Bill and Tricia Moser were living in one of America’s wealthiest communities when they stepped away and began a journey that led to a horse-and-buggy Amish life.
No more BMWs. No more architectural or medical careers. Instead, the Mosers drew close with their children, built pallets for money, wore homemade clothes, and bonded with people of their Amish faith and community. Here, in Becoming Amish, they offer a modern couple’s honest perspective on that separate and seemingly cloistered world, a perspective that is uniquely insider and outsider at the same time.
The Mosers’ journey is rich and fascinating all on its own as we learn about the inner workings of the Amish faith, ways and culture—what their church services are like, how their businesses succeed at such a high rate, how they are so remarkably connected on a human scale (without Facebook!), how they balance technology in their lives, and more.
But though the couple’s decision can seem extreme, it can also serve as a mirror that helps us reflect upon our own choices, our own beliefs and values. If we were to be as intentional about our lives, how would we realign our choices big and small to achieve a fulfilling life?
Becoming Amish rounds out the Mosers’ tale with interviews, vignettes, and information that adds context, perspective and insight into the Amish community. The reader learns of a startlingly violent book—published in 1660—that is central to this pacifist people’s belief and is in nearly every Amish home. The reader visits a “plain” community in the hills of Kentucky—a community that lives even more simply than most Amish—to discuss “the whys” of a low-technology life and faith. The reader contemplates an interview with the Lutheran minister who helped lead the Supreme Court case back in 1972 that allowed the Amish to pull their children from public school after 8th grade—what compelled him to do that? [email protected].
Innehållsförteckning
Meeting Bill and Tricia……………………………………………………………………1
Just Married…………………………………………………………………………………..9
Early Years Together………………………………………………………………………13
A New Path………………………………………………………………………………….23
Breaking Away……………………………………………………………………………..31
The Thumb Years…………………………………………………………………………..37
Inspired by Joni Mast…………………………………………………………………….45
The Barn-Raising………………………………………………………………………….55
A Chat With Joni Mast…………………………………………………………………61
Reflecting on the Amish Church Service………………………………………….65
Evolution to Amish……………………………………………………………………….71
The First Days of Amish Life………………………………………………………….79
Bill and a Horse Named Rex…………………………………………………………..85
Tricia and the New Skill Set……………………………………………………………91
Doing Business the Amish Way………………………………………………………97
Sunday Morning at the Amish Church in Marion……………………………103
Connectedness…………………………………………………………………………….111
Martyrs Mirror…………………………………………………………………………….117
An 8th Grade Education……………………………………………………………….129
Grandma Moser Weighs in…………………………………………………………..141
The Boundaries of Technology………………………………………………………145
Horse, Buggy, Solar Array…………………………………………………………….157
Caneyville and the Low-Tech Purpose……………………………………………167
Technological Consistency……………………………………………………………177
Pennsylvania German and the Unraveling………………………………………189
The Wedding………………………………………………………………………………195
Admonishment……………………………………………………………………………201
The Auction………………………………………………………………………………..207
The Good Times…………………………………………………………………………215
Three Moser Children Reflect……………………………………………………….219
Advice from Alfred and Martha Gingerich……………………………………..227
Settling into a Broader America…………………………………………………….235
Om författaren
Jeff Smith is a journalist and editor who has written extensively about the environment, outdoors and lifestyle during the course of his 30-plus year career. He currently edits Traverse, Northern Michigan’s Magazine, an award-winning monthly regional publication focused on life near the shores of the northern Great Lakes. In his previous position, Jeff wrote for nearly a decade about federal and state environmental law and policy related to the world of hazardous waste.
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