Jonathan G AndelsonJonathan G. Andelson is Rosenfield Professor of Social Science (Anthropology) at Grinnell College in Iowa. He was born in Chicago, earned his bachelor's degree from Grinnell in 1970 and his master's and doctorate from the University of Michigan, all n anthropology. He joined the faculty at Grinnell in 1974. Since 1971, his main research interest has been the Amana Colonies, a German-American religious community located fifty miles east of Grinnell and one of largest and longest lasting intentional communities in the United States. He has published numerous articles and book chapters on Amana and other intentional communities. His other academic interests include prairie regional studies, Midwestern agriculture, religion, Native Americans, and relations between humans and the environment. He is the founding director of the Grinnell's Center for Prairie Studies, which sponsors interdisciplinary learning on campus and in the Grinnell community focused on the region, sustainability, and notions of place. He is the convener of the Grinnell Area Local Foods Alliance and past president of the Communal Studies Association. Read More Read Less