John A. Hostetler (1918-2001) is author of the best-selling Amish Society and the widely acclaimed Hutterite Society, both available from Johns Hopkins. Raised in the Amish faith, he was founding director of the Center for Anabaptist and Pietist Studies at Elizabethtown College in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, and a former professor of anthropology and sociology at Temple University.
In a class by itself. * Journal of American History * The definitive book on one of America's most misunderstood communities. * Philadelphia Inquirer * The best single book available on the Amish. * Christianity Today *