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Who Are the Plain Anabaptists? What Are the Plain Anabaptists?

The Journal of Amish and Plain Anabaptist Studies, 2013
I define the plain Anabaptists by answering two essential questions: “Who are the plain Anabaptists” and “What are the plain Anabaptists?” In asking “Who are the plain Anabaptists?” I investigate several dimensions of identity. First, I trace the history
Cory Anderson
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Accelerating Heritability, Genetic Correlation, and Genome‐Wide Association Imaging Genetic Analyses in Complex Pedigrees

Human Brain Mapping, Volume 45, Issue 17, December 1, 2024.
The heatmaps show kinship matrices, coefficients of relatedness (CR), for individuals in ACP, HCP, and UKBB pedigrees. The diagonal composed of CR = 1 that corresponds to the same individual. ABSTRACT National and international biobanking efforts led to the collection of large and inclusive imaging genetics datasets that enable examination of the ...
Brian Donohue, Si Gao, Thomas E. Nichols, Bhim M. Adhikari, Yizhou Ma, Neda Jahanshad, Paul M. Thompson, Francis J. McMahon, Elizabeth M. Humphries, William Burroughs, Seth A. Ament, Braxton D. Mitchell, Tianzhou Ma, Shuo Chen, Sarah E. Medland, John Blangero, L. Elliot Hong, Peter Kochunov   +17 more
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A Content Analysis of Health Promotion Topics Selected by an Old Order Mennonite Community

The Journal of Plain Anabaptist Communities, 2020
In the United States, population growth in the Anabaptists has increased in the past 60 years, and Kentucky is one of the few southern states with a significant Plain Anabaptist population. One Old Order Mennonite community in south central Kentucky has hosted monthly health promotion days for over 18 years in partnership with a university.
M. Eve Main, Dawn Garrett-Wright, M. Susan Jones   +2 more
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A Landscape of Toleration: Central Europe in the Early Modern Era

History Compass, Volume 22, Issue 12, December 2024.
ABSTRACT The question of religious toleration was crucial in the early modern era. Challenging simplistic views of toleration as mere peaceful coexistence, this essay explores its complexities from a historical perspective. It argues that toleration was a deliberate choice demanding effort and served as a flexible political tool in various contexts ...
Maciej Ptaszyński, Alexander Schunka
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The Dynamics of Boundaries: Obedience and Transgression among Bolivian Old Colony Mennonites

The Journal of Amish and Plain Anabaptist Studies, 2016
Boundaries keep people apart just as they keep people together. Boundaries are social constructs made by man in order to maintain the natural order of things.
Anna Sofia Hedberg
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Beyond simplistic narratives: Dynamic farmers, precarity and the politics of agribusiness expansion

Journal of Agrarian Change, Volume 24, Issue 4, October 2024.
Abstract Agribusiness expansion is usually framed around two competing narratives. On the one hand, advocates present it as a promising vehicle to modernise agriculture and integrate small farmers into global value chains. On the other hand, critics denounce it as a top‐down corporate assault to monopolise agriculture and dispossess peasants of land ...
Enrique Castañón Ballivián
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Review of Auker, Kenneth. 2013. Keeping the Trust: Issues Surrounding the Formation of the Eastern Pennsylvania Mennonite Church. Ephrata, PA: Eastern Mennonite Publications. Pp. 320.

The Journal of Amish and Plain Anabaptist Studies, 2016
Keeping the Trust, written by Kenneth Auker, fulfills its stated purposes: to preserve, explain, and interpret the founding story and convictions of the Eastern Pennsylvania Mennonite Church, in order to “maintain a vision for the future.” As such, it is
John Ruth
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Religious Ritual Compliance with COVID‐19 Mandates in Plain Communities: A Case Study of Amish Obituaries and Funeral Practices

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, Volume 63, Issue 2, Page 333-349, June 2024.
Abstract Measures to limit COVID‐19's spread were vital at the pandemic's onset. While some churches complied with public health mandates, others resisted them. Some religious ceremonies depend on third parties independent of the church. Funerals may require mortuary services overseen by funeral directors.
Katie E. Corcoran, Corey J. Colyer, Annette M. Mackay, Rachel E. Stein   +3 more
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The Changing Sociolinguistic Identities of the Beachy Amish-Mennonites

The Journal of Amish and Plain Anabaptist Studies, 2019
The study of Beachy Amish-Mennonite identities is a complex endeavor. As a loosely-organized fellowship, the Beachys have no overarching governing body that dictates symbols of their Anabaptist commitment to nonconformity.
Joshua Brown
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Computational structural genomics and clinical evidence suggest BCKDK gain‐of‐function may cause a potentially asymptomatic maple syrup urine disease phenotype

JIMD Reports, Volume 65, Issue 3, Page 144-155, May 2024.
Abstract Maple syrup urine disease (MSUD) is a disorder of branched‐chain amino acid metabolism caused by a defect in the branched‐chain α‐ketoacid dehydrogenase (BCKD) complex (OMIM #248600). The hallmark presentation is encephalopathic crisis in neonates, but can also present with metabolic decompensation, developmental delays, and feeding ...
Emily Singh, Young‐In Chi, Jessica Kopesky, Michael Zimmerman, Raul Urrutia, Donald Basel, Jessica Scott Schwoerer   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source