Wheaton, the alumni magazine for Wheaton College, recently posted an article about its former students working in the field of journalism. Wheaton is an evangelical liberal arts college and graduate school in the suburbs of Chicago. I completed a master’s degree…
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Book, Documentary Mentioned in Siberia Mennonites Article
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A recent Journal of Mennonite Studies article offers a wide ranging discussion about the Mennonite experience in the far-flung edges of the Russian Empire up through the Soviet era. In the article, Royden Loewen and Paul Toews survey the century-long debate about the Mennonite…
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Nice Review From Central Asian Studies Journal
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Check out this review of my book in a research journal produced by the think tank Uluslararası Stratejik Arastirmalar Kurumu (International Strategic Research Organisation/USAK) in Turkey. It’s good to see the exposure Pilgrims on the Silk Road is receiving: Journal…
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Islamic History Scholar Reviews Pilgrims on the Silk Road
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This review appeared in the June issue of The Mennonite Historian. The reviewer is Ahmet Şeyhun, Professor of Islamic/Middle Eastern History at the University of Winnipeg. I consider it a great compliment that he gives his stamp of approval to the Islamic and…
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Director’s Profile in The Kansan
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This profile was printed in The Kansan newspaper just prior to the premiere of Through the Desert Goes Our Journey: The Mennonite Trek to Central Asia at the Bethel Fall Festival back in 2008. I thought Melanie Zuercher did a…
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Pilgrims Book Wins Gold in Reader’s Favorite Awards
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This week, Pilgrims on the Silk Road won a gold medal in the nonfiction war writing category from the Reader’s Favorite review site. Not bad for a book about a pacifist community and their peaceful response to Muslims. Yet, the…
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Pilgrims on the Silk Road: Key Reviews
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Editorial Reviews “While Ratliff’s historical presentation is a major accomplishment, the fascinating effect of his book is due largely to his storytelling skill …” –Mennonite Quarterly Review Highlighting Ratliff’s masterful presentation…I conclude with the most outstanding attribute of the book-its…
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Wonderful Book Review From MHSBC
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BOOK REVIEW Pilgrims on the Silk Road: a Muslim-Christian Encounter in Khiva. Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock, 2010. By Robert Martens From Roots and Branches, 17:1, February, 2011. Where is this last gathering place of the true church? The answer:…
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Film’s Choir Composer Featured In Newspaper
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Dan Graber is the music director responsible for arranging and directing the Bethel College Concert Choir’s haunting rendition of “Through the Desert Goes Our Journey.” He was featured today in the Argus Leader, the newspaper in Sioux Falls, SD. Here…
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Book review published in Mennonite Weekly Review
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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…
