About

An Impartial Songbook

An Impartial Songbook is a short-form narrative history podcast focusing on the Historic Peace Churches: Mennonites, Brethren, Amish, and Quakers.

Support for An Impartial Songbook comes from the Menno Simons Historical Library at Eastern Mennonite University as well as my listening committee.

The Creator

Joel Horst Nofziger is an independent scholar based in Ephrata, Pennsylvania. A native of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, his research interest lies in understanding how Mennonites in the United States have constructed and perpetuated their identity through the stories they tell themselves. He has a BA in History and Peacebuilding & Development from Eastern Mennonite University. He and his wife attend Pilgrims Mennonite Church in Akron, Pennsylvania, and Keystone Friends Monthly Meeting (Ohio Yearly Meeting Conservative).