This book is more about Ira's personal struggles than the Amish faith in general, but it does show some of the underlying problems that can occur in that group. Like others who have left insular, controlling religious groups, Ira went through a period of depression when he left the Amish religion. For several years, torn by homesickness and fear of hell, he would return to the Amish, and then, feeling trapped, he would again leave. His story is interesting and revealing.
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