Peacebuilder Magazine
Read the summer edition of the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding’s official magazine. This issue focuses on change and transition. Read more… ... read more about Peacebuilder Magazine
Howard Zehr
Exploring Restorative Justice: Peacebuilders, crime victims and ex-prisoners
Crime victims, offenders and communities share a stake in restorative justice. At the just-completed Summer Peacebuilding Institute at EMU, two courses brought stakeholders face-to-face. A former Virginia prisoner studied with ... read more about Exploring Restorative Justice: Peacebuilders, crime victims and ex-prisoners
Roth Appointed to CJP Leadership Role
The Center for Justice and Peacebuilding at Eastern Mennonite University has named Lynn Roth as its executive director. He will begin the position Aug. 13, 2007. Lynn Roth, executive director ... read more about Roth Appointed to CJP Leadership Role
Saying ‘I’m Sorry’ is Just the Beginning
The legislature of Virginia is to be applauded for passing a resolution expressing its profound regret for slavery and for the exploitation of native people. As far as I know, ... read more about Saying ‘I’m Sorry’ is Just the Beginning
Christmas Lesson: Death Penalty Fuels Crime
Howard Zehr I am with a group of men in prison. We are in a seminar I have been leading for some weeks. Most are many years into serving life ... read more about Christmas Lesson: Death Penalty Fuels Crime
Amish Forgiveness Offers Lessons
The subdued reaction of the Amish to the killing of five girls at the one-room school in Bart Township, Pa., reflects their theology, culture and history, says Earl Zimmerman, a ... read more about Amish Forgiveness Offers Lessons
Professor Wins Two Major Peace Awards
Howard Zehr, a professor of restorative justice at Eastern Mennonite University, is the 2006 recipient of the annual Community of Christ International Peace Award, one of the world ... read more about Professor Wins Two Major Peace Awards
Zehr Reaches Millions in Japan
While traveling to his next appointment on the Tokyo subway system, Howard Zehr (right) is interviewed by Yasukazu Akada, a reporter for Asahi, a daily newspaper circulating to 10 million ... read more about Zehr Reaches Millions in Japan
Zehr Cited for Restorative Justice Work
Howard Zehr displays the award received from the Restorative Justice Association of Virginia. Photo by Jim Bishop A coalition of organizations working in criminal justice, conflict mediation and related fields ... read more about Zehr Cited for Restorative Justice Work
Exhibit Explores ‘Trauma’ Theme
It’s an inside look at the effects of traumatic experiences through the eyes of crime victims and life-sentenced prisoners. “A Ladder Without Rungs,” an exhibit opening Sunday, Nov. 6, in ... read more about Exhibit Explores ‘Trauma’ Theme