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Amish Traditions
by Joseph Warren Yoder“Joseph Yoder (September 22, 1872 – November 13, 1956) was an educator, musicologist, and writer, the first successful Mennonite literary figure in the United States, especially known for his semi-fictional account of his mother's life, Rosanna of the Amish (1940), and for his investigation of the sources of the Amish tunes of the Ausbund, along with his efforts to record and preserve traditional Amish music.”-Wiki“I felt that someone who knows the Amish should write a truthful book about them and show the world their good qualities, instead of magnifying; their peculiarities. So, after thinking about it for about twenty years, and after reading a book called “Straw in, the Wind,” which I thought was very unfair, I determined to write my book, “Rosanna of the Amish.” But may I say that writing a book is no small job. First, it takes a lot of work; second it takes a lot of money to have it printed, but those are not the worst things to think about. What are you going to do if the people do not like your book, do not buy it, and you lose everything you put into it? Even though these discouraging things stared me in the face, I wrote it anyway, and may I say without boasting, that since seven printings have already been made and the book is still selling well, and every now and then I receive a letter from some far off country saying how much they liked Rosanna of the Amish, I am not sorry that I wrote it.”-From the Author’s introduction.
The Amish Way
by Kraybill Donald B. Nolt Steven M. Weaver-Zercher David L.A sensitive and realistic look at the spiritual life and practices of the Amish This second book by the authors of the award-winning Amish Grace sheds further light on the Amish, this time on their faith, spirituality, and spiritual practices. They interpret the distinctive practices of the Amish way of life and spirituality in their cultural context and explore their applicability for the wider world. Using a holistic perspective, the book tells the story of Amish religious experience in the words of the Amish themselves. Due to their long-standing friendships and relationships with Amish people, this author team may be the only set of interpreters able to provide an outsider-insider perspective. Provides a behind-the-scenes examination of Amish spiritual life Shows how the Amish practices can be applied to the wider world Written by authors with unprecedented access to the Amish community Written in a lively and engaging style, The Amish Way holds appeal for anyone who has wanted to know more about the inner workings of the Amish way of life.
An Amish Wedding
by Richard AmmonAnna is getting married! Amish weddings are in November, so the family has the whole summer to get ready. Between chores such as milking and haying, Anna's younger sister helps paint the house and put stamps on the invitations. Aunts and uncles arrive the day before the wedding to cook and to clear out the furniture and set up the benches usually used for church services. On the wedding morning they again arrive early, to cook thirty-five chickens and enough potatoes for three hundred people. <P> Finally, it is time. Anna, her groom, Samuel, and the wedding party descend the stairs. After Bishop Levi leads the couple in their vows and the last hymn is sung, the benches are turned into tables and it is time for the wedding meal. <P> The young narrator tells of the many activities leading up to this special day in her household and her own excitement at taking part in it. It is a time for aunts, uncles, cousins, friends, and neighbors to gather in feasting, singing, and celebrating the new couple. Some of the ways are unique to the Amish, but they also reflect the joy, excitement, and fellowship of weddings everywhere.
An Amish Wedding Invitation; An eShort Account of a Real Amish Wedding
by Serena B MillerAmish fiction author Serena B. Miller takes you "behind the barn door" in this true e-short account of her experience of attending an Amish wedding.In her years of researching her Amish novels, Serena Miller has gotten to know several Amish families in Holmes County, Ohio. When she was invited to attend the wedding of one of her friend's daughters, she expected it to be a casual affair: muck out the barn, throw a potluck together, send the bride and groom off on their honeymoon in a buggy with a Just Married sign hung on the back. But when the young bride shyly brings her a formal, professionally printed invitation, she realized everything she thought she knew about Amish weddings was wrong. From the hand-arranged centerpieces--made from flowers the bride grew herself--to the portable kitchens the family rents to the elaborate and formally served meal, she realized that every detail of this wedding has been carefully and beautifully orchestrated by a bride and a society that cares very deeply about marriage. On the day of the wedding, Serena sits through the three-hour sermon preached entirely in German, after which the ceremony itself lasts under two minutes. She sees the grace with which the bride cooks for and serves her guests, and then stays to clean up after everyone has gone home. She is inspired by the way every member of the community seems to have some role to play in the event. Serena, a pastor's wife, has attended hundreds of weddings, and draws comparisons between the overblown weddings she normally attends and this "simple" wedding. She is inspired by the immensity of the vows this young couple is making--not just to each other, but to their community--and the faithfulness of the community that puts the focus on the marriage far more than the wedding itself.
