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EMU Prof Pauses Dialogue With Military To Do Art

July 20, 2012Last updated July 31, 2012 by Andrew Jenner

One might reasonably expect Lisa Schirch, a research professor with EMU’s Center for Justice and Peacebuilding (CJP), to believe that the best the American military can do in Afghanistan is

A Humanitarian’s Story

May 2, 2012Last updated May 16, 2012 by Pete DeLea

Courtesy Daily News Record, May 1, 2012 Dan Terry devoted his life to helping Afghan people. For nearly four decades, the humanitarian aid worker coordinated small-scale community development projects throughout

“Weaving Life” Documentary to Highlight Life of Dan Terry

April 24, 2012Last updated April 30, 2012 by EMU and MennoMedia

Dan Terry, 64, was among 10 humanitarian aid workers assassinated in Afghanistan in August 2010, but his remarkable life cannot be defined by his brutal death. Eastern Mennonite University (EMU)

CJP, Baptist Theological Seminary Partner for Justice and Peacebuilding Degree

April 12, 2012Last updated April 27, 2012 by Robert Dilday

Courtesy Religious Herald, Apr. 10, 2012 A concentration in justice and peacebuilding will be available to master of divinity degree students at Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond (BTSR) beginning this

Gbowee Opens Up on Life after Nobel Prize

April 11, 2012Last updated April 27, 2012 by Mike Zucconi

Leymah Gbowee, one of three recipients of the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize and Eastern Mennonite University Alumnus of the Year, spoke with the Daily Observer about life after the peace

CJP, Theater and VaCA Provide Collaborative Events

April 11, 2012Last updated April 16, 2012 by Mike Zucconi

Two events at Eastern Mennonite University this week showcase the intersection between the arts and creating a more peaceful world. “The Feminine Divine: Embrace and Release” is a participatory dance

Gbowee Shares “Greatness of Girls” at Conference

April 2, 2012Last updated April 11, 2012 by Mike Zucconi

Leymah Gbowee spoke on the “greatness of girls” and the creation of the Young Girls Transformative Project at the 2012 TED conference. Gbowee, who earned a master’s degree in conflict

STAR Marks 10 Years of Trauma Healing

March 8, 2012Last updated March 26, 2012 by Andrea Schrock Wenger

Hurt people hurt people. For 10 years, Strategies for Trauma Awareness and Resilience — the STAR program at Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) – has been helping to break that cycle.

Young Anabaptists Consider Mission in an “Occupied” World

March 2, 2012Last updated March 14, 2012 by Laura Amstutz

How do Anabaptists do mission in a world with an “occupy” mentality? Young Anabaptist scholars will gather at Eastern Mennonite Seminary (EMS) April 13-14 to discuss this at a conference

Writing with Fire

February 9, 2012Last updated January 18, 2013 by Samantha Cole

Courtesy Daily News Record, Feb. 7, 2012 A scroll through David Kreider’s website is like a trip around the world: guest book entries from the Netherlands and France to Vermont

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