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Martyrs Mirror Conference
"Martyrs Mirror: Reflections Across Time" will be held at the Young Center June 8-10, 2010. Next year marks the 350th anniversary of the first Dutch edition of Thieleman van Braght’s Martyrs Mirror. The conference will focus on, but will not be limited to, the German translation of Martyrs Mirror printed at Ephrata, Pennsylvania, in 1748.
The Young Center is soliciting proposals for papers on topics related to Martyrs Mirror, especially those related to its German translation and use in Pennsylvania. The Center also invites papers on the book as artifact.
Proposals may include topics related to theology, history and social context, and women in Martyrs Mirror or other related topics.
Proposals should be 300 words in length. Mail them to Jeff Bach, Director of the Young Center for Anabaptist and Pietist Studies, One Alpha Drive, Elizabethtown, PA 17022 or e-mail them to bachj@etown.edu. The deadline for submissions is January 15, 2010. For additional information, contact Bach at 717-361-1467.