Amish Women: Lives And Stories
by Louise StoltzfusWritten by a woman who grew up in an Old Order Amish community and church, Amish Women: Lives and Stories offers a gentle, lyrical inside view of Amish womanhood. How are Amish women unique? How are they typical? How do they find expression in a place that values community togetherness above all else? This generous and heartwarming memoir explores these questions to discover what it means to be a woman and to be Amish. Meet Naomi whose favorite author is C.S. Lewis. Rebecca who is single and has a career. Susie who is an artist. And Esther who has lost two children and spends much of her time reaching out to other members of her community who have suffered loss. Louise Stoltzfus gathered her stories through a series of interviews and conversations with Amish women, many of whom she has known most of her life. Little has been written about Amish women. How are they regarded within their highly structured community? How whole are they as individuals? This insightful, gently probing, yet always respectful text opens a door to this nearly hidden world. Profiles 10 Amish women; written by a woman reared in an Amish family.
Amish Women and the Great Depression (Young Center Books In Anabaptist And Pietist Studies)
by Katherine Jellison and Steven D. Reschly
An Amish Year
by Richard AmmonSpend a year with Anna and her family and learn what it is like to be Amish, from day to day and season to season. In the springtime, Anna looks forward to Easter festivities, planting the garden, and spring cleaning. Summer begins with the school picnic. On a clear summer day, Anna's family makes hay and afterward enjoys a picnic with ice cream. In fall, Anna begins fourth grade in the one room schoolhouse, and at home she helps her mother can fruit for the winter. November is wedding season for the Amish, and Thanksgiving and Christmas follow soon after. Winter is a time for feasting and family gatherings, playing board games, and reading by the warmth of the stove. Anna's life is full of hard work as well as play, just like the lives of other children her age. As they follow Anna as she does her chores, flies her kite, attends services, and celebrates her birthday, children will appreciate the similarities and differences between Anna's life and their own.
Amistad: A Long Road to Freedom
by Walter Dean MyersIn 1839, a young man named Sengbe Pieh led a group of illegally enslaved Africans to revolt against their captors aboard the slave ship Amistad. All they wanted was to return home to their families. Instead, the Africans landed in the United States, where they were imprisoned and charged with murder. In the historic case that followed, abolitionists came to the Amistad captives' defense. Sengbe Pieh continued as the group's leader, learning enough English to speak out in court for the freedom they so desperately needed. Award-winning author Walter Dean Myers's look at the Amistad rebellion shows how this complicated struggle against bigotry and injustice was an important victory in our nation's fight for equality for all.
Amistad Electrónica
by Adriano Pereira LimaRelato las experiencias en hacer amistades por la internet a través de las redes sociales de idiomas, como conocí mi primer amigo virtual, como fue el primer encuentro el la vida real y mi punto de vista y vivencia en amistad y virtual.
Amistad íntima con Dios: Cuando el temor de Dios está presente en nuestra vida
by Joy Dawson¿Quiere saber cuál es elaspecto más importante del carácter de Dios y cómo está supuesto que el mismoafecte cada aspecto de la vida suya?¿Legustaría conocer la fuente de sabiduría y cómo puede obtenerla paracada situación, vencer el temor al hombre, y solo vivir con el temor deDios? Este libro transformador da respuestas bíblicas a estaspreguntas y muchas más, y Joy Dawson las combina con experienciasfascinantes de la vida diaria. En la última aventura de búsquedaintensa de amistad íntima con el Único que nos puede satisfacer, Dawsonaclara que el precio es alto, pero los privilegios y las recompensas son infinitamente superiores.
