CMU Press

07/07/2025

We are so very honoured to be publishing this crucial book of Indigenous intercultural Christian theology by the moderator of The United Church of Canada, The Right Rev. Dr. Carmen Lansdowne. (Soon to be The Very Rev. Dr. Carmen Lansdowne!)
Yes, WEARING A BROKEN INDIGENE HEART ON THE SLEEVE OF CHRISTIAN MISSION is at the printer and you can pre-order now from your favourite independent bookseller. Sending gratitude to Carmen Lansdowne for trusting us! and to Josiah Neufeld for editing, Jonathan Dyck for cover design, Katie Anderson for creation of splendid raven endpapers (see photo 2) and Patricia June Vickers for granting permission for her wonderful cover art.

04/07/2025

Now available: IN SEARCH OF A MENNONITE IMAGINATION -- a must-have resource for every school, university, and public library, for scholars of Mennonite literature and culture, and frankly for anyone and everyone with an interest in Mennonite writers in North America.
www.cmu.ca/cmu-press

20/06/2025

Missed the launch of our latest book, IN SEARCH OF A MENNONITE IMAGINATION: KEY TEXTS IN MENNONITE LITERARY CRITICISM, edited by Robert Zacharias? You can still view the June 12 launch on the Youtube channel of McNally Robinson Booksellers. A fascinating event, with readings by Jeff Gundy, Magdalene Redekop, Di Brandt, Casey Plett, Hildi Froese Tiessen, Julia Spicher Kasdorf, Paul Tiessen, and Ann Hostetler.

Robert Zacharias celebrates the Winnipeg launch of In Search of a Mennonite Imagination: Key Texts in Mennonite Literary Criticism (CMU Press).In Search of a...

16/06/2025

more highlights of the Mennonite/s Writing Ten conference at this weekend

16/06/2025

more highlights of the Mennonite/s Writing Ten conference this weekend

16/06/2025

some highlights of the Mennonite/s Writing Ten conference at this weekend

15/06/2025

Our new book In Search of a Mennonite Imagination is only two days old but we have already been satirized by the .
Love it!

www.ungerreview.com/forklift-enlisted-to-transport-new-mennonite-book/

14/06/2025

In Search of a Mennonite Imagination is launched! Thanks to for a lovely evening on Jun 12 & to editor Robert Zacharias for pulling together over 150 years of Mennonite literary criticism. Wow. And look at this lineup of MennoLit luminaries reading from their essays.
2, 3:Robert Zacharias. 4:Casey Plett. 5.Di Brandt. 6. Paul Tiessen 7. Ann Hostetler. 8. Magdalene Redekop. 9. Hildi Froese Tiessen. 10. Jeff Gundy.
With thanks to Chelsea Norton for the photos.

12/06/2025

June 15 is NATURE PHOTOGRAPHY DAY! Celebrate with a close look at ICE: Moments Photographs by Klaus Hochheim: the stunning beauty of the north and south polar regions and a glimpse into some of the scientific research ongoing within the important world of ice.

In Winnipeg, get your copy on Canadian Mennonite University campus -- at CommonWord or MHC Gallery

12/06/2025

Tomorrow Thursday June 12 at 7 pm! We're going to have a stellar launch for IN SEARCH OF A MENNONITE IMAGINATION: Key Texts in Mennonite Literary Criticism. Everyone's invited to McNally Robinson Booksellers (or check out their website for livestream if you're not in Winnipeg). THEN, you're all invited back to Marpeck Commons at Mennonite University for a reception after the launch. Spread the word!

07/06/2025

Less than a week away!
This is going to be a great conference and you can still register -- or come to one of the free evening events. Go to cmu.ca/mennonites-writing for more information.

CMU students -- a reminder that you can attend at no cost. Contact Sue Sorensen!

06/06/2025

As World Environment Day activities wrap up, spend a moment thinking about our polar regions -- so beautiful and so necessary for the earth's survival. *ICE: Moments*, which offers splendid photographs by the late Dr. Klaus Hochheim, helps to keep the Arctic and Antarctic in mind and in our care.
With gratitude for the work of ❄️❄️