The Center for Justice and Peacebuilding (CJP) at Eastern Mennonite University will offer an online course that will explore the principles, values and challenges of restorative justice. “Restorative justice has ... read more about Restorative Justice Forefront of Online Course
Article by Rebecca M. Stone – Women News Network – WNN Opinion CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Darryl is a 12-year-old African American boy whose mother, Ariel, is a single parent. Ariel ... read more about Can Restorative Justice Improve Prison Statistics for African Americans?
Eastern Mennonite University’s Visual and Communication Arts (VaCA), in collaboration with the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding (CJP), presents artist-in-residence and CJP student Frances Miller and her art/performance installation “Renaming ... read more about Art, Peacebuilding Combine in Exhibition
Being humble in the face of adversity and joy intertwined two alumni honored for their devotion to peace and relief of suffering on Sunday, Oct. 16, 2011, at Eastern Mennonite ... read more about Humility Links Nobel Winner and Alum Who Was Killed
One of the three women receiving the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize, Leymah Gbowee, is closely connected with the “peace-church tradition” of the Mennonites. Gbowee, who shares the prize with Liberian ... read more about Nobel Prize Winner Connected to Peace-Church Tradition
Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) alumna Leymah Gbowee is one of three women jointly awarded the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize, the Norwegian Nobel Committee announced Oct. 7. She shares the prize ... read more about EMU Alum Wins Nobel Peace Prize
A branch of the United Nations (UN) is featuring Howard Zehr’s photo-portraits of the children of U.S. prisoners in an conference in Geneva, Switzerland, Sept. 30, 2011. The exhibit complements ... read more about UN Exhibits Zehr’s Photos on Children of Prisoners
Leaders of churches that sometimes experience turmoil and disagreements—all church leaders, basically—can benefit from a weekend course at Eastern Mennonite University this fall. The course combines teachings from EMU’s conflict ... read more about Help Offered for Church Conflicts
HARRISONBURG, Va. – The Center for Justice & Peacebuilding at Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) and WVPT-TV are co-sponsoring a special public screening of the documentary “Pray the Devil Back to ... read more about WVPT to Broadcast “Pray the Devil Back to Hell”
In the days after 9/11, my colleague and I wrote a short article outlining A Long Term Strategy for American Security detailing ways the U.S. could respond to this crisis. ... read more about Six Things to Grieve on 9/11 Anniversary