{"id":32992,"date":"2017-04-12T10:39:51","date_gmt":"2017-04-12T14:39:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/?p=32992"},"modified":"2018-04-09T17:30:00","modified_gmt":"2018-04-09T21:30:00","slug":"c-henry-smith-orators-apply-christian-peace-position-contemporary-concerns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2017\/c-henry-smith-orators-apply-christian-peace-position-contemporary-concerns\/","title":{"rendered":"C. Henry Smith orators apply Christian peace position to contemporary concerns"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Hannah Mack-Boll<\/strong>, a senior peacebuilding and development major from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, won the 2017 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.emu.edu\/bible\/peace-oratorical-contest\/\">C. Henry Smith Oratorical Contest<\/a> at Eastern Mennonite University with her speech, \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/emu.edu\/cms-links\/peacebuilding\/docs\/2017-winner.pdf\">What is your intention?<\/a>\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She will receive a cash prize and entry in the bi-national competition with winners from other Mennonite-related colleges and universities in the United States and Canada.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/mcc.org\/learn\/more\/c-henry-smith-oratorical-contest\">annual contest<\/a>, established in 1974 by the directors of the C. Henry Smith Trust, offers students an opportunity to discuss the application of the Christian peace position to contemporary concerns in an 8-10-minute speech.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/podcast\/2017\/03\/24\/2017-c-henry-smith-peace-oratorical-contest\/\">Listen to speech excerpts delivered during chapel<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Grantley Showalter<\/strong>, a senior peacebuilding and development major from Waynesboro, Pennsylvania, was awarded second place for his speech \u201c\u2018Hygge\u2019 and the Mennonite Moderate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Molly White<\/strong>, a senior peacebuilding and development major from Louisville, Kentucky, was awarded third place for her speech \u201cRuth\u2019s Activism: Christianity, Identity, and Justice.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Other contestants included:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Diego Barahona<\/strong>, a senior biochemistry major from Tegucigalpa, Honduras, presented \u201cToda la sobra de lo que se llevaron,\u201d translated \u201cWhat was left over from what they took.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Lydia Haggard<\/strong>, a sophomore Bible and religion major from Norristown, Pa., presented \u201cThe Silent Treatment.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Kat Lehman<\/strong>, a senior biology major from Dover, Ohio, presented \u201cDiverse but United, Imperfect but Beautiful.\u201d<\/li>\n<li><strong>Joel Wheeler<\/strong>, a senior social work major from Hudson, Michigan, presented \u201cA Participation Trophy for the Millennials: Why millennials don\u2019t suck, and why society needs their participation.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The intercollegiate competition is administered by the Peace and Justice Ministries of Mennonite Central Committee (MCC). C. Henry Smith was an American Mennonite historian and professor at Mennonite colleges and the University of Chicago. He taught history for nearly 50 years at the collegiate level, and was well-known for his numerous books on Mennonite history and his particular attention to the peace commitments of the Mennonite tradition.<\/p>\n<p>Eastern Mennonite University has participated in the event since 2003, with the exception of 2015. EMU students have won the <a href=\"http:\/\/us.mcc.org\/programs\/peaceeducation\">grand prize at the bi-national level<\/a> in 2003, 2004, 2007, 2009 and 2011. The contest is sponsored by EMU <a href=\"http:\/\/www.emu.edu\/bible\">Bible &amp; Religion<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.emu.edu\/langlit\">Language &amp; Literature<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.emu.edu\/applied-social-sciences\/peacebuilding\/\">Peacebuilding &amp; Development<\/a> programs.<\/p>\n<p>Speech Archives: <a href=\"http:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/podcast\/2016\/03\/18\/2016-c-henry-smith-peace-oratorical-contest\/\">2016<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/podcast\/?s=2014+c.+henry\">2014<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/podcast\/2013\/03\/22\/2013-c-henry-smith-peace-oratorical-contest\/\">2013<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/podcast\/2012\/03\/26\/2012-c-henry-smith-peace-oratorical-contest\/\">2012<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hannah Mack-Boll, a senior peacebuilding and development major from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, won the 2017 C. 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