The Amish and the State

2. Auflage 2003
ISBN: 978-0-8018-7430-7
Verlag: Johns Hopkins University Press

Buch, Englisch, 376 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 233 mm, Gewicht: 635 g

Reihe: Center Books in Anabaptist Studies

In this new edition of The Amish and the State Donald Kraybill brings together legal scholars and social scientists to explore the unique series of conflicts between a traditional religious minority and the modern state. In the process, the authors trace the preservation—and the erosion—of religious liberty in American life. Kraybill begins with an overview of the Amish in North America and describes the "negotiation model" used throughout the book to interpret a variety of legal conflicts. Subsequent chapters deal with specific aspects of religious freedom over which the Amish and the state have clashed. Focusing on the period from 1925 to 2001 in the United States, the authors examine conflicts over military service and conscription, Social Security and taxes, education, health care, land use and zoning, regulation of slow-moving vehicles, and other first amendment issues. New concluding chapters, by constitutional expert William Ball, who defended the Amish before the Supreme Court in 1972 in the landmark Wisconsin v. Yoder case, and law professor Garret Epps, assess the Amish contribution to preserving religious liberty in the United States.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kraybill, Donald B

Weitere Mitwirkende

Marty, Martin E.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Christliche Kirchen, Konfessionen, Denominationen Andere und Moderne Christliche Glaubensgemeinschaften

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword
Preface and Acknowledgments
A Note on Sources
Chapter 1. Negotiating with Caesar
Chapter 2. The Amish View of the State
Chapter 3. Military Service and Conscription
Chapter 4. The National Amish Steering Committee
Chapter 5. Education and Schooling
Chapter 6. The National Committee for Amish Religious Freedom
Chapter 7. Social Security and Taxes
Chapter 8. Slow-Moving Vehicles
Chapter 9. Health Care
Chapter 10. Land Use
Chapter 11. The Role of Outsiders
Chapter 12. Encounters with the State, 1990–2002
Chapter 13. First Amendment Issues
Chapter 14. The Amish and the American Oyster
Apendix: Significant Legal Cases
Notes
References
Contributors
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Kraybill, Donald B
Donald B. Kraybill is a Distinguished College Professor and senior fellow emeritus at Elizabethtown College's Young Center for Anabaptist and Pietist Studies.

Donald B. Kraybill is Distinguished College Professor and Senior Fellow in the Young Center for Anabaptist and Pietist Studies at Elizabethtown College, Pennsylvania. Widely recognized for his work on Anabaptist groups, he has authored and edited many books, including The Riddle of Amish Culture and The Amish and the State, both available from Johns Hopkins.