Professor Emeritus Ted Grimsrud discusses the Bible's message of peace. ... read more about ‘Thinking Pacificism’ blog: Why did Christianity move so far away from the message of Jesus? from Thinking Pacificism
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Maryknoll Lay Missioners honors couple with Bishop John E. McCarthy Spirit of Mission Award
Kirstin Rothrock De Mello and Merwyn De Mello, both 2005 graduates of EMU’s Center for Justice and Peacebuilding, are the recipients of the 2022 Bishop John E. McCarthy Spirit of ... read more about Maryknoll Lay Missioners honors couple with Bishop John E. McCarthy Spirit of Mission Award
Professor publishes psychosocial support manual
Barry Hart, professor emeritus at the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding, completed a one-year project with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in South Sudan. He and colleague Bena Mark, lecturer of psychology at Juba University, trained 45 psychosocial support facilitators in trauma awareness, resilience, psychosocial support, psychological first-aid, peacebuilding, restorative justice and trustbuilding, as well as a range of related subjects that are context-specific to South Sudan, but can be applied to other settings. They also produced a training manual on these subjects. ... read more about Professor publishes psychosocial support manual from UNDP
Professor Kathy Evans on trauma in education environments: ‘How Indian boarding schools left emotional scars that remain’
Professor Kathy Evans contributes on the effects of trauma in educational environments in this coverage of the US government's boarding schools for Native Americans. ... read more about Professor Kathy Evans on trauma in education environments: ‘How Indian boarding schools left emotional scars that remain’ from Redding Record Searchlight
Experienced peacebuilding professors join Center for Justice and Peacebuilding
Eastern Mennonite University’s Center for Justice and Peacebuilding begins the 2022-23 academic year with historically high enrollment levels across a range of degree and graduate certification programs. And just in ... read more about Experienced peacebuilding professors join Center for Justice and Peacebuilding
Winston Fellowships support six global peacebuilders
While the COVID pandemic caused many challenges for EMU’s Summer Peacebuilding Institute, one benefit from going to virtual programming in 2020 and 2021 was a surplus in scholarship funds. With ... read more about Winston Fellowships support six global peacebuilders
African American Mennonite Association and Eastern Mennonite Seminary offer scholarships for grad certificate in faith-based peacebuilding
Eastern Mennonite Seminary (EMS) and the African American Mennonite Association (AAMA) have teamed up to provide scholarships for Black ministry leaders interested in completing EMS’ new graduate certificate in faith-based peacebuilding, ... read more about African American Mennonite Association and Eastern Mennonite Seminary offer scholarships for grad certificate in faith-based peacebuilding
Philadelphia library exhibit highlights photography, humanity of prisoners
Parkway Central Library in Philadelphia hosts an exhibit from Howard Zehr and Barb Toews' latest book, “Still Doing Life: 22 Lifers 25 Years Later." New Press contacted Vox Populi to create the exhibit in 2021, which was produced using grant money from the Art for Justice Fund. ... read more about Philadelphia library exhibit highlights photography, humanity of prisoners from Philadelphia Neighborhoods
Carol Makanda GC ’15 interviewed about arts-based peacebuilding
Carol Makanda, a Nairobi-based peace consultant and alumnus of Eastern Mennonite University’s Center for Justice and Peacebuilding, believes that artistic works have previously played a significant role in the lead-up to elections, and undoubtedly influence youth participation. ... read more about Carol Makanda GC ’15 interviewed about arts-based peacebuilding from Today Nigeria
$1M Lilly Endowment grant supports Eastern Mennonite Seminary launch of conflict transformation programming for pastoral leaders
Eastern Mennonite University has been awarded a grant of $998,606 from Lilly Endowment Inc. to support Eastern Mennonite Seminary’s development of a new interdisciplinary pastoral leadership institute that will offer ... read more about $1M Lilly Endowment grant supports Eastern Mennonite Seminary launch of conflict transformation programming for pastoral leaders