Dorothy Jean Weaver, professor of New Testament, concludes three-plus decades of teaching at Eastern Mennonite Seminary in May. The senior faculty member also owns the distinction of having been the
... read more about Retiring seminary professor Dorothy Jean Weaver on ‘I Always Knew That I Would Be a Teacher’
The creation of identity is a dynamic process," writes Professor Andrew Suderman, who teaches theology, peace and mission at Eastern Mennonite University. He also serves as secretary of Mennonite World Conference’s Peace Commission. Andrew and his wife, Karen, served with Mennonite Church Canada as coordinators of the Anabaptist Network in South Africa from 2009 to 2016.
... read more about Professor Andrew Suderman on ‘Wrestling with Mennonite identity’ from The Mennonite
Shrove Tuesday and Ash Wednesday were marked by services at Eastern Mennonite Seminary and Eastern Mennonite University this week. Martin Chapel hosted a Lectio Divina service focused on “living waters”
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If the Catholic-priest-turned-Anabaptist-radical Menno Simons were on a speaking tour, you’d expect him to make a stop at his namesake university. But he died in 1561, and so when Simons
... read more about Impersonation brings to life Menno Simons and his ‘soul struggle’
Glen Guyton has been announced as the new executive director of Mennonite Church USA (MC USA), according to a press release issued by the organization. He will begin a three-year
... read more about Former EMU board member will be MC USA’s next executive director
In 2017, Eastern Mennonite University was awarded grants in excess of $3.3 million, including more than $2.2 million in federal funding. The grants support the health and wellbeing of local
... read more about EMU awarded record-breaking total of more than $3.3 million in grants in 2017
The Reverend Meredith McNabb is director of the United Methodist Church Virginia Conference’s Center for Clergy Excellence, and she isn’t afraid to poke a little fun at the grandiose-ness of
... read more about Seminary conference gives space to brokenness, ‘kintsugi clergy’ and ministry in a polarized society
In 1967, Sharon Washington Risher heard The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. speak in Charleston, South Carolina. Then a little girl, she remembers being summoned with a phone call
... read more about Rev. Risher urges MLK celebration attendees to ‘stay woke through this revolution’
David Gaylor commutes 320 miles round-trip to Eastern Mennonite Seminary each week, traveling from the south-central town of Martinsville and staying Tuesday and Wednesday night. In his second year of
... read more about ‘Trust in the Lord in your long journey’: Dedicated commuter students make weekly trek for seminary classes
January brings the traditional review of the most-read news stories of 2017, many of which echoed themes of broader national interest. Our EMU News site is one of the most-visited on the
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