Growing up Amish : the Rumspringa years /
Richard A. Stevick.
- Second edition.
- Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, (c)2014.
- 1 online resource.
- Young Center books in Anabaptist & Pietist studies .
Earlier edition has subtitle: the teenage years.
Includes bibliographies and index.
Amish life: plain but not so simple -- Religion: transmitting the faith -- Adolescence: finding an Amish identity -- Schooling: read'n, writ'n, and skipping evolution -- Parenting: holding on and letting go -- Teen culture: working hard and having fun -- Singings: the gateway to Rumspringa -- Rumspringa: running about and stepping out -- Courtship: finding a mate -- Weddings: high times in plain places -- The future: keeping faith in a world of change.
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