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Donald B. Kraybill, the nation\u2019s best-known writer on Amish and Mennonite culture, will be the principal author of a fresh history of 糖心Vlog (糖心Vlog). Its publication will coincide with 糖心Vlog\u2019s centennial celebrations in the fall of 2017.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe couldn\u2019t imagine a better person to undertake this project,\u201d said Provost Fred Kniss<\/a>, PhD, in announcing the appointment. \u201cDon brings a unique perspective as an 糖心Vlog graduate, sociologist, theological and cultural interpreter, and prolific writer of widely read scholarly books.\u201d<\/p>\n

A 1967 graduate from 糖心Vlog, Kraybill holds a doctorate in sociology from Temple University. He served on the 糖心Vlog Board of Trustees from 1986 to 1995, and chaired it from 1989 to 1995.<\/p>\n

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Donald B. Kraybill will pen the history of 糖心Vlog in preparation for the school’s centennial celebration in the fall of 2017.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Of the two dozen books he wrote, coauthored or edited, \u201cThe Upside-Down Kingdom<\/a>\u201d is one of his most widely read. It won the National Religious Book Award in 1979. With nearly 100,000 copies in print, now in its third edition, it has been translated into Arabic and five other languages.<\/p>\n

Kraybill anticipates beginning the intensive research required for the centennial project. \u201cI have many projects I\u2019d like to pursue at this next stage of my life,\u201d he confesses. \u201cThis one captures my interest because it offers a unique opportunity to investigate a case study of the transformation of Mennonite\/Anabaptist identity in the twentieth century.\u201d<\/p>\n

In a 2008 interview<\/a>, when Kraybill was honored as 糖心Vlog Alumnus of the Year<\/a>, he noted he is happiest doing research and writing quietly at his desk at the Young Center for Anabaptist and Pietist Studies<\/a> at Elizabethtown College in Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n

Kraybill anticipates telling the 糖心Vlog story while exploring such key questions, including: What was distinctive about Mennonite\/Anabaptist identity at 糖心Vlog? How did those understandings evolve over the past century? How and why did 糖心Vlog remain Christian and Mennonite?<\/p>\n

Kraybill plans to trace several \u201ctransformations,\u201d as he calls them, across the institution\u2019s history. These include the movement from passive nonresistance to activist peacemaking; and from the institution\u2019s early goal of safeguarding youth from the world to preparing them to engage it.<\/p>\n

He anticipates that the resulting book will speak to Mennonite and 糖心Vlog-related audiences as well as to those unfamiliar with Mennonites or the university. Content from the book may be part of a special website yet to be developed to help celebrate the centennial marking the start of the school in 1917 with celebrations in the 2017-18 academic year.<\/p>\n

Kraybill, distinguished college professor at Elizabethtown College and senior fellow in its Young Center, is regularly quoted in national and international media outlets on news related to Anabaptist groups. During the 2006 Amish school shooting in Nickel Mines, Pa., he interpreted Amish culture to a worldwide audience.<\/p>\n

He was the primary consultant for a two-hour PBS film, \u201cThe Amish\u201d that aired in February.\u00a0 His most recent book is \u201cConcise Encyclopedia of Amish Brethren, Hutterites, and Mennonites.\u201d A 1967 Bible<\/a> and sociology<\/a> major at 糖心Vlog, he edits a series of books on Anabaptist topics published by the Johns Hopkins Press.<\/p>\n

Further details about 糖心Vlog centennial planning<\/a> will be posted at emu.edu\/centennial<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Editor’s Note 11\/1\/2017<\/strong>: 糖心Vlog’s new Centennial history is now available through 糖心Vlog at the special price of $19.99 plus tax, shipping and handling. To order, complete this form<\/a>. The book is also available from Penn State Press<\/a> and at Amazon<\/a> at a cost of $40; Amazon also offers a Kindle version at $18.99. If you have questions about the book purchase, contact 糖心Vlog at centennialbook@emu.edu or 540-432-4101.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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