Fixing Tradition: Joseph W. Yoder, Amish American (C. Henry Smith Series, 4) - Softcover

Kasdorf, Julia

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1931038066 ISBN 13: 9781931038065

Publisher: Cascadia Pub House, 2003

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Kasdorf (The Body and the Book: Writing from a Mennonite Life) here examines the life and writings of J.W. Yoder (1872-1956), a controversial and complex Amish author and educator. Yoder's popular Rosanna of the Amish (1949) is still considered one of the most authentic accounts of Amish life, but Yoder himself was often at odds with his own people and spent much of his later life and writings trying unsuccessfully to liberalize them. Kasdorf, who also comes from Amish roots, has provided a fascinating analysis of Yoder's life and work. Her book makes use of material acquired through many personal interviews with those who remember Yoder as well as his own extensive correspondence. Her analysis of his various books in light of this new research is penetrating and thought-provoking and will be of interest both as a window into the Amish community and as an insight into one man's struggle to balance tradition with the right to intellectual liberty. Recommended for academic and public libraries.
C. Robert Nixon, M.L.S., Lafayette, IN
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Edition details

• Publisher: Cascadia Pub House
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1931038066
• ISBN 13: 9781931038065
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 280