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ImportantTerms I
ImportantTerms II
ImportantTerms III U.S. Soil Contributions
Original religious group from which the Amish religion is
derived. Part of the “Radical Reformation” of the 16th
century.
Anabaptists
The oldest Anabaptist hymnal and the oldest Christian song book in
continuous use. It is used today by North American Amish
congregations.
Ausbund
Amish shunning practice (Starts with an M)
Meinding, Shunning, Gelassenheit
Chritenpflicht, Rumspringa
The most important factor of Amish life. The submission to the
will of God. Based on Jesus' words, “not my will but thine be
done.”
Gelassenheit
Daily Double
Means “running around or jumping.” Refers to a period of
adolescence for some members of the Amish that begins around the age of sixteen and ends when a
youth chooses baptism within the Amish church or instead leaves the
community.
Rumspringa
A term used by some religious groups to allege a general fallen state of traditional Christianity.
Claims that this fallen state is not representative of the faith founded by Jesus
and promulgated through his twelve
Apostles.
The Great Apostasy
Christian Creed in which the equality of the three persons of the
Trinity is explicitly stated. Catholics, Episcopalians, and
Lutherans all agree to this Creed.
Athanasian Creed
Name of the movement started by John and Charles Wesley and a handful of
other students at Oxford University in which they devoted themselves to a
rigorous search for holiness and service to others.
Holy Club
Of or relating to England or the English.
Anglican
Quaker belief referring to God's presence within a person and to a direct and personal experience of
God.
Inner Light
The more traditional style of worship among Quakers. Participants gather together in “expectant waiting” for
divine leadings. Sometimes a meeting is entirely silent, sometimes
quite a few people speak.
Unprogrammed Worship
Sacred text documenting the history of the lost tribes of Israel
in the Americas.
Book of Mormon
An ancient prophet who buried the sacred history of the Americas
compiled by his father, Mormon, in New York, in the early fifth century C.E. He later appeared to Joseph Smith as an angel to direct him to
the burial site.
Moroni
Term used to refer to several unaffiliated religious movements that hold that grave
defects were introduced by Catholic, Orthodox, and Protestant Christians into
Christianity. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints is an example.
Restorationism
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Sacred text for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Contains contains five sections: Selections from
the Book of Moses, The Book of Abraham, Joseph Smith—Matthew,
Joseph Smith—History and The Articles of Faith.
The Pearl of Great Price
New Amsterdam (New York)
Lutheranism
The State of Pennsylvania
Society of Friends
The State of Utah
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
New London, Connecticut
Episcopalian
Daily Double
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Amish
At the forefront of the abolitionist movement.
Society of Friends
Responsible for the creation of an American non-governmental group that sent aid to Europe after World War II.
Today, the organization works with partners in 50 countries to help people grow food, improve health, strengthen communities,
end conflict, build livelihoods and recover from disasters. It is one of the largest Protestant charity groups of its kind.
Lutheran(Lutheran World Relief)
Because of their beliefs, this group was one of few groups which
attempted to defend the Native Americans from American
expansion.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Daily Double
The persecution of this group in New York led to the first instance in the American
colonies of settlers petitioning for religious freedom.
The Society of Friends
First Christian denomination to adopt an official “Social Creed.” Creed was written to express outrage over the miserable lives
of the millions of workers in factories, mines, mills, and tenements.
Methodism
