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Reformation (Protestant), 23, 35, 423
and literature, 370, 373
Reformed Church, 23, 27, 30
Reformist Amish affiliation, 140–41
Reiling, Denise, 225–26
Reist, Hans, 30
religion, 4–5, 7, 15, 59–76, 100, 191–92, 247
and Amish culture, 59–60, 77
and Amish diversity, 149, 151–52
and Amish schools, 257–58
and bureaucracy, 14, 75, 79, 406
and the devil, 72–74, 116
and family, 158–59
freedom of, 18, 35, 39, 255, 353–54, 405, 415
and German language, 123–25
and government, 352–53
and health care, 336, 342–44, 350
and heaven, 17, 68–70, 74, 105, 116, 127, 226, 314, 344, 405
and prayer, 59, 61–63, 81, 84, 88, 92, 121
and technology, 314, 333. See also churches; rituals
remarriage, 199
Renno affiliation, 139, 150
responsibility, 165, 194, 198, 200–202, 253, 355
and children, 102, 195, 270
to community, 45, 72, 167, 339
Rest Haven (IN), 348–49
restoration, 95–96
retention, 156, 162–65
retirement, 203
reunions, 152, 161, 171, 187, 190, 202, 236–38, 301, 317
revivalism, Protestant, 41–43
Rice, Antoine, 33
Riehl, Susie, 113
rituals, 8, 70, 77–96, 99
footwashing, 28–30, 63, 89, 98
funeral, 247–49
social, 232. See also baptism; communion; holy kiss; ordination
Rivers, Francine, 112
romance novels, 381–82
“Rules of a Godly Life” (Lust-Gärtlein), 63–64, 75–76, 124
Rumspringa, 54, 199, 212–30
and future, 225–26, 229–30, 307
myths regarding, 212–16
and parental supervision, 214–15, 220–21
Rumspringa (off-Broadway play), 213
Running Around (and Such) (Byler), 114
rural residence, 14, 131, 158–59, 168, 178, 182
Sabina: A Story of the Amish (Reimensnyder), 381
safety, 189, 386
Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines (Alsace), 27–28, 31–32
salvation, 70–72
Salvation Army, 365
Samels, Mark, 394
Schlabach, Rob, 275–76
Schlabbach, Peter, 36
Schmucker, Jacob, 354
School Echoes (periodical), 374
schoolhouses, 258–61
schools, Amish, 49, 162, 170, 189, 202, 250–51, 254–65, 269–70, 371–73
and Amish diversity, 258–63
curriculum of, 254, 257, 259–60, 261–63, 266
and religion, 257–58
and technology, 266, 318. See also education
schools, public, 252–54, 265–66, 269–70
and busing, 184, 252
consolidation of, ix, 20, 48, 251–52, 254, 387. See also education
Schwartz, David, 393
Schwartzentruber, Christian, 35
science, 7, 17, 43, 75, 98
and health care, 336, 345, 349–51
in schools, 251, 253, 263
Scott, Stephen, 128–29, 131, 140, 160
Scripture. See Bible
self-denial, 67, 72, 89, 98–100, 104, 127, 232, 270
Selling the Amish (Trollinger), 390
separateness. See world, separation from
settlements, 5, 45, 138, 142–43, 157, 178–84, 217–20
abandoned, 180
sex education, 199, 207, 253
sexuality, 204–6, 222
Shakers, 422
Shaw, Christopher, 378
Shipshewana, IN, 346, 361, 366, 393
Shuldiner, Alan R., 350
shunning (Meidung), 30–31, 33, 63, 95, 148, 152, 154, 165–68, 380. See also excommunication
Shunning, The, 380–81
silence, 67, 77, 99, 319
“Silent Struggle, The,” 206
Simons, Menno. See Menno Simons
simplicity, 40–41, 79, 102, 105, 247
American search for, 386–88
singing, 14, 80–83, 216–17, 222, 243–44, 262, 426n3
single status, 204
slow-moving vehicle (SMV) emblem, 46, 352–53, 356
slow pace, 263, 333, 382, 386–87, 409–10, 416
and transportation, 130–31, 232, 315, 325
small scale, 68, 99, 173, 186, 232, 314, 418–19
and Amish businesses, 191, 304, 407
and farming, 43, 52, 276–77
