Amish

The GOP is Trying to Win the Amish Vote for Trump

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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

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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...

Valerie Weaver-Zercher on the Amish Romance Novel

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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”

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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

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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

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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...