Stephen Scott (12 April 1948 – 28 December 2011) was an American writer on

Anabaptist Anabaptism (from Neo-Latin , from the Greek : 're-' and 'baptism', german: Täufer, earlier also )Since the middle of the 20th century, the German-speaking world no longer uses the term (translation: "Re-baptizers"), considering it biased. ...

subjects, especially on Old Order and

Conservative Mennonite Conservative Mennonites include numerous Conservative Anabaptist groups that identify with the theologically conservative element among Mennonite Anabaptist Christian fellowships, but who are not Old Order groups or mainline denominations. Con ...

groups.

Biography

Scott was born in

Portsmouth, Ohio Portsmouth is a city in and the county seat of Scioto County, Ohio, United States. Located in southern Ohio south of Chillicothe, it lies on the north bank of the Ohio River, across from Kentucky, just east of the mouth of the Scioto River. ...

, and grew up in

Beavercreek, Ohio Beavercreek is the largest city in Greene County, Ohio, United States, and is the second-largest suburb of Dayton. The population was 46,549 at the 2020 census. It is part of Metro Dayton. The Beavercreek area was settled in the early 1800s. A ...

. He attended Cedarville College and

Wright State University Wright State University is a public research university in Fairborn, Ohio. Originally opened in 1964 as a branch campus of Miami University and Ohio State University, it became an independent institution in 1967 and was named in honor of aviation ...

, both in the state of his birth. Being a pacifist he did alternative service at Lancaster Mennonite School starting in 1969. From 1979 to 1980 he taught at Clearview Mennonite School. Starting in 1984 he worked for twelve years for "Good Books" and "The People's Place" in

Intercourse, Pennsylvania Intercourse is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Leacock Township, Lancaster County, in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, east of Lancaster on Pennsylvania Route 340. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,494 ...

. In early 1997 he was hired at the Young Center for Anabaptist and Pietist Studies where he worked until his death.Stephen Scott: Old Order and Conservative Mennonites Groups, Intercourse, PA 1996, page 252. He wrote mainly on the history, lifestyle, customs, and beliefs of the

Amish The Amish (; pdc, Amisch; german: link=no, Amische), formally the Old Order Amish, are a group of traditionalist Anabaptist Christian church fellowships with Swiss German and Alsatian origins. They are closely related to Mennonite churc ...

and both the Old Order and the Conservative Mennonites. His book ''An Introduction to Old Order and Conservative Mennonite Groups'' is an important source on both Old Order Mennonites and also on Conservative Mennonites and still is an often cited book. He was a member of the

Old Order River Brethren The Old Order River Brethren are a River Brethren denomination of Anabaptist Christianity with roots in the Radical Pietist movement. As their name indicates, they are Old Order Anabaptists. History The denomination began about 1778 in Pennsy ...

from 1969 to his death. He married Hariett Sauder in 1973 and had three children with her.Stephen Scott: "Plain Buggies: Amish, Mennonite, and Brethren Horse-drawn Transportation" Intercourse, PA 1981, page96.

Works

* "The Amish Way of Life in Modern American Society" in Nanami Suzuki (Editor): "The Anabaptist idea and the way of practicing care : reconsidering the meaning of life in the 21st century" Osaka 2012, p. 33-48. * "Amish Groups, Affiliations, and Categories", unpublished manuscript, 2011. * Together with Hillary Daecher: "Hymnody : Anabaptist, Pietist and Lutheran traditions" Gettysburg, PA 2008. * Together with Joy Kraybill: "The story of the village of Intercourse", Intercourse, PA 2005. * "An Introduction to Old Order and Conservative Mennonite Groups", Intercourse PA 1996. * "Amish Houses and Barnes", Intercourse, PA 1992. * "Living Without Electricity", Intercourse, PA 1990. * "The Amish Wedding and Other Special Occasions of the Old Order Communities", Intercourse, PA 1988. * "Why Do They Dress That Way", Intercourse, PA 1986. * "Plain Buggies: Amish, Mennonite, and Brethren Horse-drawn Transportation" Intercourse, PA 1981. * "The Plain churches of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania and related groups; Mennonite-Amish-Brethren-River Brethren", Lancaster, PA 1975.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Scott, Stephen 1948 births 2011 deaths American Mennonites Anabaptist writers Mennonitism People from Portsmouth, Ohio 20th-century Anabaptists 21st-century Anabaptists Mennonite writers