July 20, 2010 NORTH NEWTON – The contribution of Bethel College musicians to a documentary on the Russian Mennonite “Great Trek” to Central Asia in the late 19th century has resulted in a regional Emmy® award. “Through the desert goes…
Reappraisal of Asia sojourn By Melanie Zuercher On my desk is Pilgrims on the Silk Road: A Christian-Muslim Encounter in Khiva by Walter R. Ratliff, published by Wipf and Stock, 2010, 293 pages, $34. I had little exposure to Mennonite…
I’m headed to Bethel College, Kansas early in the morning. Here’s the schedule: Thursday, June 24 7:00pm – 8:30pm The Kauffman Museum-Ichan Kala Museum Partnership is hosting Uzbek Scholar Diloram Inoyatova and I for a reception at the museum. I’ll be signing…
Just ran across this mention regarding next week’s conference in TheKansan.com. http://www.thekansan.com/community/x1224670435/Kauffman-Museum-will-host-Great-Trek-scholar-filmmaker Kauffman Museum will host ‘Great Trek’ scholar, filmmaker The upcoming “Mennonites and Modernity” conference at Bethel College will bring visitors from different parts of the world,…
[This post was written before it was announced we won the Emmy in this category] We were pleased to learn last week that the Heartland Chapter of the national television academy nominated the title music for the documentary Through the Desert…
A quick look at WorldCat shows that orders from libraries are starting to roll in for Pilgrims on the Silk Road. Here are a few listing the book in their catalogues: Princeton Theological Seminary University of Missouri-Columbia Eastern Mennonite University…
Retracing the Great Trek along the Silk Road has become an annual event for Mennonites who descended from the original trekkers. This year, the tour to Khiva happens from May 23 – June 3, 2010. Click here to find out…
Here’s a recent promotional letter. Thanks everyone for the great response! ————————————- Greetings, I want to let you know about my new book from Wipf and Stock Publishers called Pilgrims on the Silk Road: A Muslim-Christian Encounter in Khiva. Pilgrims…
I was one of seven featured alumni last week in the 90th anniversary issue of The Hoya newspaper. Here’s the full text, along with some of the video pieces I refer to in the article: http://www.thehoya.com/opinion/field-work-grounded-classroom/ Field Work Grounded in…
http://www.pilgrimsonthesilkroad.com/ This endorsement really captures an important focus of the book: “Pilgrims on the Silk Road is a captivating story. The book has planted the Mennonite presence deeply in the encounter with a multi-sided Islamic culture. I cannot think of…
