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
Academics
Festival Goes Bach to Basics
The Bach Festival choir, orchestra and featured soloists combined their talents in performing Mozart’s introspective “Requiem in D Minor” under the direction of Kenneth Nafziger, professor of music at EMU. ... read more about Festival Goes Bach to Basics
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
Veteran EMU Prof Co-Authors Church History Volume
Edsel Burdge (l). and Samuel L. Horst review the final draft of their book prior to publication in the Menno Simons Historical Library at EMU. Photo by Jim Bishop A ... read more about Veteran EMU Prof Co-Authors Church History Volume
Waco and Iraq – Parallels in Bloodshed
By Michael Hudson, The Roanoke Times Jayne Docherty, associate professor of conflict studies at EMU Jayne Docherty, an associate professor of conflict studies at EMU, spent three years studying what ... read more about Waco and Iraq – Parallels in Bloodshed
Student Film Teaches International Students ‘Reality 101’
By Kelly Jasper, Daily News-Record Selam Hussein, an EMU student from Ethiopia, produced a film titled “Reality 101” for international students. Behind him is equipment used for editing raw footage. ... read more about Student Film Teaches International Students ‘Reality 101’
Peacebuilding Groups Gather From Around the World
(L. to r.): Elizabeth Nsarkoh from Wast Africa Peacebuilding Institute (WAPI); Manjrika Sewak (partially hidden) and Ameet Dhakal, both from the Asian-Pacific partnership for Peace; and Emmanuel Bombande, also of ... read more about Peacebuilding Groups Gather From Around the World
Conference to Examine Christians’ Relationship to the State
How do Christians in the “Believers Church” tradition, living in a democracy that is the world ... read more about Conference to Examine Christians’ Relationship to the State
Iraqi Group Extends ‘Thanks’ to EMU
A group from the Summer Peacebuilding Institute that includes several Iraqi citizens plants a Southern magnolia in front of the Hillside Suites residence at EMU. Photo by Jim Bishop Reformation ... read more about Iraqi Group Extends ‘Thanks’ to EMU