"I loved this book. This is Katie’s life, her name, her harvest of work and discovery. But something wonderful happened as I read what she shares so honestly and well: I saw my own story—and felt it good, and safer again, to be a writer, pilgrim, woman in the MB church. Her words compel and they inspire; they are a gift."
—Dora Dueck, writer and editor, is author of several books and co-editor of Northern Lights: An Anthology of Contemporary Christian Writing in Canada

"Memo to Christian women who don’t like books for Christian women (and those who do): read this one. Katie Funk Wiebe artfully traverses the territory of the past, like buying groceries for $25 a month and writing articles under her husband’s name, while pointing out to younger readers familiar landmarks: gender inequality, vocation, family, money, aging. This is vintage Funk Wiebe: unaffected, spirited, and unblinking."
—Valerie Weaver-Zercher, contributing editor to Sojourners

"Thanks to Katie’s efforts, my young grandchildren have access to a more spacious and ventilated church, with generous rooms and windows that open wide. I plan to set aside copies of this book for them, so they have a better grasp of how it all happened."
—Wally Kroeker, Editor, The Marketplace; in the Foreword

"Katie’s story of her journey from naiveté to maturity does not flinch from honestly embodying pain, uncertainty, and ambiguity. Yet through her vulnerability, Katie invites us to recognize ourselves and to perceive God’s grace in the midst of life. Katie’s masterful storytelling is a gift."
—Doug Heidebrecht, Director of the Centre for Mennonite Brethren Studies, Winnipeg

"You Never Gave Me a Name is a fascinating account of a writer’s search for identity. Author Katie Funk Wiebe sifts through the experiences of her life to uncover the influences and events that formed her spiritual and professional life as a writer and teacher. It is no wonder that she has been named one of the twentieth century’s most influential Mennonites!"
—Valerie Rempel, Dean of Students and Enrollment; Associate Professor of History and Theology, Mennonite Brethren Biblical Seminary