This year’s top news stories from EMU’s Center for Justice and Peacebuilding mark leadership transitions, celebrate impactful work and connect us to the challenging issues of the day. Here’s the ... read more about CJP’s Top Reads of 2019
Graduate programs
CJP alum Wayne Marriott to be honored for New Zealand peacebuilding work
New Zealand-based peacebuilder Wayne Marriott has been recognized as the Resolution Institute Michael Klug Awardee for 2019. He is a 2018 graduate of Eastern Mennonite University’s Center for Justice and ... read more about CJP alum Wayne Marriott to be honored for New Zealand peacebuilding work
EMU anatomy students memorialize ‘silent teachers’
Paper lanterns rose into the night sky last week behind the Suter Science Center at Eastern Mennonite University. The 16 students who released them gathered to honor those who had ... read more about EMU anatomy students memorialize ‘silent teachers’
CPE celebrates 20 years: Lorrie Aikens, pastor of Bath United Methodist Charge
The Clinical Pastoral Education program at Eastern Mennonite Seminary celebrates its 20th anniversary this academic year. Since 1999, 290 people have been trained through the seminary’s program. They serve and ... read more about CPE celebrates 20 years: Lorrie Aikens, pastor of Bath United Methodist Charge
Lead Together
CJP at 25: Celebrate, Reflect, Dream with directors emeriti Ruth Zimmerman and Howard Zehr
During the 2019-20 academic year, as the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding commemorates its 25th anniversary, a series of guest authors will share reflections about CJP’s personal impact. We want ... read more about CJP at 25: Celebrate, Reflect, Dream with directors emeriti Ruth Zimmerman and Howard Zehr
CPE celebrates 20 years: Phil Kanagy, pastor at Weavers Mennonite Church
The Clinical Pastoral Education program at Eastern Mennonite Seminary celebrates its 20th anniversary this academic year. Since 1999, 290 people have been trained through the seminary’s program. They serve and minister ... read more about CPE celebrates 20 years: Phil Kanagy, pastor at Weavers Mennonite Church
DN-R: Timeless connections through literature with bibliotherapy program
Stemming from an affinity for literature, students from Eastern Mennonite University are forming relationships with residents in assisted living at Virginia Mennonite Retirement Community. But since establishing a connection through storytelling, that bond has since evolved into friendships that defy ideological differences. ... read more about DN-R: Timeless connections through literature with bibliotherapy program from Daily News-Record
Tune in for the Peacebuilder ‘CJP at 25’ podcast!
Listen to the trailer to Peacebuilder, a podcast by the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding (CJP) at Eastern Mennonite University, by clicking on the “play” button below. A time capsule ... read more about Tune in for the Peacebuilder ‘CJP at 25’ podcast!
EMU grads have plans for Lincoln’s ancestral home
“There was a sense that there was a bigger meaning living here,” said Sarah Bixler, a professor at Eastern Mennonite Seminary. “This was something that was consistent with some of our faith commitments and even our sense of direction from God — that there is important work to do here.” ... read more about EMU grads have plans for Lincoln’s ancestral home from Harrisonburg Citizen