The Amistad Rebellion: An Atlantic Odyssey of Slavery and Freedom
by Marcus RedikerOn June 28, 1839, the Spanish slave schooner Amistad set sail from Havana on a routine delivery of human cargo. On a moonless night, after four days at sea, the captive Africans rose up, killed the captain, and seized control of the ship. They attempted to sail to a safe port, but were captured by the U.S. Navy and thrown into jail in Connecticut. Their legal battle for freedom eventually made its way to the Supreme Court, where their cause was argued by former president John Quincy Adams. In a landmark ruling, they were freed and eventually returned to Africa. The rebellion became one of the best-known events in the history of American slavery, celebrated as a triumph of the legal system in films and books, all reflecting the elite perspective of the judges, politicians, and abolitionists involved in the case. In this powerful and highly original account, Marcus Rediker reclaims the rebellion for its true proponents: the African rebels who risked death to stake a claim for freedom.Using newly discovered evidence, Rediker reframes the story to show how a small group of courageous men fought and won an epic battle against Spanish and American slaveholders and their governments. He reaches back to Africa to find the rebels’ roots, narrates their cataclysmic transatlantic journey, and unfolds a prison story of great drama and emotion. Featuring vividly drawn portraits of the Africans, their captors, and their abolitionist allies, he shows how the rebels captured the popular imagination and helped to inspire and build a movement that was part of a grand global struggle between slavery and freedom. The actions aboard the Amistad that July night and in the days and months that followed were pivotal events in American and Atlantic history, but not for the reasons we have always thought.The successful Amistad rebellion changed the very nature of the struggle against slavery. As a handful of self-emancipated Africans steered their own course to freedom, they opened a way for millions to follow. This stunning book honors their achievement.
The Amistad Rebellion: An Atlantic Odyssey of Slavery and Freedom
by Marcus RedikerOn June 28, 1839, the Spanish slave schooner Amistad set sail from Havana on a routine delivery of human cargo. On a moonless night, after four days at sea, the captive Africans rose up, killed the captain, and seized control of the ship. They attempted to sail to a safe port, but were captured by the U. S. Navy and thrown into jail in Connecticut. Their legal battle for freedom eventually made its way to the Supreme Court, where their cause was argued by former president John Quincy Adams. In a landmark ruling, they were freed and eventually returned to Africa. The rebellion became one of the best-known events in the history of American slavery, celebrated as a triumph of the legal system in films and books, all reflecting the elite perspective of the judges, politicians, and abolitionists involved in the case. In this powerful and highly original account, Marcus Rediker reclaims the rebellion for its true proponents: the African rebels who risked death to stake a claim for freedom. Using newly discovered evidence, Rediker reframes the story to show how a small group of courageous men fought and won an epic battle against Spanish and American slaveholders and their governments. He reaches back to Africa to find the rebels’ roots, narrates their cataclysmic transatlantic journey, and unfolds a prison story of great drama and emotion. Featuring vividly drawn portraits of the Africans, their captors, and their abolitionist allies, he shows how the rebels captured the popular imagination and helped to inspire and build a movement that was part of a grand global struggle between slavery and freedom. The actions aboard the Amistad that July night and in the days and months that followed were pivotal events in American and Atlantic history, but not for the reasons we have always thought. The successful Amistad rebellion changed the very nature of the struggle against slavery. As a handful of self-emancipated Africans steered their own course to freedom, they opened a way for millions to follow. This stunning book honors their achievement. .
Amistad's Orphans
by Benjamin Nicholas LawranceThe lives of six African children, ages nine to sixteen, were forever altered by the revolt aboard the Cuban schooner La Amistad in 1839. Like their adult companions, all were captured in Africa and illegally sold as slaves. In this fascinating revisionist history, Benjamin N. Lawrance reconstructs six entwined stories and brings them to the forefront of the Amistad conflict. Through eyewitness testimonies, court records, and the children's own letters, Lawrance recounts how their lives were inextricably interwoven by the historic drama, and casts new light on illegal nineteenth-century transatlantic slave smuggling.
