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Samuel J. Steiner

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Sam Steiner grew up in the home of a Mennonite pastor and school teacher. During the Vietnam War he became a draft resister and moved to Canada in 1968. He studied history and library science, served as Librarian and Archivist at Conrad Grebel University College (affiliated with the University of Waterloo) for almost 34 years. He is married to a Mennonite pastor.

He was managing editor of the Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online (GAMEO)(http://gameo.org). His books have related to Mennonite history, especially Ontario Mennonite history.

His memoir was released in 2022. ...more

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Mennonites and Major League Baseball

It’s the playoffs, and I’ve been a Blue Jays fan since the team began in 1977. This is a modest update of a post first done in 2015 in which I’ve tried to list Mennonites who have been participants in Major League Baseball. I’ve listed a number of connections in more or less chronological order. I’d be happy for other suggestions to add. I would like the players to have grown up in a Mennonite hom

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	In Search of Promised Lands: A Religious History of Mennonites in Ontario (Studies of Anabaptist and Mennonite History) 4.27 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2015 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Mennonite Draft Dodger in Canada: A Memoir 4.17 avg rating — 6 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Vicarious pioneer: The life of Jacob Y. Shantz really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1988	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lead us on: A history of Rockway Mennonite Collegiate, 1945-1995 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1995	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Anabaptist/Mennonite Faith and Economics by Calvin Wall Redekop (Editor), Victor A. Krahn (Editor), Samuel J. Steiner (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1994 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mennonite Identity : Historical and Contemporary Perspectives by Calvin Wall Redekop (Editor), Samuel J. Steiner (Goodreads Author) (Assistant Editor) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1988 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Grace Unmistakable: Final Blogs by Sue Clemmer Steiner, Samuel J. Steiner (Goodreads Author) (Photographer) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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