Growing Up Amish: The Rumspringa Years

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Young Center Books in Anabaptist & Pietist Studies Donald B. Kraybill, Series Editor : Growing Up Amish second edition The Rumspringa Years Richard A. Stevick Johns Hopkins University Press Baltimore © 2007, 2014 Johns Hopkins University Press All rights reserved. Published 2014 Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper 2 4 6 8 9 7 5 3 1 First edition published as Growing Up Amish: The Teenage Years, 2007 Johns Hopkins University Press 2715 North Charles Street Baltimore, Maryland 21218-4363 www.press.jhu.edu Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Stevick, Richard A., 1939– Growing up Amish : the Rumspringa years / Richard A. Stevick. — Second edition. pages cm. — (Young Center books in Anabaptist & Pietist studies) Earlier edition has subtitle: the teenage years. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN-13: 978-1-4214-1371-6 (pbk. : alk. paper) ISBN-13: 978-1-4214-1372-3 (electronic) ISBN-10: 1-4214-1371-X (pbk. : alk. paper) ISBN-10: 1-4214-1372-8 (electronic) 1. Rumspringa. 2. Amish teenagers—United States—Social life and customs. 3. Amish teenagers—United States—Social conditions. 4. Amish teenagers—Religious life—United States. 5. Amish—United States—Social life and customs. 6. Youth—United States—Social life and customs. I. Title. E184.M45S75 2014 289.7092—dc23 [B] 2013033889 A catalog record for this book is available from the British Library. Frontispiece: These teenagers take advantage of their increased freedom to play in a girls’ evening softball league in Holmes County, Ohio. (Mike Schenk/Wooster (OH) Daily Record) Special discounts are available for bulk purchases of this book. For more information, please contact Special Sales at 410-516-6936 or specialsales@press.jhu.edu. Johns Hopkins University Press uses environmentally friendly book materials, including recycled text paper that is composed of at least 30 percent post-consumer waste, whenever possible. To our grandchildren: Katherine, Allison, Zahra, Kavitha, Wesley, David, Wyn, Madelaine, and Brendan : This page intentionally left blank ...