Stephen Scott (12 April 1948 – 28 December 2011) was an American writer on Anabaptist subjects, especially on Old Order and Conservative Mennonite groups.
Being a pacifist he did alternative service at Lancaster Mennonite School starting in 1969.
Starting in 1984 he worked for twelve years for "Good Books" and "The People's Place" in Intercourse, Pennsylvania.
In early 1997 he was hired at the Young Center for Anabaptist and Pietist Studies where he worked until his death.
[1][2][3] He wrote mainly on the history, lifestyle, customs, and beliefs of the Amish and both the Old Order and the Conservative Mennonites.