smartphones, 11, 315
Smith, Christian, 15
snowbirds, 241–43
social capital, 231–32, 240, 245
socialization, 196–97, 264–65, 267, 270
social life, 109, 130, 171, 186–87, 190, 204, 231–49, 344, 364, 407. See also Rumspringa
social media, 222, 376–77, 391, 396–98, 404
social organization, 171–76, 190–92, 231
Social Security, 10, 50, 293, 304, 308, 356–57, 406
social structure, 77, 132, 172–92, 308–10, 407
and decentralization, 99, 147, 168, 172, 180, 191–92
solar power, 328–31
Somerset affiliation, 44, 139
Somerset County, PA, 46
South Carolina, 180
South Dakota, 178, 185
Spartansburg, PA, 282
spirituality, 60–68, 75
sports, 111, 217, 218, 220
St. Joseph County, MI, 265–66
St. Mary’s County, MD, 157
state. See government Steering Committee. See National Amish Steering Committee
Stephenville, TX, 183
Stevick, Richard, 198–99, 217, 223–24, 243
Stick Figure Productions, 396
Stoll, Joseph, 180, 181, 194, 269, 371–74
Stoll, Steven, 289
Stoltzfus, Louise, 201, 202
Stoltzfus, Sam, 80
Strayor-Upton Arithmetic Series (1930s), 259–60, 372
Strong Families, Safe Children, 208
Stüdler, Verena, 27
Study Time (publisher), 372
submission, 4, 62, 82, 95, 100, 260. See also Gelassenheit
Sugarcreek Budget (Budget; correspondence newspaper), 46–47, 375–77
Sunday schools, 43, 48, 79, 149
Supreme Court, U.S., 51, 252, 255, 359, 367, 399
sustainability, 288–89
Swartzentruber, Jacob F., 43
Swartzentruber Amish affiliation, 12, 141, 147–48, 157, 163, 180, 352, 405
and Amish schools, 258–60
buggies of, 151
and building codes, 359–60
and courtship, 222
dress of, 150
and farming, 282, 290
growth of, 153
size of, 139, 146
weddings of, 234
Swiss Amish, 12, 122, 145–46, 151, 153, 157, 177, 297, 360
Adams County affiliation, 243–44
Allen County affiliation, 139
Swiss German (language), 122, 137, 145
Switzerland, 23, 26–32, 421
Tagliches Manna, 64
taxes, 9, 256, 353, 356, 407
taxi service. See transportation: non-Amish taxi
teachers, 254, 256–57
technology, 7, 14, 17, 49, 113, 165, 312–34, 407–8
and adaptation, 168, 170, 278, 290, 313, 315–16, 332–33, 406
and Amish businesses, 75, 118, 149, 304, 322
and Amish culture, 52, 232, 312–13, 332–33
and Amish diversity, 314–18, 411
and changing work patterns, 297, 309, 322
and family, 319, 326, 333
and farming, 52, 144, 276–80, 316–17, 320–21
household, 319–20
and hypermodernity, 403, 409
and innovation, 316–17
and the Ordnung, 69, 110, 332
and other Plain groups, 421–22
and ownership vs. access, 317–18, 323, 325–26
and schools, 266, 318. See also particular items
teenagers. See youth, Amish (die Youngie)
telephones, 3, 43, 52, 149, 314, 319, 323, 327, 404
location of, 118, 309, 333
and ownership vs. access, 317. See also cell phones
television, 3, 8–9, 170, 314–15, 326–27, 377, 404, 406
and Amish reality shows, 213, 395–96
Tennessee, 138, 148, 185
Texas, 179, 185
texting, 222, 410
Thanksgiving Day. See holidays
theology. See beliefs
Thormann, Georg, 27
thought, analytical, 62, 67, 70, 98, 149, 170, 260, 263
Thrill of the Chaste (Weaver-Zercher), 381
Thy Will Be Done (Chupp and Chupp), 66
TLC (The Learning Channel), 396
Tobe Hostetler affiliation, 139, 157, 163
Tompkins, Doug, 54
tourism, 52–54, 113, 305, 310, 383, 385–400, 416
and Amish culture, 398–400
Amish participation in, 391–96, 398–99
benefits of, 391–93
virtual, 394–400
tractors, 140, 149, 277
tractor-using churches, 153
