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Becoming Amish

A Family's Search for Faith, Community and Purpose [Paperback]

by Jeff Smith

    • Author

      Jeff Smith

    • Book Format

      Paperback / softback

    • Publisher

      Dance Hall Press, LLC

    • Published

      June 2016

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      Bill and Tricia Moser were living in one of America's wealthiest communities when they stepped away and began a journey that led to a horse-and-buggy Amish life.

      No more BMWs. No more architectural or medical careers. Instead, the Mosers drew close with their children, built pallets for money, wore homemade clothes, and bonded with people of their Amish faith and community. Here, in Becoming Amish, they offer a modern couple's honest perspective on that separate and seemingly cloistered world, a perspective that is uniquely insider and outsider at the same time.

      The Mosers' journey is rich and fascinating all on its own as we learn about the inner workings of the Amish faith, ways and culture—what their church services are like, how their businesses succeed at such a high rate, how they are so remarkably connected on a human scale (without Facebook!), how they balance technology in their lives, and more.

      But though the couple's decision can seem extreme, it can also serve as a mirror that helps us reflect upon our own choices, our own beliefs and values. If we were to be as intentional about our lives, how would we realign our choices big and small to achieve a fulfilling life?

      Becoming Amish rounds out the Mosers' tale with interviews, vignettes, and information that adds context, perspective and insight into the Amish community. The reader learns of a startlingly violent book—published in 1660—that is central to this pacifist people’s belief and is in nearly every Amish home. The reader visits a “plain” community in the hills of Kentucky—a community that lives even more simply than most Amish—to discuss “the whys” of a low-technology life and faith. The reader contemplates an interview with the Lutheran minister who helped lead the Supreme Court case back in 1972 that allowed the Amish to pull their children from public school after 8th grade—what compelled him to do that? [email protected].

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      • Author

        Jeff Smith

      • Book Format

        Paperback / softback

      • Publisher

        Dance Hall Press, LLC

      • Published

        June 2016

      • Weight

        382g

      • Page Count

        256

      • Dimensions

        153 x 229 x 15 mm

      • ISBN

        9780997373301

      • ISBN-10

        099737330X

      • Eden Code

        4451891

      More Information

      • Author/Creator: Jeff Smith

      • ISBN: 9780997373301

      • Publisher: Dance Hall Press, LLC

      • Release Date: June 2016

      • Weight: 382g

      • Dimensions: 153 x 229 x 15 mm

      • Eden Code: 4451891


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