Sophie Lapp Jost ’13: Fraktur as spiritual practice
Sophie Lapp Jost '13 sees fraktur as more than just a fun creative hobby; it’s become a spiritual practice.
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Interview with author Anita Hooley Yoder ’07
Anita Hooley Yoder '07 is author of the new book, Circles of Sisterhood, which explores the history of Mennonite women’s groups.
‘Nuestras Memorias’ chronicles growing up Mennonite in Puerto Rico
A new book titled “Growing Up Mennonite in Puerto Rico: Nuestras Memorias,” was released in May, chronicling the experiences of Mennonites growing up in Puerto Rico in the mid-20th century.
‘Sisterhood in Florida’ by Anita Hooley Yoder ’07 – The Mennonite
While I was working on a book about Mennonite women’s organizations, I wanted to experience diverse and vibrant Mennonite women’s activities firsthand. I met interesting people and heard important stories at women’s gatherings across the country. But it was a trip to south Florida in November 2015 that provided an especially unique and inspiring glimpse of what Mennonite women are up to today.
GAMEO finds new home at Goshen College
The Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online (GAMEO), the most trusted online source for information on Anabaptist groups around the world, has found a new home with the Institute for the Study of Global Anabaptism (ISGA) at Goshen College.
‘Congolese Mennonite resiliency’ by Professor of History John D. Roth ’81 in The Mennonite
Let us also recall the lives of Norbort Khongolo and Corneille Malula; let us remember Pascal Kulungu and the Center for Peacebuilding, Leadership and Good Governance; let us pray daily for the security of our Congolese Mennonite brothers and sisters and for all those in the world who live in fear; and let us not shrink back from the call to be peacemakers in a violent world, even if the cost is high and the weight of history seems overwhelming.
History students record stories of Minority Ministry Council
On March 29-April 1, Goshen College history students recorded the stories of members of the Minority Ministries Council to be transcribed and held in the Mennonite Church USA Archives for future access.
Jeff Peachey ’88 restores rare 1564 Ausbund for Mennonite Historical Library
The Mennonite Historical Library (MHL) at Goshen College owns the world’s only surviving copy of the first printing, in 1564, of songs that eventually became the Ausbund, one of the first Anabaptist songbooks and the Protestant hymnal in longest continuous use — by the Old Order Amish.
Ann Hostetler to give C. Henry Smith peace lecture about Amish shunning
Ann Hostetler, Goshen College professor of English, will present the 2017 C. Henry Smith Peace Lecture on Tuesday, April 4 at 7:30 p.m. in the Goshen College Administration Building Room 28. Hostetler’s speech is titled “Conflict and Creativity: Shunning and Its Legacy in Amish and Mennonite Communities.” The lecture is free and open to the public.
David Pottinger’s Amish collection finds a home at Goshen College
Goshen College recently acquired a collection of Amish quilts and other household antiques from David Pottinger, a Goshen developer and collector.