What the Amish Believe
April 29, 2010 by editor · Leave a Comment
Books on What the Amish Believe
Menno Simons: The Complete Works
$14.95
Menno Simons did not start the Anabaptist movement, but he became one of their best known spokesmen and organizers. This is the best price we have been able to find on the complete writings of Menno Simons. Translated from the original Dutch into English.
455 pages. Hardback. $14.95
Dortrecht Confession of Faith
$1.00
The Dordrecht Confession of Faith is a statement of beliefs adopted by Dutch Mennonite leaders at a meeting in Dordrecht, Netherland, on April 21, 1632. Its 18 articles emphasize belief in salvation through Jesus Christ, baptism, nonresistance, church discipline, feet washing, and avoidance of taking oaths. In 1725, Jacob Gottschalk met with sixteen other ministers from southeastern Pennsylvania and adopted the Dutch Mennonite Dordrecht Confession as their statement of belief. Here is the full text in booklet form.
42 pp. booklet. $1.00
Where Is God In Time of Tragedy?
$1.50
This booklet is one of the best written works we have found on the subject of why God permits evil. It supports a biblical viewpoint that avoids the extremes of both Calvinistic predestination and secular humanism.
32 pp. booklet. $1.50
Devoted Christian’s Prayer Book
$3.95
This small book is a collection of prayers from an Amish prayer book that dates back to 1708 or earlier. It can be used in daily devotions or on special occasions. The book also includes the Dortrecht Confession of Faith and “Rules of a Godly Life.”
124 pp. Hardback. $3.95
1001 Questions and Answers on the Christian Life
$1.00
This book covers virtually every aspect of the Christian life: salvation, baptism, the new birth, faith, prayer, discipleship, non-conformity to the world, child training, courtship, dress, nonresistance, swearing oaths, worship, and numerous other topics. The answers are from an Old Order Amish viewpoint, and so this book serves as a handy reference book on Amish beliefs.
Booklet. $1.00
Beware Of Spiritual Arrogance
$1.50
This booklet defends the Amish church structure and way of life against other churches that attract Amish–such as the Remnant churches. We by no means endorse much of what this booklet says. However, it is helpful in understanding the Amish-Charity conflict from the Amish viewpoint.
32 pp. booklet. $1.50
Biblical Guidelines In Shunning
$1.50
One of the more noteworthy practices of the Amish is shunning former members who have been excommunicated. This booklet sets forth the Amish position for shunning.
32 pp. booklet. $1.50
Dietrich Philip Handbook
$7.95
Dietrich Philip was a co-worker with Menno Simons, and he was one of the early leaders of the Mennonites in the Netherlands. Here is a collection of his spiritual writings.
539 pp. Hardback. $7.95
Why I Do Not Take The Sword
$4.75
A personal true story and historical account of the Russian Mennonites during the Russian Revolution in World War I.
158 pp. $4.75
The Place Of Young People In The Church
$1.50
This booklet sets forth several Amish viewpoints on the role of young people in the church. It sets forth a position against both letting the youth “sow wild oats” and against allowing them to attempt to be church leaders at too young of an age.
32 pp. booklet. $1.50
The Walls That Divide Us
$1.50
This booklet sets forth a well-reasoned and Scriptural position against needless divisions in the body of Christ, particularly among kingdom Christians with similar convictions. Although it specifically concerns the divisions among the Amish, the principles set forth are applicable in all kingdom church settings.
32 pp. booklet. $1.50
The Whirlwind Cometh
$4.75
You will not soon forget this unusual book. Its gripping story is neither history nor prophecy. Rather, it is a challenge to the reader to examine the present and to be ready for the future. For those who take religious freedom for granted, this book will be a jolt.
167 pp. Paper. $4.75
Writings of David Troyer
$2.45
David Troyer was an Amish bishop who lived between 1827 and 1906 in Holmes County, Ohio. This work contains his admonitions to his physical and spiritual descendants.
144 pp. Paper. $2.45
Amish and Anabaptist History
March 18, 2010 by editor · Leave a Comment
Books on Amish History
Drummer’s Wife
$4.95
This is a collection of gripping, but true stories about the first generation of Anabaptists in the Netherlands. The stories, although dramatized, are all taken from historic Anabaptist source books, such as Martyrs Mirror.
300 pp. Paperback. $4.95
Fire in the Zurich Hills
$5.95
The true story of the first Anabaptists in Zurich, Switzerland. A flowing account of the birth of Anabaptism—that reads like a novel.
351 pp. Paper. $5.95
Martyr’s Mirror Made Plain
$4.95
James W. Lowry. Martyrs’ Mirror is the large volume that covers the history of Amish and Mennonite martyrs. This unique work helps the reader to study and profit from Martyrs Mirror.
149 pages. Paperback. $4.95
History of the Bernese Anabaptists
$9.95
The author was a 19th century Reformed minister who lived in Berne, Switzerland. He thoroughly researched the history of the Anabaptists in the Berne canton, and he writes with great empathy for them. He describes their imprisonment, sale as galley slaves, suffering, and forced exile from Switzerland. A scholarly work that is also very readable. Now available in English for the first time!
504 pp. Hardback. $9.95
Amish in America, settlements that failed
$18.95
This large book contains the history of 100 extinct Amish settlements, from 1840 through 1960. These settlements were in thirty different states and Mexico. The book not only describes the settlements, but explains why they failed.
555 pp. Hardback. $18.95
How Dordrecht Confession Came Down To Us
$1.95
This booklet explains the history of the Dortrecht Confession and how it came down to the Anabaptists of today. The Dortrecht Confession of the Anabaptists stands in contrast to the statements of belief produced by the major Reformers.
44 pp. booklet. $1.95
Why Some Amish Communities Fail
$2.45
David Luthy. This booklet sets forth the various reasons why different Amish communities established between 1961 and 2007 failed. But it is much more than a history lesson. All those seeking to start new churches can learn from the mistakes these communities made.
26 pp. booklet. $2.45
Harry’s Journey
$4.75
This is the true story of the author’s grandfather, Harry Stauffer, who at the age of four saw his little world fall sadly apart upon the death of his mother. He and his five siblings were placed by their father into various foster homes. Harry’s life became one long round of uncertainty, rejection, and heartache.
222 pp. Sewn paperback. $4.75
As I Remember It
$7.45
Uria Byler. Based on the diary kept by a well-known Amish teacher in Geauga Co., Ohio. It was rewritten in story form after his death.
328 pp. Hardback. $7.45
Why I Do Not Take The Sword
$4.75
A personal true story and historical account of the Russian Mennonites during the Russian Revolution in World War I. 158 pp. $4.75