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The Hoover Mennonites in Belize: A History of Expansion in the Shadow of Separation
Roessingh, Carel; Bovenberg, Daniëlle ( 2018 )We examine the migration history of the Old Order Hoover Mennonites located in the small, multi-ethnic country of Belize. The Hoover Mennonites live in the settlements of Upper Barton Creek, Springfield, Birdwalk, and ... -
The Pure Church Movement
Hoover, Peter ( 2018 )The "Pure Church Movement" is introduced as a plain Anabaptist revival that unfolded in American, Canadian, and Latin American Swiss Mennonite, Russian Mennonite, and Amish churches over the course of the 20th century. It ... -
A Socio-Religious Introduction to the Apostolic Churches in North America
Anderson, Cory ( 2018 )The Apostolic Christian Churches descend from the religious revivals instigated under the leadership of Samuel Fröhlich in 1830s Switzerland. Fusing Anabaptist thought into his revival through contact with Mennonites, ... -
Interpreting Non-Amish Perceptions of the Old Order Amish Using Cultural Relativism and Human Rights Frameworks
Park, Kristin ( 2018 )Relatively little is known about how ordinary non-Amish citizens interact with and perceive their Old Order Amish neighbors. This study used interpretive and semi-inductive approaches with in-depth interviews to describe ... -
Body Image and Life Satisfaction in Amish, Catholic, and Non-Religious Women
Davidson, Denise; Hughes, Kelly S.; Misiunaite, Ieva; Hilvert, Elizabeth; Shuldiner, Alan ( 2018 )Dissatisfaction with one's appearance is commonplace in Western women. Body image dissatisfaction is believed to be a consequence of societal emphases on appearance reinforced through norms and media. However, some Amish ... -
Amish and Mennonite Lay Caregivers' Experiences Using the B&W Burdock Leaf Treatment on Burns and Wounds: A Qualitative Study
Hess, Rosanna F. ( 2018 )Amish and Mennonites have a long standing heritage of caring for each other within the community and family setting using natural, herbal medicines and therapies. For several decades, in numerous Anabaptist communities ... -
Occupation Patterns of Amish Settlements in Wisconsin
Cross, John A. ( 2018 )This article explores occupation patterns of Amish households and settlements in Wisconsin. Wisconsin has seen dramatic growth in Amish settlements over the past 50 years. Using household occupation data reported in Amish ... -
"Our Faith Is Good, but Strict": The Transformation of the Apostolic Christian Church-Nazarene in North America
Djurić-Milovanović, Aleksandra ( 2018 )The number of religious minorities from Central and Eastern Europe prone to migration to the English-speaking world increased considerably during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Among them were the Evangelical ... -
The Nineteenth Century Apostolic Christian Church: The Emergence, Establishment, and Fragmentation of a Neo-Anabaptist Sect
Pfeiffer, Joseph F. ( 2018 )This article traces the emergence, proliferation, and identity formation of a 19th century Neo-Anabaptist sect known variously as Neutäufer (New Anabaptists), Nazarenes, and Apostolic Christian Church. The Neutäufer emerged ... -
Book Reviews
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Between Alpine Identity and Civic Duty: Encounters with Swiss Brethren in Rudolf von Tavel's Historical Novel Der Frondeur (1929)
Jany, Berit ( 2018 )The history of seventeenth-century Swiss Brethren in the State of Bern has been one of growth, persecution, and support from sympathetic neighbors. Their struggles and persistence have inspired a number of authors to produce ... -
Genetic Medical Clinic in Kentucky: A Needs Assessment of Anabaptist Households
Hunt, Matthew L.; Jones, M. Susan; Main, M. Eve; Carter, Daniel; Cary, Kevin; Hall, Matthew D. ( 2018 )The purposes of this study are to (a) describe the process of collecting survey data related to un/diagnosed genetic disorders in Anabaptist households, and (b) determine the need for a genetic medical clinic in Kentucky. ... -
Explaining Anabaptist Persistence in the Market Economy: Past Paradigms and New Institutional Economics Theory
Lutz, Martin ( 2017 )Amish and plain Anabaptist economic research has focused either on the religious ethic in the tradition of Weber—religious convictions drive economic behavior—or the ethnic resources model—resources are mobilized to ... -
Of Shoulders and Shadows: Selected Amish Scholarship before 1963
Donnermeyer, Joseph F. ( 2017 )John Hostetler's first edition of Amish Society in 1963 is a milestone in the advancement of scholarship about the Amish. It was revised and re-issued through three more editions. Even though the fourth and final edition ... -
The Undistinguished Scholar of the Amish, Werner Enninger, -or- Has the Time Yet Come for Rigorous Theory in Amish Studies?
Anderson, Cory ( 2017 )Werner Enninger embodies the highest standards of methodological rigor and theoretical insight in Amish studies, and this article synthesizes his 30-some publications written in English. Enninger was a socio-linguist from ... -
Paradigmatic Paradigm Problems: Theory Issues in Amish Studies
Reschly, Steven ( 2017 )Scholars of Amish history and culture, and scholars of Anabaptist and Anabaptist-descent groups more generally, have not engaged consistently or productively with mainstream theoretical developments in social and cultural ...
