DownloadArticles : Other Anabaptists
Nov. 17, 2008 issue
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Photo by Dale D. Gehman
Amish go solar, in a simple way
LANCASTER, Pa. — The buggy is in the drive. Trousers flutter on the clothesline. Horses prance as they work the field, their manes flowing, their step high. And mounted on the shed out back are solar panels.
Solar energy has been used by a few of the technology-eschewing Amish for decades now. But with soaring energy costs, more families are putting sunlight-collecting panels on their barns and outbuildings. Area dealers report sales of solar systems to the Amish are up 30 percent to 50 percent this year alone.
Oct. 27, 2008 issue
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AMBS celebrates tricentennial of Anabaptist ‘cousins’
Elkhart, Ind. — A reunion of cousins is what participants called the celebration of the 300th anniversary of the Brethren churches, hosted by Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary Oct. 2-3.
Oct. 20, 2008 issue
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We could use some plaining
“The plaining of the Mennonite world” is how Donald Kraybill describes the trend of Old Order Anabaptist groups growing while mainstream ones struggle.
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As Amish population rises, a quest for new land
Amish groups have grown rapidly in the past 15 years and moved into new states, according to research by the Young Center for Anabaptist and Pietist Studies at Elizabethtown (Pa.) College.
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The horse-and-buggy way
An international research team has begun an oral history project on the anti-modern lifestyles of the “horse-and-buggy” Mennonites of Canada and Latin America.
Sept. 29, 2008 issue
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‘Kindle our hearts’: Brethren 300th
When Mennonites sing “Move in Our Midst,” a hymn of prayer for the Holy Spirit’s leading, we are enjoying a gift from the Church of the Brethren.
Aug. 18, 2008 issue
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Photos tell story of Old Colony in Texas
NORTH NEWTON, Kan. — Laura Camden has been fascinated by Amish and Mennonites from a young age. Her journalistic curiosity led her into a particular kind of Mennonite world.
Aug. 11, 2008 issue
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Amish not immune to high fuel prices
FREDERICKSBURG, Ohio — As sawdust mixed with sweat on his brow, mill owner Isaac Stutzman laughed at the thought of outsiders assuming his horse-and-buggy Amish community is immune to skyrocketing fuel prices.
Aug. 4, 2008 issue
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Play seeks to ensure Anabaptists remember martyr
For many Anabaptists, the story of Dirk Willems is as familiar as that of the Good Samaritan. Others have not heard of him.
June 23, 2008 issue
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Beachy Amish bridge diversity of practices
A tale of two churches: One has organized softball teams with uniforms and shows DVD movies at youth activities. Another disallows youth activities altogether, uses German in services and takes a stand against posing for photographs, even for driver’s licenses.
