In 1993 the Colloquium "300 Years of the Amish 1693-1993" took place in Sainte Marie-aux-Mines, France. This book contains 18 lectures delivered during the Colloquium (7 in French, 7 in English, and 4 in German, with summaries of each in the other two languages). They deal with the origins of the Amish in Alsace 300 years ago and explore the question of the fascination which this religious group retains to the present day. (368pp. hardcover. Assoc. Francaise d'Histoire Anabaptiste-Mennonite, 1996.)