A native of the northwestern Colombian province of Choco who has been active most of her life in the struggle for women’s rights in Colombia will make two speaking appearances ... read more about Rights Worker to Speak on Impact of War
Center for Justice and Peacebuilding
Security through Construction, Not Destruction
Ron Kraybill By Ron Kraybill We read recently of yet more findings about torture conducted by American soldiers at Abu Ghraib. One wonders about the sickness of people who use ... read more about Security through Construction, Not Destruction
For Whom the Bell Tolls . . .
On the third anniversary of the 9-11 terrorist attacks on the United States, EMU will offer a ringing reminder of that fateful day’s events. The electronic chimes on the roof ... read more about For Whom the Bell Tolls . . .
EMU Wins U.S. Competition for Fulbrighters
Fulbright Scholars with president Swartzendruber Photo by Jim Bishop EMU has been named the winner of a refereed competition among U.S. universities to host the Fulbright Conflict Resolution Program for ... read more about EMU Wins U.S. Competition for Fulbrighters
Faculty and Staff Tool Up for New School Year
James Waller The calendar indicates it’s still summer, but EMU is gearing up for the start of the 2004 fall semester. The annual faculty-staff conference will be held Thursday and ... read more about Faculty and Staff Tool Up for New School Year
Faith and Politics Intersect at Upcoming Conference
by Marla Pierson Lester AKRON, Pa.- Earl and Pat Hostetter Martin grew up in Mennonite homes where politics remained separate from their parents’ lives, where voting was not considered a ... read more about Faith and Politics Intersect at Upcoming Conference
Faculty Welcomes 13 New Professors
EMU will have 13 new full-time undergraduate and graduate teaching faculty when the fall semester begins Sept. 1, 2004. The new faculty, announced by Dr. Beryl H. Brubaker, EMU provost, ... read more about Faculty Welcomes 13 New Professors
Middle Eastern Christians Add to Diversity of SPI
By Rachel B. Miller Moreland The MCC-sponsored Summer Peacebuilding Institute (SPI) participants from the Middle East, from left: Suzanne Dababne, Bassem Thabet, Rita Sawaya, Nabil Korieh (Father Daniel), and Rev. ... read more about Middle Eastern Christians Add to Diversity of SPI
Toward A More Peaceful World
By Luanne Austin, Daily News-Record Fiji ... read more about Toward A More Peaceful World
On Abu Ghraib and war itself: See through relativism of abuse
By Earl Martin and Pat Hostetter Martin As religious pacifists, we have grieved deeply – with the rest of the world – over the images of dehumanization that have emerged ... read more about On Abu Ghraib and war itself: See through relativism of abuse