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The NEH grant enabled the researchers to investigate the Amish experience at the national level, giving attention to geographic expansion, the growth of diversity, changing conceptions of identity and evolving patterns of interaction with the larger society. The team also explored how the Amish have
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College holds his papers in their Earl H. and Anita F. Hess Archives and Special Collections.
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Who Are the Anabaptists: Amish, Brethren, Hutterites, and Mennonites
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Concise Encyclopedia of Amish, Brethren, Hutterites, and Mennonites
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Concise Encyclopedia of Amish, Brethren, Hutterites, and Mennonites
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323:Amish Grace: How Forgiveness Transcended Tragedy
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1150:"Q&A with Amish Scholar Donald B. Kraybill"
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