Rumspringa
Subtitle: to be or not to be Amish
By: Tom Shachtman
Edition: 1st paperback ed.
Publisher: North Point Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 286
ISBN-13: 9780865477421
Subjects: Social life and customs; Rumspringa; Religious life; Conduct of life; Amish teenagers
Notes: "This book is based, in part, on research done for the Stick Figure Productions documentary The Devil's Playground"--P. opposite tp.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [281]-283).
Table of contents: title: Going away; title: A glory old time; title: Straightforward conversations; title: Education: prepare for usefulness; title: Faith and doctrine: stand fast and believe the Word as written; title: Shunning: to keep the church pure; title: Farming: the ideal occupation; title: Working away; title: Women's lib would have a field day among the Amish; title: Seeking solutions; title: Coming home: an essay.