In her sermon to mark the start of the spring semester Jan. 10, Eastern Mennonite Seminary (EMS) Associate Dean Nancy Heisey asked the audience to recall the deeply personal experience
... read more about Convocation reminds seminary community that baptism is the beginning of ‘Spirit-filled’ discipleship
In Gwendolyn Myers’ native Liberia and surrounding West African countries, “young people can be used as perpetrators of violence and conflict,” she says. “They are used as weapons. But they
... read more about Liberian alumna researches youth in conflict, develops fledgling plans for peace dialogue institute
A visit to Gift and Thrift Shop in Virginia, one of Mennonite Central Committee’s (MCC) 108 thrift shops, was a revelation to Tarek Chebli, a peacebuilding student from Lebanon. ... read more about After visit to Harrisonburg’s Gift and Thrift, inspired SPI participant starts similar store in Lebanon from Relief Web
As we head into 2017 (!), it’s time for our traditional look back at our news coverage of the past year, when we chronicle our reader favorites. And there are
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A slum in North Africa became home last summer to a group of Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) students led by Professor Johonna Turner and her husband, Julian. “They survive off
... read more about Coptic Christian community embraces service learning group
With alumni scattered around the world, the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding at Eastern Mennonite University counts on its website and social media to keep people informed. Cataloguing the Top
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An abundance of cultural, educational, and interactive events about American black history and the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. will take place in January and February at Eastern Mennonite
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Yes! Magazine includes former VACA professor Paulette Moore's documentary "To Wisconsin With Love," created with EMU students, in their state-by-state exploration of local solutions. ... read more about Yes! magazine features EMU-made documentary about Wisconsin mine in ‘solutions’ issue from Yes! Magazine
The fall/winter 2016 issue of Crossroads focuses on Eastern Mennonite University alumni who have made conscious choices, whether vocational or avocational, to work in multicultural settings as advocates for social
... read more about ‘Let Your Life Speak’: Fall/Winter 2016 Crossroads features alumni empowering neighbors in multicultural U.S.
In a time of rapid change and new demographics in the United States, some communities are better equipped to respond to integration of non-English-speaking immigrant and refugee populations. Because of
... read more about English language learners benefit from EMU educators influenced by Anabaptist values in Harrisonburg, Virginia, reports researcher in Sojourners magazine