Amity and Prosperity: One Family and the Fracturing of America
by Eliza Griswold<p>In Amity and Prosperity, the prizewinning poet and journalist Eliza Griswold tells the story of the energy boom’s impact on a small town at the edge of Appalachia and one woman’s transformation from a struggling single parent to an unlikely activist. <p>Stacey Haney is a local nurse working hard to raise two kids and keep up her small farm when the fracking boom comes to her hometown of Amity, Pennsylvania. Intrigued by reports of lucrative natural gas leases in her neighbors’ mailboxes, she strikes a deal with a Texas-based energy company. Soon trucks begin rumbling past her small farm, a fenced-off drill site rises on an adjacent hilltop, and domestic animals and pets start to die. When mysterious sicknesses begin to afflict her children, she appeals to the company for help. Its representatives insist that nothing is wrong. <p>Alarmed by her children’s illnesses, Haney joins with neighbors and a committed husband-and-wife legal team to investigate what’s really in the water and air. Against local opposition, Haney and her allies doggedly pursue their case in court and begin to expose the damage that’s being done to the land her family has lived on for centuries. Soon a community that has long been suspicious of outsiders faces wrenching new questions about who is responsible for their fate, and for redressing it: The faceless corporations that are poisoning the land? The environmentalists who fail to see their economic distress? A federal government that is mandated to protect but fails on the job? Drawing on seven years of immersive reporting, Griswold reveals what happens when an imperiled town faces a crisis of values, and a family wagers everything on an improbable quest for justice.</p>
Amity and Prosperity: One Family and the Fracturing of America - Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Non-Fiction 2019
by Eliza GriswoldWinner of the 2019 Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction'At heart a David and Goliath story fit for the movies ... [A] valuable, discomforting book' The New York Times Book ReviewSeven years in the making, Amity and Prosperity tells the story of the energy boom's impact on a small town at the edge of Appalachia and of one woman's transformation from a struggling single parent to an unlikely activist.Stacey Haney is a local nurse working hard to raise two kids and keep up her small farm when the fracking boom comes to her hometown of Amity, Pennsylvania. Intrigued by reports of lucrative natural gas leases in her neighbours' mailboxes, she strikes a deal with a Texas-based energy company. Soon trucks begin rumbling past her small farm, a fenced-off drill site rises on an adjacent hilltop, and domestic animals and pets start to die. When mysterious sicknesses begin to afflict her children, she appeals to the company for help. Its representatives insist that nothing is wrong.Alarmed by her children's illnesses, Haney joins with neighbours and a committed husband-and-wife legal team to investigate what's really in the water and air. Against local opposition, Haney and her allies doggedly pursue their case in court and begin to expose the damage that's being done to the land her family has lived on for centuries. Drawing on seven years of immersive reporting, prizewinning poet and journalist Eliza Griswold reveals what happens when an imperilled town faces a crisis of values, and a family wagers everything on an improbable quest for justice.
Amity and Prosperity: One Family and the Fracturing of America - Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Non-Fiction 2019
by Eliza GriswoldWinner of the 2019 Pulitzer Prize for General NonfictionSeven years in the making, Amity and Prosperity tells the story of the energy boom's impact on a small town at the edge of Appalachia and of one woman's transformation from a struggling single parent to an unlikely activist.Stacey Haney is a local nurse working hard to raise two kids and keep up her small farm when the fracking boom comes to her hometown of Amity, Pennsylvania. Intrigued by reports of lucrative natural gas leases in her neighbours' mailboxes, she strikes a deal with a Texas-based energy company. Soon trucks begin rumbling past her small farm, a fenced-off drill site rises on an adjacent hilltop, and domestic animals and pets start to die. When mysterious sicknesses begin to afflict her children, she appeals to the company for help. Its representatives insist that nothing is wrong.Alarmed by her children's illnesses, Haney joins with neighbours and a committed husband-and-wife legal team to investigate what's really in the water and air. Against local opposition, Haney and her allies doggedly pursue their case in court and begin to expose the damage that's being done to the land her family has lived on for centuries. Drawing on seven years of immersive reporting, prizewinning poet and journalist Eliza Griswold reveals what happens when an imperilled town faces a crisis of values, and a family wagers everything on an improbable quest for justice.(P)2018 Macmillan Audio
The Amityville Horror
by Jay AnsonThe true account of the Lutz family's terrifying experience moving into--and out of--a house they believe to be possessed by evil spirits.
