Steven Nolt
Encyclopedia
Steven M. Nolt is professor of history at Goshen College
and author of ten books, most of which focus on Amish
and Mennonite
history and culture. He is a frequent source for journalists and other researching Anabaptist groups. He was often quoted in the aftermath of the 2006 Amish school shooting
at Nickel Mines, Pennsylvania
. His co-authored book, Amish Grace, explores Amish forgiveness in the wake of the school shooting.
Nolt is currently working with Donald B. Kraybill and Karen Johnson-Weiner on a collaborative research project entitled "Amish Diversity and Identity: Transformations in 20th Century America," funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Education
1990 B.A. Goshen College
1994 M.A. Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary
1996 M.A. University of Notre Dame
1998 Ph.D. University of Notre Dame
Bibliography
A History of the Amish, 1992, second ed., 2003. ISBN 156148072X
Amish Micro-Enterprises: Models for Rural Development (with Stephen M. Smith, et al.), 1994
Amish Enterprise: From Plows to Profits (with Donald B. Kraybill), 1995, second ed., 2004. ISBN 0801878047
Through Fire and Water: An Overview of Mennonite History (with Harry Loewen), 1996, revised ed., 2010. ISBN 978-0836195064
Foreigners in Their Own Land: Pennsylvania Germans in the Early Republic, 2002. ISBN 0271021993
An Amish Patchwork: Indiana's Old Orders in the Modern World (with Thomas J. Meyers), 2005. ISBN 0253217555
Plain Diversity: Amish Cultures and Identities (with Thomas J. Meyers), 2007. ISBN 0801886058
Amish Grace: How Forgiveness Transcended Tragedy (with Donald B. Kraybill and David L. Weaver-Zercher), 2007. ISBN 0787997617
Mennonites, Amish, and the American Civil War (with James O. Lehman), 2007. ISBN 0801886724
The Amish Way: Patient Faith in a Perilous World (with Donald B. Kraybill and David L. Weaver-Zercher), 2010. ISBN 978-0470520697
Goshen College
Goshen College, is a private Mennonite liberal arts college in Goshen, Indiana, USA with an enrollment of around 1,000 students. The college is accredited by North Central Association of Colleges and Schools and is a member of the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities...
and author of ten books, most of which focus on Amish
Amish
The Amish , sometimes referred to as Amish Mennonites, are a group of Christian church fellowships that form a subgroup of the Mennonite churches...
and Mennonite
Mennonite
The Mennonites are a group of Christian Anabaptist denominations named after the Frisian Menno Simons , who, through his writings, articulated and thereby formalized the teachings of earlier Swiss founders...
history and culture. He is a frequent source for journalists and other researching Anabaptist groups. He was often quoted in the aftermath of the 2006 Amish school shooting
Amish school shooting
The Amish school shooting was a shooting at the West Nickel Mines School, an Amish one-room schoolhouse in the Old Order Amish community of Nickel Mines, a village in Bart Township of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, on October 2, 2006...
at Nickel Mines, Pennsylvania
Nickel Mines, Pennsylvania
Nickel Mines, Pennsylvania is a hamlet in Bart Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA.The nickel mines that give the town its name were worked in a deposit of sulfide ore, principally millerite. The mines were originally opened in the early 18th century for copper, but were given up as...
. His co-authored book, Amish Grace, explores Amish forgiveness in the wake of the school shooting.
Nolt is currently working with Donald B. Kraybill and Karen Johnson-Weiner on a collaborative research project entitled "Amish Diversity and Identity: Transformations in 20th Century America," funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Education
1990 B.A. Goshen College
Goshen College
Goshen College, is a private Mennonite liberal arts college in Goshen, Indiana, USA with an enrollment of around 1,000 students. The college is accredited by North Central Association of Colleges and Schools and is a member of the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities...
1994 M.A. Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary
Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary
Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary is an accredited Christian seminary in Elkhart, Indiana, affiliated with Mennonite Church Canada and Mennonite Church USA....
1996 M.A. University of Notre Dame
University of Notre Dame
The University of Notre Dame du Lac is a Catholic research university located in Notre Dame, an unincorporated community north of the city of South Bend, in St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States...
1998 Ph.D. University of Notre Dame
University of Notre Dame
The University of Notre Dame du Lac is a Catholic research university located in Notre Dame, an unincorporated community north of the city of South Bend, in St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States...
Bibliography
A History of the Amish, 1992, second ed., 2003. ISBN 156148072X
Amish Micro-Enterprises: Models for Rural Development (with Stephen M. Smith, et al.), 1994
Amish Enterprise: From Plows to Profits (with Donald B. Kraybill), 1995, second ed., 2004. ISBN 0801878047
Through Fire and Water: An Overview of Mennonite History (with Harry Loewen), 1996, revised ed., 2010. ISBN 978-0836195064
Foreigners in Their Own Land: Pennsylvania Germans in the Early Republic, 2002. ISBN 0271021993
An Amish Patchwork: Indiana's Old Orders in the Modern World (with Thomas J. Meyers), 2005. ISBN 0253217555
Plain Diversity: Amish Cultures and Identities (with Thomas J. Meyers), 2007. ISBN 0801886058
Amish Grace: How Forgiveness Transcended Tragedy (with Donald B. Kraybill and David L. Weaver-Zercher), 2007. ISBN 0787997617
Mennonites, Amish, and the American Civil War (with James O. Lehman), 2007. ISBN 0801886724
The Amish Way: Patient Faith in a Perilous World (with Donald B. Kraybill and David L. Weaver-Zercher), 2010. ISBN 978-0470520697