The Amish: Current Issues and Historical Background
- ISBN-10
- 1590337778
- ISBN-13
- 9781590337776
- Series
- The Amish
- Pages
- 115
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2005
- Publisher
- Novinka Books
- Author
- Holden R. Williamson
Description
The Amish movement, whose members live in 19 states of Canada and Central America are a mystery to just about everyone except themselves. Here is a group which has deliberately passed on just about everything modern society has to offer, extending as far as electricity, gasoline, television, automobiles and movies. Yet Amish children are not educationally deprived in any way and regularly score above average on standardised tests. This book presents background information including a bibliography on this most interesting movement and includes also a review of Supreme Court rulings related to the Amish.
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