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by Amana HarrisThe ArtEsteem Self as Super Hero curriculum was inspired by our current need for heroes for our children, youth and communities.The heroes we need are defined as exceptional individuals or beings who inspire, protect, and ser… more

Gretchen Kohler is an Amana storekeeper’s daughter with a secret passion for writing. But artistic pursuits are frowned upon in her conservative Amana village, so she confines her poems and stories to her journals, letting only close friend… more

Johanna Ilg has lived her entire life in Main Amana, one of the seven villages inhabited by devout Christians who believe in cooperative living, a simple lifestyle, and faithful service to God. Although she’s always longed to see the outsid… more

Gretchen Kohler is an Amana storekeeper’s daughter with a secret passion for writing. But artistic pursuits are frowned upon in her conservative Amana village, so she confines her poems and stories to her journals, letting only close friend… more

Johanna Ilg has lived her entire life in Main Amana, one of the seven villages settled by devout Christians who believe in cooperative living, a simple lifestyle, and faithful service to God. Although she’s always longed to see the outside … more

As the rest of the nation is embroiled in Civil War, the Amana Colonies remain peaceful. Amalie Wiese arrives in the newly built village of Amana in 1863 only to find that her betrothed, Friedrich, has left to fight with the Union army. Ama… more

For many years, Ilsa Redlich has helped her parents run a hotel in South Amana, but as the United States enters the Great War, she can feel her world changing. The residents of the towns surrounding the Amana Colonies used to be accepting o… more

A year ago, Neal Stephens thought he had lost everything, including his life. As a successful business man with a beautiful girlfriend on his arm and a perfect assistant who was his right hand, everything was as it should be. In one day, a … more

Companies invest fortunes on innovation and product strategy. But, by some estimates, 80% of new products fail or dramatically underperform every year, though a few rare products succeed brilliantly. Why is this the case? Their creators hav… more

For over forty years, Joan Liffring-Zug Bourret has photographed Iowa’s Amana villages and the people. The Amanas once were a communal society, one of the longest lasting in America. The earliest image, taken in 1959, is part of a series or… more

Creative writers and artists striving to love God with all their heart embrace the powerful themes of Genesis: good and evil, brotherhood, family, trust in God, mercy, and love. God’s creation, the Garden of Eden, Adam, Eve, and their sons,… more