Introduction to Old Order and Conservative Mennonite Groups by Stephen Scott

Introduction to Old Order and Conservative Mennonite Groups by Stephen Scott

This book tells a story which until now has not been available in such an interesting and comprehensive form. What holds these people together? Why are they growing in number? Where do they live? The Old Order Mennonites are less well known than the Amish, but are similar in many beliefs and practices. Some Old Order Mennonites drive horses and buggies. Others use cars for transportation. Conservative Mennonite groups vary a great deal, but in general espouse strong faith and family life and believe that how they live should distinguish them from the larger society around them.           The author details courtship and wedding practices, methods of worship, dress, transportation, and vocation. Never before has there been such an inside account of these people and their lives. The author spent years conferring and interviewing members of the various groups, trying to portray their history and their story in a fair and accurate manner. An enjoyable, educational, inspiring book.

Stephen E. Scott was born and raised in southeastern Ohio. He was educated in Beavercreek Township. He went to a number of plain churches, including strict Mennonite churches, during a period of spiritual searching. Scott spent a year in the Amish and Mennonite communities of Holmes County, Ohio.

In 1969, he began two years of alternating service at Lancaster Mennonite High School in Pennsylvania after attending the Numidia Mennonit Bible School in Pennsylvania. Scott joined the Old Order River Brethren Church, a conservative Anabaptist denomination, during this time. He wrote Plain Buggies, Why Do They Dress That Way? while working as a researcher and writer for Good Books.

He's the coauthor of the book Life Without Power.

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ISBN 13	9781561481019
ISBN 10	1561481017
Title	Introduction to Old Order and Conservative Mennonite Groups
Author	Stephen Scott
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Good Books
Year published	1996-01-18
Number of pages	252
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