James Cates

James A. Cates
James A. Cates
Occupation	Associate professor
Academic work
Discipline	Psychology
Institutions	Indiana University
Website	https://cateswrite.com

James A. Cates (born 1956) is an American psychologist and author. He is a professor at Indiana University.^[1]

Books

Serving the Amish: A Cultural Guide for Professionals (2014, Johns Hopkins University Press)^[2]^[3]
Love, Life, & Laughter: The Amish in Essays and Stories (2017, Cates & Associates)
Serpent in the Garden: Amish Sexuality in a Changing World (2020, Johns Hopkins University Press)^[4]^[5]
If This Is Heaven, Show Me Hell: Devotions for The Rebellious Christian (2021, Covenant Books)
Offenders and the Sexual Abuse of Children: Interventions and Limitations (2024, Routledge)^[6]
Dancing on the Devil's Playground: The Amish Negotiate with Modernity (2024, Johns Hopkins University Press)^[7]^[8]

References

^ "James A. Cates | Hopkins Press". press.jhu.edu. Retrieved 2025-09-16.
^ Leibiger, Carol A. Serving the Amish: A Cultural Guide for Professionals, by James A. Cates. Yearbook of German-American Studies, vol. 55, 2020, pp. 216-218.
^ Heru, Alison M. (2015-06-01). "Serving the Amish: A Cultural Guide for Professionals". American Journal of Psychiatry. 172 (6): 590–591. doi:10.1176/appi.ajp.2014.14121522. ISSN 0002-953X.
^ Yarhouse, Mark A (2021). "Review of: Cates, James. 2020. Serpent in the Garden: Amish Sexuality in a Changing World". Journal of Amish & Plain Anabaptist Studies: 102–104. doi:10.62192/japas.v09i1n08. ISSN 2471-6383.
^ Cooksey, Elizabeth C. (2024-03-25). "Serpent in the Garden: Amish Sexuality in a Changing World". Pennsylvania History: A Journal of Mid-Atlantic Studies. 91 (1): 76–78. doi:10.5325/pennhistory.91.1.0076. ISSN 0031-4528.
^ Slater, Carleigh Bristol (2025). "Book Review: Offenders and the Sexual Abuse of Children: Interventions and Limitations". Child Abuse Review. 34 (2) e70028. doi:10.1002/car.70028. ISSN 0952-9136.
^ Colyer, Corey (2025-07-15). "Book Review: James Cates, Dancing on the Devil's Playground: The Amish Negotiate with Modernity". The Journal of Plain Anabaptist Communities. 5 (2): 112–114. doi:10.18061/jpac.v5i2.10623. ISSN 2689-7458.
^ Dandelion, Pink (2025-05-04). "Dancing on the Devil's Playground: The Amish Negotiate with Modernity: by James A. Cates, Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2024, Young Center Books in Anabaptist and Pietist Studies, ix + 144 pp., US$39.95 (pb), ISBN 978–1–4214–4934–0 (pb), ISBN 978–1–4214–4935–7 (eb)". Journal of Contemporary Religion. 40 (2): 352–353. doi:10.1080/13537903.2025.2473212. ISSN 1353-7903.

[1] "James A. Cates | Hopkins Press". press.jhu.edu. Retrieved 2025-09-16.

[2] Leibiger, Carol A. Serving the Amish: A Cultural Guide for Professionals, by James A. Cates. Yearbook of German-American Studies, vol. 55, 2020, pp. 216-218.

[3] Heru, Alison M. (2015-06-01). "Serving the Amish: A Cultural Guide for Professionals". American Journal of Psychiatry. 172 (6): 590–591. doi:10.1176/appi.ajp.2014.14121522. ISSN 0002-953X.

[4] Yarhouse, Mark A (2021). "Review of: Cates, James. 2020. Serpent in the Garden: Amish Sexuality in a Changing World". Journal of Amish & Plain Anabaptist Studies: 102–104. doi:10.62192/japas.v09i1n08. ISSN 2471-6383.

[5] Cooksey, Elizabeth C. (2024-03-25). "Serpent in the Garden: Amish Sexuality in a Changing World". Pennsylvania History: A Journal of Mid-Atlantic Studies. 91 (1): 76–78. doi:10.5325/pennhistory.91.1.0076. ISSN 0031-4528.

[6] Slater, Carleigh Bristol (2025). "Book Review: Offenders and the Sexual Abuse of Children: Interventions and Limitations". Child Abuse Review. 34 (2) e70028. doi:10.1002/car.70028. ISSN 0952-9136.

[7] Colyer, Corey (2025-07-15). "Book Review: James Cates, Dancing on the Devil's Playground: The Amish Negotiate with Modernity". The Journal of Plain Anabaptist Communities. 5 (2): 112–114. doi:10.18061/jpac.v5i2.10623. ISSN 2689-7458.

[8] Dandelion, Pink (2025-05-04). "Dancing on the Devil's Playground: The Amish Negotiate with Modernity: by James A. Cates, Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2024, Young Center Books in Anabaptist and Pietist Studies, ix + 144 pp., US$39.95 (pb), ISBN 978–1–4214–4934–0 (pb), ISBN 978–1–4214–4935–7 (eb)". Journal of Contemporary Religion. 40 (2): 352–353. doi:10.1080/13537903.2025.2473212. ISSN 1353-7903.