Hutterite Society

Written to mark the centennial of the Hutterites' arrival in North America, John Hostetler's acclaimed study traces their history from the founding of their society over four centuries ago to the early 1970s, and analyzes their social and cultural organization, the difficulties of communal living. and their strategies for survival.

The Johns Hopkins University Press

"An impressive picture of a people who share the general Anabaptist rejection of worldly thrills and pleasures, but who have a special distinction of their own -- a strict devotion to communal living that has endured with little change for more than four centuries." -- Time

John A. Hostetler is emeritus professor of sociology and anthropology at Temple University and the former director of the Center for Anabaptist and Pietist Studies at Elizabethtown College. Widely known for his publications and research on minority religious groups in the United States and Canada, he is the author of Amish Society and editor of Amish Roots: A Treasury of History, Wisdom, and Lore, both available in paperback from Johns Hopkins.