The Amish People

Title: The Amish People
Category: Society & Culture / People
Details: Words: 341 | Pages: 1.5 (approximately 235 words/page)

The Amish People

The Amish people are descendants of the Anabaptist tradition from 16th century Europe. The Anabaptists eventually split into three groups: the Mennonites of Dutch and Prussian origin, the Hutterian Brethren of Austria, and the Swiss Brethren. The Amish were named after their founder Jakob Amman who decided to split off from the Swiss Brethren. The division did not occur due to differences in fundamental beliefs, but instead it was over conforming to certain norms of …showed first 75 words of 341 total…

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…showed last 75 words of 341 total…Each district of the Amish religion is autonomous. There is no centralized Amish organization. Therefore the Amish have no recognized leader, such as the Roman Catholic Church has the pope. Each district is run by the full members of the group. Only adults are given the status of being a full member. The Amish continue to thrive in their primitive environment even in today’s technological world. They truly are a fascinating group of people.

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