Amkoullel, the Fula Boy
by Amadou Hampâté BâBorn in 1900 in French West Africa, Malian writer Amadou Hampâté Bâ was one of the towering figures in the literature of twentieth-century Francophone Africa. In Amkoullel, the Fula Boy, Bâ tells in striking detail the story of his youth, which was set against the aftermath of war between the Fula and Toucouleur peoples and the installation of French colonialism. A master storyteller, Bâ recounts pivotal moments of his life, and the lives of his powerful and large family, from his first encounter with the white commandant through the torturous imprisonment of his stepfather and to his forced attendance at French school. He also charts a larger story of life prior to and at the height of French colonialism: interethnic conflicts, the clash between colonial schools and Islamic education, and the central role indigenous African intermediaries and interpreters played in the functioning of the colonial administration. Engrossing and novelistic, Amkoullel, the Fula Boy is an unparalleled rendering of an individual and society under transition as they face the upheavals of colonialism.
AMLO: Vida privada de un hombre público
by Jaime Avilés"Esta obra --afirma el autor-- podrá cambiar la intención de voto de quienes la lean. También podría alterar el criterio de quienes piensan que no votar es lo más adecuado para un país destrozado como el nuestro." Dividido en dos partes ("AMLO" y "El dolor social"), en las que Avilés retrata tanto la vida privada del político tabasqueño como su vida pública --su infancia en Tepetitán, sus años de estudiante, su trabajo con los indígenas chontales, su primera candidatura al gobierno de Tabasco--, AMLO: Vida privada de un hombre público ofrece diversos elementos para que los lectores se forjen una opinión más profunda del candidato presidencial de la izquierda en nuestro país. Más allá de lo anterior, esta obra permite el contraste entre López Obrador y los demás contendientes por la Presidencia de la República. Así, abre una faceta distinta, conocida sólo por gente cercana a él como el propio Avilés, "y que no le hará daño conocer a la gente que la televisión llenó de odio contra AMLO..." No se trata de un libro complaciente, pues a través de un recorrido por los pasajes más relevantes de la trayectoria política de López Obrador, el autor da forma a una historia humana, que también está hecha de altibajos y traspiés. En suma, estamos frente al testimonio de un cronista que nos acerca a la vida de un hombre para que el lector lo mire tal cual es. Fue conductora también del programa Nuestra Casa, al lado de Talina Fernández, Mariana Levy, Jorge Muñiz y Carmen Muñoz, y encabezó la conducción del proyecto Futbol Fantástico. En marzo de 2004 participó en la tercera edición del reality show Big Brother VIP. En mayo de 2005 entró como conductora de la sección de espectáculos del noticiario El cristal con que se mira, que conduce Víctor Trujillo. Actualmente participa en el programa La Oreja a lado de 'Pepillo' Origel y Aurora Valle.
AMLO: Con los pies en la tierra
by José Agustín PinchettiUn libro revelador que desmonta los mitos que se han construido en torno al candidato puntero para las elecciones presidenciales de 2018. El autor del libro es una de las personas que conoce más de cerca a AMLO, por lo que cuenta con información de primera mano. El libro cuenta con un epílogo escrito especialmente para este libro, por el propio López Obrador. Una obra de completa actualidad e impacto mediático garantizado, que será de referencia necesaria en el ambiente político y electoral durante 2018.
AMLO en la balanza: De la esperanza a la incertidumbre
by José Antonio CrespoYa es tiempo de hacer un corte de caja. Hace dos años Andrés Manuel López Obrador estaba por ganar la presidencia de la República gracias a promesas que calaron hondo en 30 millones de votantes. Hoy, tras más de un año de gobierno, ¿qué ha cumplido y qué no? Exactamente, ¿cuáles son sus logros?, ¿en qué se ha desviado del proyecto que lo llevó al triunfo? Con datos irrefutables, José Antonio Crespo reconstruye la historia del actual sexenio. Hace la radiografía de Morena, pinta las políticas más criticadas y las más aplaudidas, explica el neocentralismo, los retos de la aplanadora legislativa, las dudas de los mercados financieros y la rápida trasmutación de la gran esperanza en incertidumbre. A la vista de los datos, ¿qué futuro nos espera?
