Special programs

Rachel Held Evans is coming! Expect surprising insights, maybe shocking ones, from this popular Christian blogger

by Lauren Jefferson

A writer known for her philosophical explorations of faith and doubt, punctuated by down-to-earth self-revelation, humor, and truthfulness, is coming to campus. Rachel Held Evans has attracted attention for her
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CJP prof Lisa Schirch points way to better relationships, roles, for military, government and civil society

by Andrew Jenner

On the Wikipedia page for “Security Sector Reform,” you’ll read some nice-sounding stuff about helping police and military forces become more accountable to democratically elected governments and to hold human
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Congregational leaders flock to seminary program on how to do “discernment” in the face of difficult issues

by Laura Lehman Amstutz

Hundreds of people filled to capacity the 2014 School for Leadership Training at Eastern Mennonite Seminary, interested in exploring “discernment processes” to address difficult issues in congregations, conferences and denominations.
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Professors warn against “domestication” of Martin Luther King Jr., urge renewed focus on all forms of inequality

by Lauren Jefferson

Two Eastern Mennonite University professors – one white and one black – gave back-to-back chapel talks in the past week that highlighted the impact of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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