Donald Kraybill

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Donald Kraybill
Born1945 (age 78–79)
Mount Joy, Pennsylvania
Occupation(s)Educator, author
Known forResearch and writing about Anabaptist groups, in particular the Amish
Academic background
EducationPhD Sociology
Alma mater Temple University
Influences John Hostetler

Personal life

Kraybill lives in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, with his wife. [2] [11] He and his wife are members of Elizabethtown Church of the Brethren. [11]

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  8. ↑ Seewer, John (June 28, 2021). "Amish put faith in God's will and herd immunity over vaccine". ABC News . Archived from the original on 2021-06-28. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
  9. ↑ "Lancaster County Amish population grows despite urban sprawl". AP News . April 28, 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-09-05. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
  10. 1 2 "Steven Nolt named Young Center Senior Scholar; succeeds Amish expert, Donald Kraybill | Etown News". Elizabethtown College . November 16, 2015. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
  11. 1 2 3 "Meet the Professor: Donald Kraybill". Elizabethtown College . October 23, 2020. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
  12. ↑ "Q&A with Amish Scholar Donald B. Kraybill" . Retrieved August 11, 2014.
  13. ↑ "Is Beard Cutting a Hate Crime". The Huffington Post. August 27, 2014. Retrieved October 1, 2014.
  14. ↑ "They Cut Off His Beard and Left Him Bleeding". Salon. 15 September 2014. Retrieved October 1, 2014.
  15. ↑ "Violence Among the Amish". The Atlantic. 2 September 2014. Retrieved October 1, 2014.
  16. ↑ "Donald B. Kraybill to Pen EMU History". Eastern Mennonite University. 14 March 2012. Retrieved March 14, 2012.
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