I can feel it in the air, in my face, in my creaky bones. It’s still cool, even wintry-like at times, but change is happening – slowly, quietly, surely. Around ... read more about Symbol of Suffering and Death Offers New Life
Iraq
Veteran Peaceworker to Speak at EMU
Peggy Gish, speaking during a peace vigil. The Common Grounds Coffeehouse at Eastern Mennonite University will host Peggy Gish, an Athens, Ohio, native who recently returned from her fourth trip ... read more about Veteran Peaceworker to Speak at EMU
Silent Vigil Remembers War Losses
A thousand grave markers on the lawn in front of the EMU Campus Center bear silent testimony to the loss of human life in the Iraq conflict. Photo by Jim ... read more about Silent Vigil Remembers War Losses
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
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
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