Amish religious practices are reflective of traditional Anabaptist Christian theology. The Old Order Amish typically have worship services every second...

wider body of Amish, are those that have most emphasized traditional practices and beliefs. There are many different subgroups of Amish with most belonging...

There are various sects of Amish. Old Order Amish maintain the practices best known in mainstream society. These practices include rigorous restrictions...

those who recognize themselves culturally as Amish or Amish Mennonite descendants but may or may not practice Anabaptist beliefs. This list does not include...

The Ohio Amish Country, also known simply as the Amish Country, is the second-largest community of Amish (a Pennsylvania Dutch group), with in 2023 an...

respectful fear to excessive or harmfully distracting practices of others, to cultic practices. It was often contrasted with the Greek word deisidaimonia...

The New Order Amish are a subgroup of Amish that split away from the Old Order Amish in the 1960s for a variety of reasons, which included a desire for...

The New Order Amish Fellowship or New New Order Amish, most commonly called New Order Christian Fellowship, is the most progressive affiliation among...

Health among the Amish is characterized by higher incidences of particular genetic disorders, especially among the Old Order Amish. These disorders include...

variety of Palatine German spoken by the Pennsylvania Dutch, including the Amish, Mennonites, Fancy Dutch, and other related groups in the United States...

Bergholz Community, also called Bergholz Clan or Bergholz Amish, is a religious group of former Amish under the leadership of Sam Mullet, formed in 1995 and...

as the Amish Mennonites or just Amish. In later years, other schisms among Amish resulted in such groups as the Old Order Amish, New Order Amish, Kauffman...

Amish Mennonites came into existence through reform movements among North American Amish mainly between 1862 and 1878. These Amish moved away from the...

Riddle of the Amish Culture." Kraybill, Donald B. (2001). The Johns Hopkins University Press. "The Amish: Practices of Various Groups". Religious tolerance...

the manner of Friends) rests on the practices of George Fox and early Friends, who based their beliefs and practices on their interpretation of how early...

including Amish and Mennonites, faced religious persecution in Europe. Pennsylvania, established by William Penn as a haven for religious minorities...

Old Order Amish affiliations, where it was still in use as of 2006[update], regardless of location. In the modern United States, practices of "dating"...

The Amish, whose religion is a denomination of Anabaptist Christianity, believe large families are a blessing from God. Amish rules allow marrying only...

Teetotalism is the practice of voluntarily abstaining from the consumption of alcohol, specifically in alcoholic drinks. A person who practices (and possibly...

practice is generally found among the following Anabaptist branches: Amish (Old Order Amish, New Order Amish, Kauffman Amish Mennonites, Beachy Amish...

Religious Beliefs and Practices in the United States. Pitchstone Publishing. p. 29. ISBN 978-1939578082. Hurst C.E., McConnell D.L. (2010). An Amish Paradox:...

Anabaptists, including the Amish, Hutterites, and Mennonites, have played a role in settler colonialism since the 1700s, in regions such as Eastern Europe...

objective religious practices, instead of an individual making his or her standards on such matters. The Amish way of life is one of deep religious convictions...

examples include the Amish, Hutterites, Jews, and Mormons. Ethnicity in this pattern, so to speak, equals religion, and if the religious identity is denied...

Christian asceticism. The natural ascetic practices have included simple living, begging, fasting and ethical practices such as humility, compassion, meditation...

Brethren Church, Conservative Mennonites and Beachy Amish have retained traditional religious practices and theology, while allowing for judicious use of...

1712 and 1730) was a Swiss Anabaptist leader and the namesake of the Amish religious movement. The full facts about the personal life of Jacob Ammann are...

Starring Harrison Ford, its plot focuses on a police detective protecting an Amish woman and her son, who becomes a target after he witnesses a brutal murder...

distinct communities within societies that have other practices and beliefs. The isolationist practices of endogamy may lead to a group's extinction, as genetic...

similar types of institutional religious exclusionary practices and shunning among other religious groups. The Amish have also been known to excommunicate...