- The Amish are a devout, very traditional Christian faith dating back to the 1500s. They value simple living, plain clothes, close church and family relationships, limited use of modern conveniences, ...

A young woman has told how she has fled the Amish community and had her haircut and wore a pair of jeans for the first time. Alisha Green, 26, was a generational member of the Amish and Mennonite ...

Much of the tourism industry that’s sprung up around Amish areas says more about Americans’ own identity than Amish values, writes Susan L. Trollinger, a professor of English and a scholar of rhetoric ...