There is not a common "Amish Rule Book" of regulations that applies to all groups. Each community creates its own set of typically unwritten rules or Ordnung about dress, buggies, household ...

Amish women play a key role in maintaining the community’s adherence to the Ordnung, the set of unwritten rules that guide ...

Going into any two Amish churches will result in a slightly different experience. "The differences lie primarily in practice," Burdge said. He uses the German word Ordnung, which means order or ...