{"product_id":"menno-in-athens-paperback-1","title":"Menno in Athens - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRonald Tiessen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn Anabaptist-Mennonite finding a home, not in Jerusalem, but in Athens? Cavorting with ancient pagans? Placing Greek poets and playwrights next to Hebrew prophets? Imagining peacemakers in the heroic age that celebrated prowess in war? And, finding inspiration in the writings of the French mystic, Simone Weil? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eMenno in Athens\u003c\/i\u003e stages such encounters while blending memoir and meditative travelogue where the wisdom of ancient Greece and the tenets of Anabaptism meet. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMenno, the narrator, undertakes a pilgrimage to Greece, where he visits sites once home to ancient poets, sages, playwrights, and philosophers. Along the way, an imposing coincidence with Menno's Anabaptist heritage reveals itself in voices that draw attention to the true cost of violence and discord-voices reiterating an aspiration for peace, and even love. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eMenno in Athens\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eMenno in Athens: A Novel\u003c\/i\u003e. A quirky charmer \u0026amp; unusual travel book \u0026amp; exploration of Greek myths and Christian origins via a young Mennonite. Yikes, naked statues!\u003cbr\u003e-Margaret E. Atwood, on Twitter. July 29, 2022. (twitter.com\/MargaretAtwood\/status\/1553121753093873664) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis enthralling novel takes us on what might at first seem to be a quixotic pilgrimage to the sites of ancient Greece to validate a vision of how free people can live and thrive in harmony - a vision that two thousand years later found an echo among Anabaptist Mennonites. When the hero, aptly named Menno, leaves the Mennonite town where he grew up he is strenuously warned by his stepfather that he is pursuing false gods. But what Menno unearths in his pilgrimage among the pre-Hellenic Greeks is a record of their scorn, not their celebration, of private wealth and martial glory. And what else but a latter-day version of a \u003ci\u003epolis\u003c\/i\u003e were those agrarian Mennonite settlements in Russia, Paraguay, or Canada, where small, radically democratic communities could aspire to live a life that was pleasing to God in the midst of warring nations and empires?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e-\u003c\/b\u003eErwin Wiens, retired professor of English Literature, and author of \u003ci\u003eTo Antoine: A Novel \u003c\/i\u003e(Gelassenheit Publications, 2022). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eRonald Tiessen\u003c\/b\u003e was raised in a Mennonite family and fellowship outside Leamington, Ontario. His studies brought him to Conrad Grebel College, the University of Waterloo, the University of Windsor, and thereafter to Greece. After studying Ancient Greek history in Athens, he made his home on Pelee Island, the setting of his 2016 novel \u003ci\u003eThe Pele' Harbour for Odd Birds\u003c\/i\u003e. Following his studies, he retained an unflagging curiosity about ancient Greece and has returned numerous times. \u003ci\u003eMenno in Athens\u003c\/i\u003e bridges two defining experiences in his life-his Anabaptist-Mennonite heritage and his love for Greece. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eLisa Rollo Kipp\u003c\/b\u003e is a multimedia artist from Pelee Island, Ontario, whose love for art began at a very early age. The encouragement of her parents and a gifted high school teacher inspired her to continue her exploration of art. She currently enjoys oil painting, pen and ink drawing, and working with found items in nature.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 202\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.46 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 01, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42648491065440,"sku":"9781926599748","price":40.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/1922\/9280\/files\/R2UwL3VwYWJERlZuMWprVEZkSjJaUT09.webp?v=1773676263","url":"https:\/\/bijoucc.myshopify.com\/products\/menno-in-athens-paperback-1","provider":"CARIBBEAN CONNECT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}