Mennonite category: 136 books
by Roger Rheinheimer, Crystal Linn
Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 2012
The four Troyer siblings, Helen, and Zeke all get kicked out of Aunt Rachael's hospital room and eventually find themselves in the small hospital restaurant. While there Zeke and Helen argue which makes Ava cry. After Rachael Troyer returns home, Isaac threatens Abram and Ava fights with Jed....
by Roger Rheinheimer, Crystal Linn
Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 2012
Ava celebrates her eighteenth birthday with the local Amish community and the big day holds several surprises. The following day, Sunday, is a church-meeting Sunday and both Isaac and John are distressed to discover their beloved sister does not seem to fit in. Then, when the Troyer family arrives...
by Roger Rheinheimer, Crystal Linn
Language: English
Release Date: December 17, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 17, 2012
Ava is shocked to see Abe and Bliss are once again together as a couple, and she is angry with her brother for interrupting a conversation she is having with Zeke.
The long church services are full of surprises and not one of them makes Aunt Rachael happy, especially when Isaac becomes man...
by Murray Pura
Language: English
Release Date: April 11, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 11, 2013
Michal is reunited with her sister Tabitha and things should be the best they have ever been. But the gang Tabitha rode with aren't about to let her disappear into the sunset. Tabitha knows where a huge stash of heroin is located and they want her to take them to it. Now Tabitha and Michal and Milwaukee...
by Crystal Linn, Roger Rheinheimer
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2013
Ava Mathias, beautiful, newlywed, and Amish, receives an unexpected visit from her Englisch friend Bliss, and a handsome stranger riding with her.
Ava’s wayward brother, Abram, makes some serious decisions, and her oldest brother, Isaac, returns home after a mysterious trip. Clara and...
by Theresa Ricci
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 2012
A journey begins with a single step. Set in beautiful Lancaster County, Friends Among the Amish takes us on a journey that explores many issues in society today. Meet Rose, Susan, Katie and Grace as they enjoy their weekly walks. Delve into moral dilemmas, health issues, cultural differences, and...
Best of Amish Cooking
Traditional And Contemporary Recipes Adapted From The Kitchens And Pantries Of O
Language: English
Release Date: January 27, 2015
Recipes adapted form the kitchens and pantries of Amish cooks. Presented in their historical setting. Beautiful color photos. Delicious, savory recipes. Better Homes and Gardens Books Club. Featured by Book of the Month Club. Better Homes and Gardens Cook Books Club. This beautiful book by a leading...
Horse-and-Buggy Genius
Listening to Mennonites Contest the Modern World
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2016
The history of the twentieth century is one of modernization, a story of old ways being left behind. Many traditionalist Mennonites rejected these changes, especially the automobile, which they regarded as a symbol of pride and individualism. They became known as a “horse-and-buggy” people. Between...
by Jean Janzen
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 1995
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 1995
Snake in the Parsonage includes the poems for which Jean Janzen received The Creative Writing Fellowship in Poetry from the National Endowment for the Arts. Selected by a panel of major poets. Once again Jean Janzen shows us life -- colored deeply and in irrepressible light. She finds both ecstasy...
The Sociology of Mennonites, Hutterites and Amish
A Bibliography with Annotations, Volume II 1977-1990
Language: English
Release Date: May 14, 1991
This book provides an annotated survey and analysis of the sociological literature concerning three sectarian religious groups: the highly varied Mennonites, the communal Hutterites and the semi-communal anti-industrial Amish.
The Sociology of Canadian Mennonites, Hutterites and Amish
A Bibliography with Annotations
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2010
The editor provides an important new scholarly tool for locating and understanding the enormous expansion of scholarly research dealing with the sociology of Canadian Mennonites, Hutterites and Amish. Although the book includes research from American scholars, the editor devotes special attention...
Country Cooking
175 Fun and Flavorful Recipes for Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2010
Donald G. Lewis’s love of food began with his roots. He remembers picking berries for his mother to prepare special cobbler, and his grandmother churning butter while he sat on her porch swing. His love of those tastes led him to a career creating gourmet creations for customers locally in Texas...
A Harmony of the Spirits
Translation and the Language of Community in Early Pennsylvania
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2013
In early Pennsylvania, translation served as a utopian tool creating harmony across linguistic, religious, and ethnic differences. Patrick Erben challenges the long-standing historical myth--first promulgated by Benjamin Franklin--that language diversity posed a threat to communal coherence. He deftly...
by David Joris
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2012
David Joris (c. 1501-1556) is one of the least understood leaders in the 16th-century Anabaptist movement. Yet during his era he was one of the most important Anabaptist leaders in the Low Countries of Europe. Even before the fall of Munster in June 1535, Joris was a consistent advocate of Anabaptist...