

Check out Valerie Weaver-Zercher‘s great piece on Amish romance novels at LA Review of Books.  Weaver-Zercher is the author of Thrill of the Chaste: The Allure of Amish Romance Novels (John Hopkins UP). I must confess that I knew nothing...

The Amish on “The American Experience”

John Fea   |  February 27, 2012 Leave a Comment

Tomorrow night (Feb. 28) the PBS series “The American Experience” will focus on the Amish.  Here is a description: An intimate portrait of contemporary Amish faith and life, this film examines how such a closed and communal culture has thrived […]

The Amish Way

John Fea   |  November 10, 2010

Check out Christianity Today’s interview with my colleague David Weaver-Zercher, co-author of The Amish Way: Patient Faith in a Perilous World.  Here is a taste: Your book points out that an Amish education is limited to eighth grade, so there...

Living the Amish Way

John Fea   |  September 28, 2010

Check out my friend and colleague David Weaver-Zercher discussing his new co-authored book The Amish Way: Patient Faith in a Perilous World. This is the follow-up to the incredibly popular and successful Amish Grace: How Forgiveness Transcended Tragedy. http://video.foxnews.com/v/embed.js?id=4348738&w=466&h=263Watch the...

Authors of Amish Grace on Lifetime’s Portrayal of Nickel Mines

John Fea   |  March 31, 2010

Did you see “Amish Grace” last Sunday? The movie was based on the 2006 Nickel Mines Amish school shooting and took the same title as the best-selling book on the subject. It appeared last Sunday night on the Lifetime Movie...

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