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138:, but over a concern for the nature of their communities. Community is important to members of Old Order Anabaptist groups, and a technology or practice is rejected if it would adversely affect it. This means that the prohibitions are not usually absolute; a member who would not own a car may accept a ride in a car or other modern transport if a pressing need arises. This basis also means that most Old Orders see no contradiction in having electricity in their milking barn, since that is necessary to comply with regulations on milk cooling, but not in their house. 35: 20: 145:. “Plain” to Old Orders is the opposite of showy, fancy or ostentatious, and is considered a virtue opposed to pridefulness, related to humility. It is based on the belief that a person's true worth is spiritual, and so does not lie in their clothes or appearance. The foundation of plain dress comes from the desire to obey the New Testament's instructions against outward adornment and fashionable, expensive clothing. 1713: 1358: 581: 296:. The Amish and Mennonite Old Orders have growth rates between 3 and 5 percent a year, in average about 3.7 percent. Old Order Schwarzenau and River Brethren groups in contrast have low growth rates and were even shrinking during the 20th century. All English speaking groups tend to grow much more slowly than their German speaking brothers. 691:
The distinctiveness of the Old Order Anabaptists became emphasized in the late nineteenth century as Amish and Mennonite groups splintered over how to preserve religious values in an industrializing society (the Amish were originally a seventeenth-century splinter group from the
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Many of the original members of Hutterites joined various Mennonite groups in the United States. The minority continued communal living and are described as Old Order, and those members fall into one of three tribes: Schmiedleut, Dariuslet, and Lehrerleut, with
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All Old Order Amish groups are horse and buggy groups, including the New Order Amish. Among the Old Order Mennonites, there are both horse and buggy and car driving groups. The same is true for the Old Orders among the Schwarzenau Brethren. The
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The Old Order Amish and the Old Order Mennonites are not premodern relics from a bygone era. The Old Order movement is a conscious attempt to maintain a style of Christian living based on principles different from those of the larger
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groups between 1845 and 1901. All Old Order Anabaptist groups that emerged after 1901 divided from established Old Order Anabaptist groups or were formed by people coming from different Old Order Anabaptist groups.
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By the close of the 20th century, there were over a quarter of a million Old Order Anabaptists in North America alone. Old Order Anabaptists enjoy a rich spiritual and community life, which has attracted
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are additionally regarded as being Old Order Anabaptists, as they continued the practice of communal living. The Old Order movement led to several Old Order divisions from mainstream
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Old Order Anabaptist groups do not have seminary trained pastors and never developed written sophisticated theology. Many practices among the Old Orders stem from the
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are a group of 3 congregations in Ohio who still use horses and buggies, and do not have electricity in their homes. The Hutterite groups are entirely car-driving.
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and Old Order River Brethren split, had already started shifting to English in the 19th century and mostly completed it in the first half of the 20th century.
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Self-sufficiency, smallness and homogeneity are central principles of the maintenance of Old Order Anabaptist communities (Hostetler, 1968).
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are a car driving group, except a small subgroup of about half a dozen members, that still use horse and buggy transportation.
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The avoidance of technologies by Old Order Anabaptist communities is based not on a belief that the technology is in some way
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encompasses those groups which have preserved the old ways of Anabaptist Christian religion and lifestyle.
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Other aspects of Old Order Anabaptist life are concerned with plainness, which dictates their distinctive
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Stability and Change in an Old Order Mennonite Farming System in the Waterloo Region, Ontario
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Historically, an Old Order movement emerged in the second half of the 19th century among the
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There are about 350,000 Old Order Amish, 60,000 to 80,000 Old Order Mennonites, about 7,000
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and Carl Bowman the following additional practices are common among the Old Orders:
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Serious Nonsense: Groundhog Lodges, Versammlinge, and Pennsylvania German Heritage
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Wandel, Johanna; Mage, Julius A.; Geography, University of Guelph Dept of (1998).
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On the Backroad to Heaven: Old Order Hutterites, Mennonites, Amish, and Brethren
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On the Backroad to Heaven: Old Order Hutterites, Mennonites, Amish, and Brethren
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Plain Buggies: Amish, Mennonite, and Brethren Horse-drawn Transportation
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and all their forms of dress share the same roots in the Pennsylvania
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Violence and Aggression: Integrating Theory, Research, and Practice
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and loving one's enemies is a belief held by all Old Order groups.
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Concise Encyclopedia of Amish, Brethren, Hutterites and Mennonites
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In 1989, Sandra L. Cronk wrote about the Old Order Anabaptists:
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The SAGE Encyclopedia of War: Social Science Perspectives
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The Old Order Anabaptists comprise the following groups:
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Through Fire and Water: An Overview of Mennonite History
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Department of Geography, University of Guelph. 541:, a branch of the Hutterites that emerged in 1860 252:speak a German dialect in everyday life, either 734:Nolt, Steven M.; Loewen, Harry (11 June 2010). 377:, largest Amish affiliation, relatively liberal 89: 335:, most spread out affiliation, emerged in 1914 1387: 902: 359:, a quite conservative group, emerged in 1863 8: 504:Old German Baptist Brethren, New Conference 1394: 1380: 1372: 909: 895: 887: 707:, Baltimore and London, 2001, pages 10-11. 433:, emerged in 1872, now a car driving group 341:, relatively conservative, emerged in 1952 718:A Network of Loving, Caring Relationships 427:, oldest Old Order group, emerged in 1845 33: 1554:List of U.S. states by Amish population 791:, Baltimore and London, 2001, page 201. 606: 455:Virginia Old Order Mennonite Conference 105:of Old Order Anabaptist denominations. 1052:Schwarzenau (German Baptist) Brethren 768:Association of Religion Data Archives 419:Markham-Waterloo Mennonite Conference 401:Groffdale Conference Mennonite Church 353:, a very early split, emerged in 1849 75:in the United States and Canada. 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Index


Old Order Mennonite
Oxford County, Ontario

Old Order River Brethren
cape dresses
kapp headcoverings
Amish
Mennonites
Schwarzenau Brethren
River Brethren
Hutterites
Anabaptist
seekers
church members
Anabaptist doctrine
biblical
nonconformity to the world
Romans 12:2
evil
dress
Nonresistance
Donald Kraybill
A capella
Believer's baptism
Excommunication
Fermented wine
Foot washing
Holy Kiss
dress plain

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