Spring-Summer 2008
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From Cop to Servant: Paying Penance to the Needy
On September 8, 2007, Thaddeus Hicks, MA ’08, was handing out bottles of water and sandwiches from a Salvation Army emergency canteen in downtown Atlanta,… Read more about From Cop to Servant: Paying Penance to the Needy
What is the Salvation Army?
The Salvation Army began in 1865 when English clergyman William Booth decided to take his message of God’s redemptive love for everyone, including the most… Read more about What is the Salvation Army?
‘3D Security’ Draws Attention
From Queen Noor to Congress When CJP professor Lisa Schirch launched the 3D Security Initiative in November 2006, she had no way of knowing how… Read more about ‘3D Security’ Draws Attention
8 Steps Toward Peace with Iran
In her meetings with U.S. military leaders and elected officials, Lisa Schirch elaborates upon these eight steps that she believes could and should be taken… Read more about 8 Steps Toward Peace with Iran
Respectful Engagement With Iran
EMU’s Third Way In the weeks after September 24, 2007, when Columbia University’s president, Lee C. Bollinger, introduced his invited guest speaker, Iranian President Mahmoud… Read more about Respectful Engagement With Iran
Peace Spreading in South Sudan
EMU’s trainers play supporting roles This April CJP, under contract with Catholic Relief Services-Sudan Program, will wrap up nine months of “Leadership in Peacebuilding” training… Read more about Peace Spreading in South Sudan
Abdi Wins Right Livelihood Award
Muslim Somali Woman Leads Way Born in 1964, Dekha Ibrahim Abdi did not know peace until in the ’90s. Before then, violence was the order… Read more about Abdi Wins Right Livelihood Award
Somaliland Exchange Fosters Peace
Becoming Catalyst for Change EMU and a university in the African nation of Somalia are collaborating on an exchange program as part of a plan… Read more about Somaliland Exchange Fosters Peace
CJP to Work in Sierra Leone
On National Healing Process Once the leaders, with international support, agree that “War is over.” Once the borders are secure. Once the tens of thousands… Read more about CJP to Work in Sierra Leone
From American University to Mexico to the Mafia
From her base as Baptist chaplain at American University in Washington D.C., “Marinetta” Cannito Hjort, MA ’05, has been flying frequently to Mexico and her… Read more about From American University to Mexico to the Mafia
Harvard Honors Alumna
Leymah Gbowee, MA ’07, recently received two major awards for her peace work in Africa. In October 2007, she received the annual Blue Ribbon for… Read more about Harvard Honors Alumna
Korean Peace Center Opens
Jae Young Lee, MA ’03, has founded a regional peacebuilding institute, Christian Peace Academy, at Korean Anabaptist Center in Seoul, where he is based. “I… Read more about Korean Peace Center Opens
‘To All Who Believe In Our Right to Live’
End the Seige on Gaza Rania Kharma, MA ‘03, worries that the world is abandoning Palestinians, ignoring a massive humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip… Read more about ‘To All Who Believe In Our Right to Live’