Steven Nolt

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Steven M. Nolt is professor of history at Goshen College and author of nine books, most of which focus on Amish and Mennonite history and culture. He is a frequent source for journalists and other researching Anabaptist groups. He was often quoted in the aftermath of the 2006 Amish school shooting at Nickel Mines, Pennsylvania. His co-authored book, Amish Grace, explores Amish forgiveness in the wake of the school shooting.^[1]

Nolt is currently working with Donald B. Kraybill and Karen Johnson-Weiner on a collaborative research project entitled "Amish Diversity and Identity: Transformations in 20th Century America," funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Education
1990 B.A. Goshen College
1994 M.A. Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary
1996 M.A. University of Notre Dame
1998 Ph.D. University of Notre Dame

Bibliography
A History of the Amish, 1992, second ed., 2003. ISBN 156148072X
Amish Micro-Enterprises: Models for Rural Development (with Stephen M. Smith, et al.), 1994
Amish Enterprise: From Plows to Profits (with Donald B. Kraybill), 1995, second ed., 2004. ISBN 0801878047
Through Fire and Water: An Overview of Mennonite History (with Harry Loewen), 1996. ISBN 0836190157
Foreigners in Their Own Land: Pennsylvania Germans in the Early Republic, 2002. ISBN 0271021993
An Amish Patchwork: Indiana's Old Orders in the Modern World (with Thomas J. Meyers), 2005. ISBN 0253217555
Plain Diversity: Amish Cultures and Identities (with Thomas J. Meyers), 2007. ISBN 0801886058
Amish Grace: How Forgiveness Transcended Tragedy (with Donald B. Kraybill and David L. Weaver-Zercher), 2007. ISBN 0787997617
Amish, Mennonites, and the American Civil War (with James O. Lehman), 2007. ISBN 0801886724