About
Pandora Press
Pandora Press is an independent publisher focusing on scholarly and popular titles in Anabaptist and Mennonite Studies and beyond. Named after the street on which its first offices were located, the image of Pandora's box resonates with how books contain worlds that defy the expectations of their readers. In Hesiod's Works and Days, Pandora's box initially appears to contain a curse, but also reveals a form of hope (ἐλπίς) that entangles expectations of positive and negative futures. So too with the books that Pandora Press aims to publish.
We collaborate with established scholars and early career researchers to produce high quality monographs, edited collections, and other literary-autobiographical texts, and we are currently expanding in new interdisciplinary directions that move within and beyond historical and theological approaches to Anabaptist and Mennonite Studies.
Founded in the early 1990s by C. Arnold Snyder, the press established itself as a leader in scholarly Anabaptist and Mennonite publishing with its flagship title Anabaptist History and Theology. During the 2010s the press was directed by Christian Snyder, and in early 2021 Jo Snyder's Vegan Mennonite Kitchen was published to great acclaim from Chatelaine and CBC Radio.
As of January 2022, Maxwell Kennel has taken over direction of Pandora Press, initiating several new titles, translation projects, and editions. Pandora Press author and Associate Professor of History at Brock University Michael Driedger writes that “Max Kennel is ideally suited to take over direction of the Pandora Press. His energy and enthusiasm, plus his work on Mennonites and philosophy, as well as his qualifications in the area of Religious Studies, mean that he is well-situated to publish new titles in Mennonite Studies.”
Since its inception, Pandora Press has published well-over 100 titles and several long-standing book series', and the new catalogue includes several out of print titles that will be returning to print in different forms in the coming years. The press will also operate an online bookshop specializing in new, used, and rare titles in and around Anabaptist and Mennonite Studies.
Although Pandora Press remains independent, informal friends of the press include the Toronto Mennonite Theological Centre, Conrad Grebel University College, the Canadian Mennonite University Press, the Commonword Bookstore and Resource Centre, and the Institute of Mennonite Studies at the Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary, and Gelassenheit Publications, among many others.
Pandora Press books are generally shipped within three business days by Canada Post, with new international distribution options scheduled for 2022.
We collaborate with established scholars and early career researchers to produce high quality monographs, edited collections, and other literary-autobiographical texts, and we are currently expanding in new interdisciplinary directions that move within and beyond historical and theological approaches to Anabaptist and Mennonite Studies.
Founded in the early 1990s by C. Arnold Snyder, the press established itself as a leader in scholarly Anabaptist and Mennonite publishing with its flagship title Anabaptist History and Theology. During the 2010s the press was directed by Christian Snyder, and in early 2021 Jo Snyder's Vegan Mennonite Kitchen was published to great acclaim from Chatelaine and CBC Radio.
As of January 2022, Maxwell Kennel has taken over direction of Pandora Press, initiating several new titles, translation projects, and editions. Pandora Press author and Associate Professor of History at Brock University Michael Driedger writes that “Max Kennel is ideally suited to take over direction of the Pandora Press. His energy and enthusiasm, plus his work on Mennonites and philosophy, as well as his qualifications in the area of Religious Studies, mean that he is well-situated to publish new titles in Mennonite Studies.”
Since its inception, Pandora Press has published well-over 100 titles and several long-standing book series', and the new catalogue includes several out of print titles that will be returning to print in different forms in the coming years. The press will also operate an online bookshop specializing in new, used, and rare titles in and around Anabaptist and Mennonite Studies.
Although Pandora Press remains independent, informal friends of the press include the Toronto Mennonite Theological Centre, Conrad Grebel University College, the Canadian Mennonite University Press, the Commonword Bookstore and Resource Centre, and the Institute of Mennonite Studies at the Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary, and Gelassenheit Publications, among many others.
Pandora Press books are generally shipped within three business days by Canada Post, with new international distribution options scheduled for 2022.
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Editorial Advisory Board (2022- )
Director Maxwell Kennel |
Submissions
Pandora Press invites manuscript submissions for both our academic and popular imprints. Our specialization is in Anabaptist history and Mennonite theology, but we are expanding in new interdisciplinary directions and we encourage submissions from scholars across the social sciences and humanities.
Pandora Press uses double-blind peer review for its academic titles to ensure a high standard of quality and scholarly rigor. Submissions can be sent to max@pandorapress.com |
Forthcoming Titles
Several new Pandora Press titles are scheduled for 2022-2023, including new additions to our longstanding Bridgefolk series and Mennonite Reflections series.
Three major translation projects are underway at the press. Donors who are interested in supporting the translation of scholarly work in Anabaptist and Mennonite Studies are invited to contact max@pandorapress.com |
