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EMU hosts Tent of Nations’ Daoud Nassar, reciprocating hospitality after years of visits to his Palestine farm

November 16, 2018Last updated November 17, 2018 by Lauren Jefferson

Since 1998, undergraduate, graduate and alumni groups from Eastern Mennonite University and Eastern Mennonite Seminary have made the Tent of Nations farm outside of Bethlehem a regular stop on their

New Testament scholar N.T. Wright visits EMU

October 30, 2018Last updated November 16, 2018 by Christopher Clymer Kurtz

Renowned New Testament scholar N.T. Wright will visit Eastern Mennonite University Nov. 13-14 as part of a presentation series on the theme “Discerning the Dawn.” In addition to presenting in ... read more about New Testament scholar N.T. Wright visits EMU

Florida pastor honored for generosity to Cape Coral community

October 30, 2018Last updated October 30, 2018 by Christopher Clymer Kurtz

Dennis Gingerich, an alumnus of Eastern Mennonite University and Eastern Mennonite Seminary, has been recognized for his generosity to his hometown of Cape Coral, Florida. He was awarded the 2018

Center for Interfaith Engagement celebrates highlights

October 18, 2018Last updated October 18, 2018 by EMU communications

The Eastern Mennonite University Center for Interfaith Engagement (CIE) held its fall reception in September to celebrate the previous academic year and note upcoming events. “What lessons have we learned?”

Fuller Theological Seminary professor Juan Martínez visits campus

October 2, 2018Last updated October 5, 2018 by EMU communications

Fuller Theological Seminary professor Juan Martínez visited Eastern Mennonite University last week to make multiple presentations, including a seminary chapel sermon on the theme of “Running With My Grandmothers” with scripture

Iris de León-Hartshorn MA ’05 talks about transformation and hope for ‘real change’ in Mennonite Church USA

October 1, 2018Last updated October 1, 2018 by Moderator

IRIS DE LEÓN-HARTSHORN MA ’05 has served Mennonite Central Committee (1996-2007) and Mennonite Church USA (2007-present) in various leadership roles. Previously the church’s director of transformative peacemaking, the Portland, Oregon,

Nathan Hershberger ’12 earns EMHS Young Alum Award

September 27, 2018Last updated October 2, 2018 by Jim Bishop with Andrea Schrock Wenger

Nathan Hershberger was recently named Eastern Mennonite High School’s Alumnus of the Year. He is a 2008 graduate of EMHS and a 2012 graduate of Eastern Mennonite University. His wife,

‘Is This a Bonhoeffer Moment?’ takes second in bi-national C. Henry Smith Oratorical Contest

September 11, 2018Last updated September 14, 2018 by EMU communications

The winner of the spring 2018 C. Henry Smith Oratorical Contest at Eastern Mennonite University has placed second at the contest’s final, bi-national level. Caleb Schrock Hurst, currently in Vietnam

Uniting faith and athletics: Senior Brittany Viands spends her summer with Fellowship of Christian Athletes

August 30, 2018Last updated September 4, 2018 by Lauren Jefferson

Brittany Viands’ plan for this summer definitely did not include traveling to summer camps working with Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA). Nor did her future. A social work major with

Abigail Shelly: Living and learning with the Indonesian immigrant community in South Philadelphia

August 17, 2018Last updated November 1, 2018 by Moderator

Ministry Inquiry Program participant Abigail Shelly, a junior education major at Eastern Mennonite University, attended the Aug. 4 Immigration Community Day hosted by Mennonite Central Committee in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In

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