About this Journal
The Journal of Plain Anabaptist Communities (JPAC) is a peer-reviewed journal dedicated to publishing both empirical and theoretical work related to plain Anabaptist communities, including, among others, the Amish, conservative Mennonites, Amish-Mennonites, Apostolic Christians, Brethren, Bruderhof, and Hutterites. JPAC articles may include emerging issues associated with plain Anabaptist communities, diverse theoretical perspectives and methodological approaches to the study of plain Anabaptist groups, and significant research findings about plain Anabaptist populations.
JPAC aims to facilitate the advancement of scholarship and research on plain Anabaptist communities in North America and around the world, and to strengthen the networks of scholars from all disciplines who examine faith groups that emerged from the Anabaptist movement of the 16th century and who today maintain distinctive sectarian lifestyles and religious practices. JPAC enjoys the support and collaboration of the Young Center for Anabaptist and Pietist Studies, Elizabethtown College, Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, Behalt, the Amish & Mennonite Information Center Berlin, Ohio, and the Amish America website.
Volume 6 • Issue 1 • 2025
Front Matter
Editors' Introduction
Joseph F. Donnermeyer and Steven M. Nolt
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In Memoriam
In Memoriam: David Luthy (1941-2025)
Mark Dewalt and Joseph F. Donnermeyer
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Articles
An Early Nineteenth-Century Virginia Mennonite Church Ordnung
Evan K. Knappenberger
2026-01-29 Volume 6 • Issue 1 • 2025 • 15-41
The Extent and Nature of Motor Vehicle and Buggy Crashes
Mark W. Dewalt and Rachel E. Stein
2026-01-29 Volume 6 • Issue 1 • 2025 • 42-51
Research Notes
Research Note: Measuring the Amish Vote in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, 2024
Steven M. Nolt and Kyle C. Kopko
2026-01-29 Volume 6 • Issue 1 • 2025 • 57-66
Introducing Centers for Plain Community Research
Reviews
Index to Volumes 1–5
JPAC Journal of Plain Anabaptist Communities
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