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Hans Herr, considered first Mennonite bishop to emigrate to America; Guy Hershberger, religious educator; Jacob and Anna Hostetler, spiritual leaders of the Jesus Church of Washington and leaders of the Amish-Mennonite Evangelism Network of the United Pentecostal Church; Alan Kreider, religious professor; Gerald Miller, medical missionary
The Amish's willingness to submit to the "Will of God", expressed through group norms, is at odds with the individualism so central to the wider American culture. The Amish anti-individualist orientation is the motive for rejecting labor-saving technologies that might make one less dependent on the community.
When people refer to the Amish today, they normally refer to the Old Order Amish, though there are other subgroups of Amish. [8] The Amish fall into three main subgroups—the Old Order Amish, the New Order Amish , and the Beachy Amish —all of whom wear plain dress and live their life according to the Bible as codified in their church's Ordnung .
Amish make decisions about health, education, and relationships based on their Biblical interpretation. Amish life has influenced some things in popular culture. As the Amish are divided into the Old Order Amish, New Order Amish, and Beachy Amish, the way of life of families depends on the rule of the church community to which they belong.
American Amish writers (5 P) Pages in category "American Amish people" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total.
Funeral coin is used for coins issued on the occasion of the death of a prominent person, mostly a ruling prince or a coin-lord. Funeral games are athletic competitions held in honor of a recently deceased person. [12] Funeral is a ceremony connected with the final disposition of a corpse, such as a burial or cremation, with the attendant ...
The Eichler family will attend the funeral of son-in-law Tim's Aunt Sylvia after her unexpected death. Lovina also shares a coffee cake recipe. Lovina's Amish Kitchen: Lovina and family prepare to ...
American Amish people (1 C, 14 P) Amish in the United States by state (5 C) Pages in category "Amish in the United States" The following 8 pages are in this category ...