Rumspringa : To Be or Not to Be Amish (Hardcover) 9780865476875

from lauralkeet

Rumspringa, or "running around," is an Amish teenage tradition. After finishing school at age 14, they are allowed to spend as much time as they need living outside the order, until they are ready to either be Amish, and join the church as an adult, or leave the church (and often their family) be...

from NewsieQ

Read for NF readers' group. Interesting book, interesting discussion about a topic non-Amish would have no way of knowing about.

from tamora

This is a fascinating look at what it is like to grow up Amish. The author interviewed teenagers and told their stories from their perspective.

from ElectricKoolAid

I learned a lot about the Amish from reading this book. The experience is completely foreign to me however. It is unbelievable to me that parents would hold their children hostage to their beliefs and predicate their acceptance on their child's submission to their lifestyle choice. Patriarchal mo...

from LynnB

I had never heard of "Rumspringa" -- the period of adolescence where Amish youth are given an opportunity to experience life outside of Amish rules. The theory is that, following this period of experimentation, the youth will return to the church and undergo baptism. And, it's a theory that works...