Michigan Amish Fellowship: A Case Study for Defining an Amish Affiliation

Abstract

The Michigan Amish Fellowship is a distinct Reformist Amish affiliation marked by intentionality in its religious vision, decision-making procedures, and planned daughter settlements. This article explores the Fellowship’s understandings of “true spirituality,” “scriptural church,” and “living witness.” In the process, the article advances a tentative definition of what constitutes an Amish affiliation.

Keywords: Michigan Amish Fellowship, Reformist, affiliation, spirituality, new birth, Ordnung, settlement, Sunday school, outreach, decision-making, Christian community

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Rights: Edsel Burdge Jr.