Part One. Foundation -- Defining the Amish -- Beliefs -- Community -- Separation -- Nonresistance -- Organization -- Leadership -- Worship -- Rules -- Shunning -- History -- Expansion -- Part Two. Lifestyle --Amish Life -- Food -- Health -- Clothing and Grooming -- Language -- Technology -- Transportation -- Occupations -- Free Time, Vacations, and Entertainment -- Part Three. Passages -- Childhood, Family, and Old Age -- School -- Rumspringa -- Baptism -- Courtship and Marriage -- Death -- Part Four. Outside World -- Us and Them -- Tourism and the Media -- Tragedy and Forgiveness -- Why Are They Amish? -- What Can They Teach Us? -- Part Five. Supplemental Material -- Myths Versus Facts -- Biblical References.