S1E7: All In The Family

Every cultural group has a story, and most stories involve some level of trauma. All In The Family explores some of the ways trauma shapes identity and us-and-them mentalities among Mennonites and Mennonite Brethren, especially given the 1920s forced migration from Russia. This episode features Thelma Kauffman, Elfrieda Klassen, and John Weier, weaving their stories and reflections together to answer the question “where do we go from here?” with thoughtful and powerful narrative and expertise.

John F. Kennedy's greatest Speech on Peace:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RclaV_3_eOA

Prairie Bible Institute, now Prairie College:

https://www.prairie.edu/about-100-years-of-tradition/

Normal School:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Normal_school

Anabaptist positions on divorce and remarriage:

https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Divorce_and_Remarriage

Swiss Mennonites in Ohio:

https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Ohio_(USA)#The_Swiss_Mennonites

GAMEO article: Migrations:

https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Migrations#From_Europe_to_the_Americas

Rupa Marya & Raj Patel on social injustice that turns into trauma which in turn makes racialized bodies sick:

https://birchbarkbooks.com/products/inflamed

Dr. Gabor Mate on how a toxic culture makes us all sick:

https://drgabormate.com/book/the-myth-of-normal/

Unity Church:

https://www.unity.org/en

Resmaa Menakem and Krista Tippett talk about race, trauma, and healing our racial wounds:

https://onbeing.org/programs/resmaa-menakem-notice-the-rage-notice-the-silence/

Dr. Hillary McBride on embodied healing of spiritual wounds:

https://hillarylmcbride.com/holy-hurt-book/

The Schism Between Us is written and produced by Marnie Klassen, and supported by MennoCreative, a program of Canadian Mennonite magazine.

Technical Production and Sound Design: Matt Veith

Background Music: Jaimie Terpstra

Graphic Design: Tiff Wu

Editor in Chief: Marnie Klassen

Theme song: “In the Rifted Rock” arranged by Mykayla Turner and performed by Marta Bunnet Wiebe, Isaac Kuhl Schlegel, Solomon Schlegel, Allegra Friesen Epp, Matthew Veith, and Courtney Kuhl Schlegel

Thank you to everyone who has helped shape this story over the past 10 months.

Over and out,

Marnie