 Hostetler's scholarship and publications included at least twenty articles in church periodicals, nearly that number in "The Mennonite Quarterly Review" and the "Mennonite Historical Bulletin" as well as some twenty additional articles in other scholarly journals including the "Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute" and the "American Journal of Medical Genetics".He contributed at least fifteen chapters to edited books as well as several essays to encyclopedias.Hostetler produced eight full-length books and six booklets for popular audiences including the best selling "Amish Life".