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The Summer Peacebuilding Institute draws widely diverse people to “sit and talk outside of the conflict zone”

May 15, 2014Last updated September 18, 2014 by David Yoder

What started in the mid-1990s as a series of lunches where those working in the peacebuilding field could exchange ideas on theories and practice has grown into a world-renowned institute

Well-known scholar leads group of Iranian women from their Islamic seminary to the Summer Peacebuilding Institute

May 15, 2014Last updated June 2, 2014 by Lauren Jefferson

“When you can joyfully sit and eat together,meaningfully pray together, and feel at home and close to God in one another’s holy sites, then surely you have really become intimate

Center for Justice and Peacebuilding announces new restorative justice certificate

April 3, 2014Last updated April 16, 2014 by Aaron Kishbaugh

This summer, Eastern Mennonite University’s Center for Justice and Peacebuilding (CJP) will introduce a new certificate program for restorative justice practitioners. The program is open to all interested in furthering

Award-winning filmmaking shows powerful role of media in sparking deep conversations and social change

March 28, 2014Last updated April 9, 2014 by Andrew Jenner

In a new approach to promoting peaceful communities, graduate students at Eastern Mennonite University are leading conversation around an award-winning documentary about people who collaborated to paint massive murals in

Two pioneers of Playback Theatre – evoking understanding, empathy and change – will be teaching at SPI 2014

February 20, 2014Last updated March 7, 2014 by Paul Souder

Imagine a theatrical performance with no starting script. Several actors listen intently to a volunteer from the audience tell a first-person story. On the cue, “Let’s watch,” the actors interpret

CJP faculty member Hizkias Assefa leads mediation to ease suffering in South Sudan

February 18, 2014Last updated March 3, 2014 by Bonnie Price Lofton

Thousands of men, women and children displaced and otherwise suffering from the impact of war in Jonglei – the largest, most populated state in South Sudan – may see their

Preventing burnout, among other attributes of organizational health, leads to more effective work

January 2, 2014Last updated January 23, 2014 by Andrew Jenner

Where there is a food emergency, agencies like the UN World Food Programme rightly devote the majority of their time, resources and attention to those suffering directly from a food

Nelson Mandela recalled as incarnational presence, modeling ‘practical theology’

December 12, 2013Last updated December 31, 2013 by Carl Stauffer

“Have you heard that Mandela died?” The staggering impact of this question took my breath away as I stepped into the office after teaching a full day of classes at

“Where There Was Despair, They Saw Hope” – Summer Peacebuilding Institute 2013 Wraps Up

June 24, 2013Last updated July 26, 2013 by Chris Edwards

Many of the 196 attendees at this year’s Summer Peacebuilding Institute (SPI) had survived devastating loss and trauma. Yet the final week of that gathering at Eastern Mennonite University began

Mexican pastor lobbies for religious tolerance

June 10, 2013Last updated April 21, 2015 by Kara Lofton

“In order to survive we have to do a lot of things,” explains Carlos Martinez-Garcia, as he responds to a reporter’s question by listing the various hats he wears: human

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