<em>Nature and the Environment in Amish Life</em>—David McConnell and Marilyn Loveless

<p>In this symposium review, three agricultural and environmental researchers discuss the book <em>Nature and the Environment in Amish Life</em> by David McConnell and Marilyn Loveless, both of the College of Wooster in Wooster, Ohio. McConnell is an anthropology professor and co-author of <em>Amish Paradox</em> (2010, Johns Hopkins University Press) and has published his research in <em>Human Organization</em>, <em>Anthropology and Education Quarterly</em>, and the <em>Journal of Amish and Plain Anabaptist Studies</em> (<em>JAPAS</em>) (Moledina, et al. 2014). Loveless is a biology emeritus professor; this is her first academic publication about the Amish.</p> <p>Our reviewers offer a variety of reactions to this book. The first reviewer, historian Steven Reschly, is a founding board member of the <em>Journal of Amish and Plain Anabaptist Studies</em> and is currently assistant editor. He has written on Amish agricultural history in <em>The Amish on the Iowa Prairie</em> (2000, Johns Hopkins University Press) and in articles in <em>Agricultural History</em>, <em>Mennonite Quarterly Review</em>, <em>JAPAS</em>, and others.</p> <p>Scot Long completed his Ph.D. in anthropology at Ohio State University, having conducted extensive research on Amish farm households in southeastern Holmes County, OH. He has also published in <em>JAPAS</em> (Long and Moore 2014) about the impact of the environmental landscape on Amish church districts.</p> <p>Caroline Brock completed her Ph.D. in envirnoment and resources at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her research focuses on theoretical models for understanding Amish responses to agriculture and the environment, including organic dairy adoption and water quality conservation practices. Her research has appeared in <em>Environmental Management</em>, <em>Society & Natural Resources</em>, <em>Journal of Rural Studies</em>, <em>Sustainability</em>, <em>JAPAS</em>, and other outlets. She recently worked as a senior research associate at the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center in Wooster, OH.</p> <p>This book will certainly generate many conversations and hopefully inspire further research into the Amish relationships with agriculture and the environment. [Abstract by editor]</p>