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50th annual School for Leadership Training themed ‘Thriving in the Stormy Seas of Change’

November 26, 2018Last updated January 14, 2019 by Christopher Clymer Kurtz

The theme for the 50th annual School for Leadership Training (SLT) at Eastern Mennonite Seminary (EMS) – “Thriving in the Stormy Seas of Change” – reflects both SLT’s ongoing relevance

New Testament scholar N.T. Wright draws standing-room-only crowds in Harrisonburg

November 26, 2018Last updated November 26, 2018 by Lauren Jefferson

N.T. Wright – eminent New Testament scholar and Augsburger Lecture Series guest at Eastern Mennonite University – had just made the point that “image-bearing, God-reflecting” humans were put on this

‘Love and friendship’ across generations: literature class includes undergrads and retirement community residents

November 26, 2018Last updated April 8, 2019 by Christopher Clymer Kurtz

In a way, the theme of last spring’s global literature class – love and friendship – wasn’t just a matter for required reading. Instead, it became the course experience itself,

EMU archivist reflects on ‘Voices of Peace’ exhibit and the sacrifice of conscientious objectors

November 12, 2018Last updated November 14, 2018 by EMU communications

Eastern Mennonite University archivist Simone Horst reviews the “Voices of Conscience: Peace Witness in the Great War” exhibit, which closes Nov. 17 at the Sadie Hartzler Library. It has been forty-five

From ‘The Citizen’: City council candidates attend forum hosted by 10 EMU clubs and organizations

November 1, 2018Last updated November 5, 2018 by Ryan Alessi / The Citizen

Ten organizations at Eastern Mennonite University collaborated to bring the five Harrisonburg City Council candidates to an Oct. 30 evening forum: Peace Fellowship, Student Government Association, EMU Young Democrats, Latino

Lobbyist alum engages CJP students with D.C. policymakers

October 31, 2018Last updated January 16, 2019 by Christopher Clymer Kurtz

Even though the odds against peacebuilding can seem stacked, Theo Sitther, a lobbyist for the Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL), has also seen consensus in Washington D.C. – this

EMU convo speaker Bruxy Cavey: ‘Be open to the plot twists’ and ‘share in God’s life’

October 24, 2018Last updated October 24, 2018 by Christopher Clymer Kurtz

Bruxy Cavey didn’t just encapsulate “the fullness of the Gospel” in 30 words for students at Eastern Mennonite University’s Oct. 24 convocation. He also shared a three-point lesson from his

Research institute director, alumna to discuss finding her calling in October 24 Suter Science Seminar

October 22, 2018Last updated October 25, 2018 by EMU communications

St. Luke’s University Health Network research institute director Jill Stoltzfus will present a Suter Science Seminar at Eastern Mennonite University on Wednesday, Oct. 24, at 4 p.m. She will discuss

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?”

Convo speaker Jim Shultz to EMU students about climate change’s planetary crisis: ‘You are the chosen people’

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

Just days after the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released a report detailing the anticipated impacts of global warming, Jim Shultz visited Eastern Mennonite University with a very

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