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Leymah Gbowee at EMU: On the Power of Women

November 7, 2011 by

Nobel peace prize winner and EMU alumna Leymah Gbowee offered her thoughts on the power of women during the 2011 Homecoming weekend at Eastern Mennonite University. Leymah holds a master’s

Leymah Gbowee at EMU: On Women are More than their Bodies

November 7, 2011 by

Nobel peace prize winner and EMU alumna Leymah Gbowee offered her thoughts on women are more than their bodies during the 2011 Homecoming weekend at Eastern Mennonite University. Leymah holds

Leymah Gbowee at EMU: On Forgiveness and Reconciliation

November 7, 2011 by

Nobel peace prize winner and EMU alumna Leymah Gbowee offered her thoughts on forgiveness and reconciliation during the 2011 Homecoming weekend at Eastern Mennonite University. Leymah holds a master’s degree

Humility Links Nobel Winner and Alum Who Was Killed

October 19, 2011Last updated December 22, 2011 by Bonnie Price Lofton and Mike Zucconi

Being humble in the face of adversity and joy intertwined two alumni honored for their devotion to peace and relief of suffering on Sunday, Oct. 16, 2011, at Eastern Mennonite

Nobel Prize Winner Connected to Peace-Church Tradition

October 7, 2011Last updated March 27, 2012 by Bonnie Price Lofton

One of the three women receiving the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize, Leymah Gbowee, is closely connected with the “peace-church tradition” of the Mennonites. Gbowee, who shares the prize with Liberian

EMU Alum Wins Nobel Peace Prize

October 7, 2011Last updated March 27, 2012 by

Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) alumna Leymah Gbowee is one of three women jointly awarded the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize, the Norwegian Nobel Committee announced Oct. 7. She shares the prize

WVPT to Broadcast “Pray the Devil Back to Hell”

September 14, 2011Last updated October 24, 2011 by David Mullins and Mike Zucconi

HARRISONBURG, Va. – The Center for Justice & Peacebuilding at Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) and WVPT-TV are co-sponsoring a special public screening of the documentary “Pray the Devil Back to

Disney Unveils “Women, War & Peace” Documentary

June 15, 2011Last updated July 18, 2011 by Bonnie Price Lofton

Filmmaker Abigail Disney says she learned “to look at war through women’s eyes,” as a result of visiting Liberia in 2006 and meeting Leymah Gbowee, who now holds a masters

Forum to Probe Women’s Peace Efforts

June 3, 2011Last updated June 6, 2011 by Jim Bishop

The Center for Justice and Peacebuilding at Eastern Mennonite University is hosting an event, “Women, War and Peace,” 7 p.m. Friday, June 10 in the MainStage Theater of the University

Panel to Focus on US Foreign Policy

March 30, 2007 by Jim Bishop

The public is invited to attend an in-depth panel presentation on “US Foreign Policy and How It Affects Americans” 7 p.m. Tuesday, Apr. 10, in Martin Chapel of the seminary

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