The Amish Way by Kraybill, Donald B. -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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Praise OTHER BOOKS BY THE AUTHORS Title Page Copyright Page PREFACE

One Braid, Three Strands Patient Faith in a Perilous World Looking Ahead

Part I - Searching for Amish Spirituality CHAPTER ONE - A Peculiar Way

A Homespun Scholar Unwilling Warriors A Church-First Businesswoman A Reluctant Minister A Self-Taught Artist A Would-Be Violinist A Retro Remodeler A Family That Accepts Death A Compassionate Community A Peculiar People

CHAPTER TWO - Spiritual Headwaters

Generic Christians? Heretics and Infidels Lingering Marks of Martyrdom Amish Birth Pangs Time-Tested Songs and Prayers Rick Warren Enters the Mix

Part II - The Amish Way of Community CHAPTER THREE - Losing Self

Sheilaism Where Everybody Knows Your Name (and More) “You Go First” Boxer Shorts or Briefs? Born Again? A One-Track Gospel Reading the Bible the Amish Way Letting Our Light Shine

CHAPTER FOUR - Joining Church

People, Not Steeples To Be or Not to Be? Baptized on Bended Knee God’s Search Committee Playing by the Rules Holding the Line Any Place for Grace?

CHAPTER FIVE - Worshiping God

A Twenty-Minute Hymn Folks Are a-Coming Patient Worship I Don’t Know Where I’m Going Preparing for the Lord’s Supper The Holiest Days of the Year

CHAPTER SIX - Living Together

Mutual Care Instead of Insurance A Thinking-of-You Shower What About the Wayward? Decisions Endorsed in Heaven The Return of the Prodigal Delivering People to Satan A Dose of Tough Love Coming Home

Part III - The Amish Way in Everyday Life CHAPTER SEVEN - Children

A Sacred Calling Singing Their Way Through Childhood It’s the Spanking Fleeing the Devil’s Workshop Reading, ’Riting, ’Rithmetic, and Religion Habit-Forming Practices

CHAPTER EIGHT - Family

Prayerful Rhythms Seeking Still Waters Sunday Routines Singing: An Antidote for Depression A Five-Minute Wedding “Men and Women Aren’t the Same” Mingling Across the Generations

CHAPTER NINE - Possessions

Jesus, the Ordnung, and iPods Enemy Territory Are Cars Immoral? Pulling the Plug Escaping Fads and Fashions Seeking Simplicity The Lure of Walmart

CHAPTER TEN - Nature

A Window into Heaven Out in the Fields with God Creeks and Children Wild Things and “Honey Spots” Are We Good Shepherds? “Green Amish”

CHAPTER ELEVEN - Evil

The Problem of Evil Thy Will Be Done The Sound of Silence Forgiving to Be Forgiven Kicking the Problem Upstairs Working with Worldly Justice

CHAPTER TWELVE - Sorrow

Life’s Special Sunbeams A Legacy of Suffering A One-Arm Embrace of Medicine Anointing with Oil Funerals Without Flowers In Heaven’s Waiting Room

Part IV - Amish Faith and the Rest of Us CHAPTER THIRTEEN - The Things That Matter

Benefits of the Amish Way Costs of Amish Life Blessings Worth the Price? Learning from the Amish

Acknowledgments APPENDIX I: THE AMISH OF NORTH AMERICA APPENDIX II: AMISH LECTIONARY APPENDIX III: RULES OF A GODLY LIFE NOTES REFERENCES THE AUTHORS INDEX Also by the Authors