Radicals & Revolutionaries Lab

Amanda Manitach is definitely a modern day renaissance woman. Raised in rural Western Kansas and North Texas, Amanda grew up in a very religiously conservative family. The daughter of a pastor, her life was defined by the church. She and her sister were both home schooled and grew up with very deep ties to their faith.By the age of 13 she had already completed her first mission trip to Thailand and began making trips annually in the summer. By the time she was 18 Amanda has traveled to India, Vietnam, Bolivia, Honduras, Ghana. While she’s grateful for the experience - she’s no longer in agreement with the purpose of those trips.While growing up so close to the church had its benefits, Amanda was also exposed to other side of the coin. The not so glamorous aspects of church politics, finances and internal conflict. It was a disheartening experience that began to open her eyes to question the infallibility of what she was being taught.After attending a religious university, located in what she described as the