Blogs @ EMU

Month: March 2016

Seminary Capstone Presentation – Candy Tharpe

M. HunsbergerSeminary, Seminary Senior Capstone, Student Speakers

Candy Tharpe, “Grace Buddies: Integrating Children with Special Needs into the Church.” Students in the seminary’s Master of Divinity program complete Capstone Integration Projects across the two semesters of their senior year. During the fall semester, they negotiate with the professors in the Formation in Missional Leadership class the design of their projects. They then complete their....

“Speaking for Peace” – C. Henry Smith Peace Oratorical Sampler

M. HunsbergerStudent Speakers, University Chapels

Hear students speaking for peace  in preparation for the C. Henry Smith Peace Oratorical Contest to be held Friday, March 18 at 7 p.m. Hannah Chappell-Dick – “Beyond Fight or Flight: Becoming Mennonite in an Adrenaline-soaked World” Bethany Chupp – “Standing at the Door” Ethan Herman – “Active Pacifism and Using Conflict as a Tool”....

“Sending Y-Trip Groups to Serve Others in Faith”

M. HunsbergerUniversity Chapels

What does it mean to serve others in faith? The Y-Serve student organization and campus ministries will reflect on this and hear from each group departing campus to serve and learn with others. Y-Trip Locations for 2016 Civil Rights Learning Tour with Multicultural and International Student Services, the Gospel Choir, Y-Serve and the Black Student....

“Dismantling the Doctrine of Discovery” – Erica Littlewolf

M. HunsbergerUniversity Chapels

Re“placing” ourselves and modern day realities: where do we go from here? – Erica Littlewolf ——- For more than five centuries, the Doctrine of Discovery and the laws based upon it have legalized the theft of land, labor and resources from Indigenous Peoples across the world and systematically denied their human rights. This Doctrine originated....