traditionalism, 41–42, 69–70, 113–14, 163, 183, 315, 318, 418–19
and affiliation, 143–44, 147–51
and family, 157–58
and farming, 277–81
and Gelassenheit, 98–99
high vs. low, 12–13, 103, 143–44
and population growth, 153–55, 413
and work, 297–98
transportation: horse-drawn, 3, 8, 14–15, 46, 52, 67–69, 131–32, 138, 150–51, 184, 325–26, 413
non-Amish taxi, 10, 317, 322–23, 325–26
public, 10, 14–15, 118, 317, 324, 326
travel, 14–15, 110–11, 196, 237
Trend Hunter (website), 416
Trollinger, Susan, 390–91, 399
Trouble in Amish Paradise (BBC), 396
Troyer affiliation, 139, 279, 282
Truck Patch News, 285
Turbotville affiliation, 139
Turco, Douglas, 398
2012 Holmes County Map and Visitors’ Guide, 387
Ukraine, 366
unity, 43, 61, 69, 79, 83, 85–89, 160, 267
Until Angels Close My Eyes (McDaniel), 378
vacations, 111, 241–42
values, Amish, 60, 67, 98–109, 267. See also culture, Amish; particular values
van Beckum, Maria, 25
Vermont, 180
Vietnam War, 148
Virginia, 182, 185
visiting, 109, 236–37, 243, 344
Vogue, 416
Von das Schlacht Haus (From the Slaughter House; periodical), 374
Vonk, Martine, 288
Vorsinger (song leader), 77, 82
voting, 361–62
Wagler, David, 371–72
Wagler, Ezra, 369
Wagler, Ira, 164, 225
Wagler, Peter, 37
Walker, Lucy, 213
Walk in the Light, 208
Wang, Heng, 350
Warren, Rick, 64
Wayne County, OH, 43, 157
Weaver, Wayne, 165
Weaver-Zercher, David, 55, 386
Weaver-Zercher, Valerie, 381–82
Weber, Max, 171
weddings, 28, 232–36
Weir, Peter, 395
Wesner, Erik, 295, 397
West Virginia, 185
When Strawberries Bloom (Byler), 114
Whitney Museum of American Art, 53
Why Do They Dress That Way? (Scott), 128–29
Why I Left the Amish (Furlong), 164
Wickey, Solomon J., 341
Willems, Dirk, 22, 25
Winfrey, Oprah, 213, 396
Wisconsin, 4, 157, 182, 185, 279, 282
Wisconsin v. Yoder et al., 51, 255, 359, 367, 399
Witch Tree Symbol, The (Keene), 378
Witness (film), 54, 395, 398, 399, 416
Wittmer, Joe, 37
women, Amish, 201–3, 224, 230
and work, 13, 210–11, 293, 305–7. See also gender
Woodhull, NY, 282
Woodsmall, Cindy, 381
work, 116, 165, 182, 297–98, 317, 322–23
and Amish culture, 301–2, 307–11
changing patterns of, 162, 209–10, 292, 297, 299, 302, 304, 307–11, 322
and children, 197, 199
and family, 102, 209, 294–95, 307
and gender, 201, 209–10, 307
and higher education, 292–93, 302, 304, 307, 311
and identity, 293, 307, 311
and local factors, 292–93, 299, 310
and women, 13, 210–11, 293, 305–7. See also business; businesses, Amish; farming
workers’ compensation, 304, 355
Workinger, Barbara, 379–80
world, separation from, xi–xii, 13, 33, 72–74, 100, 116–18, 397, 409
and Amish diversity, 147, 154
and changing work patterns, 292, 302, 311
and dress, 125–30
and education, 253, 261, 265, 269–70
and European Anabaptists, 28–31
and population growth, 168–70
and technology, 314, 323, 332
and tourism, 385, 388–89
World War II, 47, 148, 356
World Wide Web (www). See Internet
Worth Dying For (Stoltzfus), 373
writers, 376–84
writing, 112, 122–23, 237–38, 369–84
Wyoming, 185
Yankovic, “Weird Al,” 312
yieldedness, 100–102. See also Gelassenheit
Yoder, Andy, 165
Yoder, Samuel E., 141, 148
You Are Special (Lucado), 262
Young Companion (periodical), 374
youth, Amish (die Youngie), 18, 120, 131–32, 156, 170, 198–99, 243, 383, 396
freedom of, 40, 47–49. See also Rumspringa
YouTube, 377, 396
Zondervan, 397
zoning laws, 310, 355–56, 408
Zwingli, Ulrich, 23