AMLO: Vida privada de un hombre público
by Jaime Avilés"Esta obra --afirma el autor-- podrá cambiar la intención de voto de quienes la lean. También podría alterar el criterio de quienes piensan que no votar es lo más adecuado para un país destrozado como el nuestro." Dividido en dos partes ("AMLO" y "El dolor social"), en las que Avilés retrata tanto la vida privada del político tabasqueño como su vida pública --su infancia en Tepetitán, sus años de estudiante, su trabajo con los indígenas chontales, su primera candidatura al gobierno de Tabasco--, AMLO: Vida privada de un hombre público ofrece diversos elementos para que los lectores se forjen una opinión más profunda del candidato presidencial de la izquierda en nuestro país. Más allá de lo anterior, esta obra permite el contraste entre López Obrador y los demás contendientes por la Presidencia de la República. Así, abre una faceta distinta, conocida sólo por gente cercana a él como el propio Avilés, "y que no le hará daño conocer a la gente que la televisión llenó de odio contra AMLO..." No se trata de un libro complaciente, pues a través de un recorrido por los pasajes más relevantes de la trayectoria política de López Obrador, el autor da forma a una historia humana, que también está hecha de altibajos y traspiés. En suma, estamos frente al testimonio de un cronista que nos acerca a la vida de un hombre para que el lector lo mire tal cual es. Fue conductora también del programa Nuestra Casa, al lado de Talina Fernández, Mariana Levy, Jorge Muñiz y Carmen Muñoz, y encabezó la conducción del proyecto Futbol Fantástico. En marzo de 2004 participó en la tercera edición del reality show Big Brother VIP. En mayo de 2005 entró como conductora de la sección de espectáculos del noticiario El cristal con que se mira, que conduce Víctor Trujillo. Actualmente participa en el programa La Oreja a lado de 'Pepillo' Origel y Aurora Valle.
AMLO y la religión: El estado laico bajo amenaza
by Bernardo Barranco Roberto BlancarteLa Iglesia y el Estado han vuelto a sonreírse. La religión ha recuperado protagonismo en la vida política de México. El responsable de ese fenómeno es el presidente Andrés Manuel López Obrador. Pese a declararse juarista, el primer mandatario ha difuminado, como ninguno de sus predecesores, la frontera entre lo que es de Dios y lo que es del César: llegó al poder aliado con un partido de origen religioso, ha invitado a Palacio Nacional a líderes y agrupaciones cristianas, ha abierto la puerta de las concesiones televisivas a iglesias evangélicas; defiende políticas de Estado con frases bíblicas y ha pedido a las adscripciones religiosas que distribuyan la Cartilla Moral, documento básico para la llamada Cuarta Transformación. En AMLO y la religión, Roberto Blancarte y Bernardo Barranco, los dos mayores expertos en el tema, diseccionan esta dinámica que puede transformar el balance de poder en México, cambiar el rostro del país y redefinir conceptos como laicidad y separación Iglesia-Estado.
AMLO y la tierra prometida: Análisis del proceso electoral 2018 y lo que viene
by Bernardo Barranco¿Será el edén o sobrevendrá un infierno? Las expectativas y las dudas por el gobierno de Andrés Manuel López Obrador se multiplican. Ante esta incertidumbre, once analistas de primera línea ofrecen las explicaciones más informadas y agudas. ¿Qué México recibirá López Obrador? ¿Cómo fueron los comicios que lo llevaron al poder? ¿Qué problemas se padecieron y qué riesgos evidencian? ¿De qué tamaño es la podredumbre del sistema político y qué podemos esperar, por lo tanto? En esta obra, tanto los críticos como los partidarios de AMLO encontrarán los datos precisos y las explicaciones exactas para entender la pasada elección y comprender qué México se nos viene encima. Bernardo Barranco, Coordinador Carmen Aristegui, Prólogo Francisco Abundis · María Amp Aro Casar Juana Inés Dehesa Rogelio Gómez Hermosill O Julio Hernández · D Aniel Moreno Ric Ardo Raphael Ana Saiz · Jenaro Vill Amil
Amma Naan Nalamaa
by Nikhila Sharma G.S.S.This book is a guide to parents for upbringing a child and provides advices and tips from the psychological point of view.