Trouble in Amish Paradise
Just finished watching “Trouble in Amish Paradise” a BBC2 documentary about two families on the edge of the Amish religious establishment. An interesting insight into hermeneutics, culture, instituitionalism and all that jazz – Foucault could have a field day. (apologies for agricultural pun..)
Well worth a watch (available on iplayer for only two more days..)
From the BBC Site:
An extraordinary insight into the secretive world of the Old Order Amish of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
When two radical Amish men, Ephraim and Jesse Stoltzfus, start to question some of the most fundamental aspects of their Amish culture, they face excommunication from their church and total rejection by their friends and family.











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March 4th, 2009
I was really impressed with the gritty reality of this story. It is even more real to me since I know several of the people featured.
March 4th, 2009
It was fascinating and inspiring stuff! what’s your connection with them – do you how things have progressed since filming?
March 14th, 2009
Here is more information. This is a work in progress.
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