The Amish Way by Kraybill Donald B. & Nolt Steven M. & Weaver-Zercher David L

Author:Kraybill, Donald B. & Nolt, Steven M. & Weaver-Zercher, David L. [Kraybill, Donald B.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780470890875
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 2010-08-13T06:00:00+00:00

Escaping Fads and Fashions

A well-dressed churchgoer leaving a Christmas Eve service once told us, “I wish I were Amish this time of the year so I wouldn’t have to spend so much time trying to match my clothing.” This woman was surely joking, but she hit on something important: the Amish don’t spend much time selecting outfits for church or any other occasion. The decision about what to wear has already been made.

Although Amish dress practices vary by community, each group has a standard wardrobe governed by its Ordnung. “These dress standards,” explains one church leader, “are like a railing surrounding the balcony of a house to protect its occupants. . . . The individual Christian is not sufficient unto himself—he needs the church.” Amish dress is thus one more demonstration of uffgevva, giving up the right to dress as one pleases and yielding to the community, which defines and enforces the moral order.9

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