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Title: On the Backroad to Heaven: Old Order Hutterites, Mennonites, Amish, and Brethren by Donald B. Kraybill, Carl Desportes Bowman, Carl F. Bowman ISBN: 0-8018-7089-5 Publisher: Johns Hopkins Univ Pr Pub. Date: September, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 2.75 (4 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: All things considered, a decent work
Comment: As the subject line suggestions, I consider this is a fairly nice piece of work. The author does a good job of giving an overview of the four different Old Order groups covered in the book.
Though the author was slightly slanted in favor of some of the Old Orders (Brethren & Amish mainly), this book had neither the rose-colored fluff or scathing condemnation of other publications. There was a description of what worked, what didn't work, what was pious and what was wrong with all four groups.
I would like to have know more intricate detail of each of the group's theology rather than a few snippets of scriptural interpretation and comments from church fathers. I do, however, understand that this book is more of a sociological survey than a theological analysis.
The last few chapters did engage in a repetitious rehash of what has already been covered. I also did find a few typographic errors that didn't get caught by the editor.
Final analysis: If you are new to studying any of these groups, this could certainly would play as a good jumping-off point for further study. If you need to get a quick overview of the groups mentioned, this would also serve your purpose. A more thorough study, however, will require additional reading and research.
Rating: 3
Summary: Lacking overall, but decent intro to 4 Old-Orders
Comment: I found the first few chapters interesting in which the authors profile each of the 4 featured Old-order groups. However, the editing was distracting because the same point was made multiple times in each chapter (in addition to a couple typos). The last couple chapters compare and contrast the 4 groups, but not much new is added I didn't already get in the first chapters. I wish they had touched upon the more progressive branches in each group, comparing Old-order to more modern counterparts, but there was almost no mention of them. Also, the few facts I did know about Old-Orders before reading this book were not discussed (if these are common misconceptions and not facts, they still deserve space in this book). I still give it 3 stars because I was very interested in the descriptions and brief histories of each group.
Rating: 3
Summary: Amish, again and again
Comment: Donald B. Kraybill has either written or been a co-author to about 22 books at last count. Most have been about the Old Order Amish and I wonder why? It's always the same old thing, they're misunderstood and they want to be left alone(except when they need a phone or van to ride in). They won't serve in the military because of their beliefs and shy away from the English(everyone not Amish)law because maybe they have something to hide. They bann, excommunicate, and shun anyone who leaves this backward, traditional cult to find a better life. Why so many books on the same old subject? I was hoping for something more realistic because newspapers have confirmed they have problems and there's no way that these poeple can all be so good. I want to read the truth, the facts, the real story, not the HOLLYWOOD version of the Amish. Please, tell it like it is and don't tell any more stories on the so-called "American Heritage." I gave this book 3 stars because it is informative and educational and I believe that D.B.Kraybill is a good writer, but just excludes certain facts. Whatever the reason, he might believe he's their protector.
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Title: Amish Society by John A. Hostetler ISBN: 0801844428 Publisher: Johns Hopkins Univ Pr Pub. Date: July, 1993 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Hutterite Society by John A. Hostetler ISBN: 0801856396 Publisher: Johns Hopkins Univ Pr Pub. Date: June, 1997 List Price(USD): $30.95 |
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Title: The Amish in Their Own Words: Amish Writings from 25 Years of Family Life Magazine by Brad Igou ISBN: 0836191234 Publisher: Herald Pr Pub. Date: October, 1999 List Price(USD): $19.99 |
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Title: Amish Ways by Ruth Hoover Seitz, Blair Seitz ISBN: 1879441772 Publisher: Rb Books Pub. Date: March, 1993 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Great Possessions : An Amish Farmer's Journal by David Kline, Wendell Berry ISBN: 1888683228 Publisher: Wooster Book Co. Pub. Date: September, 2001 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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