Links
About Mennonites
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Third Way Cafe
"Third Way Café was created to provide information, both history and present-day thinking from an Anabaptist viewpoint—particularly that of Mennonites. Third Way Café offers more than 3,000 pages of Mennonite information, audio files, video clips, essays, reviews, scriptures and conversation."
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Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online
"GAMEO provides Reliable information on Anabaptist-related (Amish, Mennonite, Hutterite, Brethren in Christ) topics, including history, theology, biography, institutions and local congregations. Secular topics from an Anabaptist perspective and full-text source documents are also included."
Bibliographies
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Ervin Beck: Mennonite/s Writing in Canada
"The bibliography consists of two major sections: 'Individual Writers' and 'Discussions of Mennonite Literature.'"
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Ervin Beck: Mennonite/s Writing in the U.S.
"The bibliography consists of three major sections: 'Individual Writers,' 'Discussions of Mennonite Literature,' and 'Periodicals that include creative writing and literary criticism by and about Mennonites.'"
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Ervin Beck: Mennonite and Amish Folklore and Folk Arts
"Because so many elements of Amish and Mennonite culture are transmitted orally or by customary example, it is often difficult to draw the line between folk and other spheres of Mennonite and Amish culture. Although this bibliography is of necessity selective, it errs in the direction of inclusivity."
Blogs
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Borrowing Bones
A blog by writer Dora Dueck on Mennonite topics.
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Confessions of a Tattooed Mennonite
Blog by poet, writer and teacher Becca J. R. Lachman
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J. Daniel Hess
An open journal by J. Daniel Hess.
Education
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School of Writing at CMU
"The School of Writing at CMU is an exciting opportunity to meet masters of the craft, reflect and write in a superb facility, and sharpen your skills with peers who may well become your friends for life."
Events
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Mennonite/s Writing: Manitoba and Beyond (2009)
"A fifth international conference on Mennonite/s Writing" to be held at Eckardt-Gramatté Hall, University of Winnipeg, October 1-4, 2009.
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Mennonite/s Writing: Beyond Borders (2006)
"A lively and full program is in the works, beginning with Kathleen Norris's keynote address on Thursday evening and culminating Sunday morning in a worship celebration and final panel discussion reflecting on the event and future directions for Mennoniite/s writing." Also see photos from the conference.
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Mennonite/s Writing VI: Solos and Harmonies 2012
The sixth international Mennonite Writing conference since 1990 will take place Thursday, March 29–Sunday, April 1, 2012 at Eastern Mennonite University. Watch for a call for papers this fall. Contacts: Julia Spicher Kasdorf (jmk28@psu.edu) or Kirsten Beachy (beachyk@emu.edu). More information to come at www.emu ...
Journals and Magazines
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DreamSeeker Magazine
DreamSeeker Magazine was "founded to link readers interested in attending to "voices from the soul" with Anabaptist-related writers committed to exploring from the heart, with passion, depth, and flair, their own visions and issues of the day."
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Pacific Journal
A journal from Fresno Pacific University that offers "an opportunity for Christian faculty to publish scholarly works in their academic fields, enlarging the knowledge base without a mandatory integration of faith and scholarship."
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Journal of Religion, Conflict, and Peace
Journal of Religion, Conflict, and Peace addresses both the problem of religion and conflict and the possibility and practices of peace, giving particular attention to peace. Articles address everything from interpersonal relationships to international politics and draw from any discipline or combination of disciplines that can illuminate the journal's ...
Newspapers
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The Budget
"The Budget is the most popular and widely read local weekly newspaper in Holmes, western Tuscarawas, southeast Wayne and northern Coshocton counties, in the Heart of Ohio’s Amish Country. The newspaper is a community paper in the purest sense giving its readers content that mirrors their lifestyles."
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Mennonite Weekly Review
"Mennonite Weekly Review is an inter-Mennonite newspaper published weekly since 1923."
Publishers
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Mennonite Publishing Network
Publishers of resources for Mennonites and Mennonite congregations.
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Pandora Press (USA)
A publisher of Anabaptist-related titles. This imprint still exists, but is now part of Cascadia Publishing House.
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Good Books
A trade publisher founded by Mennonites that publishes a wide variety of Mennonite-related titles, from informational books and cookbooks to books for young readers, fiction, and poetry.
Resources
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Mennonite Voices in Poetry
"This site was created by the students of Introduction to Literature: Poetry at Goshen College in the fall of 2004 and 2005." It offers biographies, interviews, and bibliographies related to the poets featured in A Cappella: Mennonite Voices in Poetry.
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Mennonite Historical Society Publications
Offers purchase information for four books published by the Mennonite Historical Society including Migrant Muses: Mennonite/s Writing in the U.S.
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MennoLink Books and Music
Online bookstore for Mennonite and Anabaptist-related books and music.