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Senior Wins Peace Contest

November 14, 2007 by Jim Bishop

Nicholas L. (Nick) Stoddard, a senior biblical studies major An EMU student has received first prize in the bi-national C. Henry Smith Peace Oratorical Contest. Nicholas L. (Nick) Stoddard, a

EMU Group to Hold Iraq Prayer Vigil

September 19, 2007 by Jim Bishop

The Peace Fellowship at Eastern Mennonite University will hold a 24-hour prayer vigil for the people of Iraq and the ongoing conflict there on Thursday, Sept. 20. A prayer “tent”

Will Peace License Plate See Daylight?

June 21, 2007 by Bonnie Lofton

If you notice and enjoy seeing peace-doves on Virginia license plates in the coming year, you can thank Christine Poulson, a 1998 masters degree graduate of the Center for Justice

EMU Prof to Help Launch Peace Program in Israel

December 15, 2006 by Rich Preheim

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Hange to Speak at Seminary Spiritual Life Week

September 20, 2006Last updated September 26, 2014 by Jim Bishop

Roy Hange, co-pastor of Charlottesville Mennonite Church, will be guest speaker for spiritual life week Tuesday through Thursday, Sept. 26-28, at Eastern Mennonite Seminary. Roy Hange Hange will focus on

University ‘Thankful’ That Hostages Freed

March 24, 2006 by Jim Bishop

Officials at Eastern Mennonite University welcomed the news that three members of Christian Peacemaker Teams (CPT) were freed by military soldiers in Iraq early Thursday morning, Mar. 23. “We thank

EMU Celebrates Life/Work of Tom Fox

March 16, 2006 by Jim Bishop

Lisa Schirch speaks at Tom’s memorial service Christian Peacemaker Team worker Tom Fox was eulogized in an on-campus memorial service Wednesday evening, Mar. 15, as an example of active love

EMU Grad Intervenes in Potential Nigerian Violence

March 6, 2006 by Tim Shenk, MCC communications

Gopar Tapkida Photo by Jim Bishop International protests against cartoons of the prophet Muhammad inflamed tensions between Muslims and Christians in Nigeria, sparking deadly riots in late February that claimed

His Daughters Begged: ‘Let’s Go Back to America’

August 2, 2005Last updated August 2, 2013 by Bonnie Price Lofton

When 41-year-old Gopar Tapkida left Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) in August 2001 after spending two years earning a masters degree in conflict transformation, he never envisioned the kind of welcome

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