N.T. Wright – eminent New Testament scholar and Augsburger Lecture Series guest at Eastern Mennonite University – had just made the point that “image-bearing, God-reflecting” humans were put on this
... read more about New Testament scholar N.T. Wright draws standing-room-only crowds in Harrisonburg
Professor Howard Zehr talks about the origins, influences and threads of his work in and with restorative justice in an interview with Brunilda Pali, of the blog Restorotopias. ... read more about Restorotopias: Professor Howard Zehr reflects on origins of his work and ‘steps into the unknown’ from Restorotopias
For some participants, Strategies for Trauma Awareness and Resilience (STAR) I is an “entry point,” the first opportunity for an extended conversation about trauma and resilience, how traumagenic events can
... read more about The expanding universe of STAR II
Since 1998, undergraduate, graduate and alumni groups from Eastern Mennonite University and Eastern Mennonite Seminary have made the Tent of Nations farm outside of Bethlehem a regular stop on their
... read more about EMU hosts Tent of Nations’ Daoud Nassar, reciprocating hospitality after years of visits to his Palestine farm
THE EMPHASIS at Eastern Mennonite University’s Center for Justice and Peacebuilding is markedly different from what graduates encounter in PhD programs. Those programs, after all, are known for work done in isolation,
... read more about CJP alumni with doctorates (there are more than 60!) are ‘theorizers, not theorists’
Paulo Baleinakorodawa MA '04 facilitated a dialogue on gender-based violence sponsored by Transcend Oceania in Suva with 30 community representatives from indigenous communities nationwide. ... read more about Fiji-based CJP grad facilitates dialogue on gender-based violence from Fiji Times
Bouela Lehbib, a second-year graduate student with Eastern Mennonite University’s Center for Justice and Peacebuilding, petitioned the UN Special Political and Decolonization Committee about the occupation of Western Sahara by
... read more about CJP student petitions UN on occupation of Western Sahara
Even though the odds against peacebuilding can seem stacked, Theo Sitther, a lobbyist for the Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL), has also seen consensus in Washington D.C. – this
... read more about Lobbyist alum engages CJP students with D.C. policymakers
Andrew Daniels had a hunch there was some connection between his graduate studies in conflict transformation at Eastern Mennonite University and the sport he’d loved for most of his life.
... read more about Sports for peace: PeacePlayer’s Andrew Daniels MA ’16 on how basketball brings kids together
CJP's own Cohorts Project Coordinator Alena Yoder is a member of a next generation committee organizing MEDAx , a new initiative happening within MEDA convention in early November. ... read more about MEDAx writer and changemaker: Meet Alena Yoder from MEDA
