Samuel J. Steiner

Sam Steiner grew up in the home of a Mennonite pastor and school teacher. During the Vietnam War he became a draft resister and moved to Canada in 1968. He studied history and library science, served as Librarian and Archivist at Conrad Grebel University College (affiliated with the University of Waterloo) for almost 34 years, retiring in 2008. He is married to a retired Mennonite pastor.

He was managing editor of the Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online (GAMEO)(http://gameo.org) until the end of 2011. He continues as an Associate Managing Editor. His books have related to Mennonite history, especially Ontario Mennonite history.

His earlier books are Vicarious Pioneer: The Life Of Jacob Y. Shantz and Lead Us On: A History Of Rockway Mennonite Collegiate, 1945 1995 . He was also an editor of Mennonite Identity : Historical and Contemporary Perspectives and Anabaptist/Mennonite Faith and Economics . His forthcoming book (March 9, 2015; Herald Press) is In Search of Promised Lands: a Religious History of Ontario Mennonites.