John Horsch Mennonite History Essay Contest

Named for the pre-eminent Mennonite historian of the early 20th century, the John Horsch Mennonite History Essay Contest is open to students from high school through graduate school/seminary on topics related to Anabaptist/Mennonite history, life and thought.

Guidelines

Papers should be written during the 2008-2009 academic year. All entries should treat a subject or theme related to Anabaptist or Mennonite history. This may include congregational and institutional histories, biographies, literature studies, and explorations of theological, cultural, and social movements among Mennonites and related groups. It is expected that the papers will do more than summarize existing materials and that a variety of sources will be used.
Papers must be typed with the following information on the last page of the essay: author’s name, mailing address, e-mail address, school, and category entered.
All papers become property of the Mennonite Church USA Historical Committee. By submitting the paper to this contest, the author grants right of first refusal to the Historical Committee to publish the essay, in whole or in part, in Mennonite Historical Bulletin and on its website. Unless specified otherwise at the time of submission, the author also grants the Historical Committee permission to make copies of the essay, in whole or in part, for individuals and other archives and libraries if requested.
Submit entries in electronic format via e-mail to archives@mennoniteusa. org or on computer disk to Horsch Contest, Mennonite Church USA Historical Committee, 1700 S. Main St., Goshen, IN 46526. Also include a digital photo of the author. Accompanying hard copy is also welcome.
Deadline – June 15, 2009

Past winners

2007-08 Winners

	First	Second
Class I (Seminary and Postgraduates)	Sarah Bergen “Re-Interpreting Mennonite Identity I the Mid-20^th Century: A Conversation About Mutual Aid” MBBS	Devon Miller “The Gospel for All Creatures: An Anabaptist Theology for Reconciliation” AMBS
Class II (Undergraduate College and University)	Jonny Gerig Meyer “Sending Mixed Messages to Congress: Mennonite Involvement in the Proposed National Health Care Reform, 1992-1994” Goshen College	tie Peter Miller “Souls, Cars and Division: The Amish Mission Movement of the 1950s and Its Effects on the Amish Community of Patridge, Kan.” Bethel College Andre Shenk “A Crisis Among Mennonites: Competing Traditions in the Mennonite Church in the Early 1980s” Goshen College
Class III (High School)	No submissions