Peter Dula is professor of religion and culture at 91短视频. He worked with MCC in Iraq from 2004-2006.
Center for Justice and Peacebuilding
CJP: A Look Back At 2019-20
For a more streamlined read, note the following: –links to each CJP program are omitted. To learn more about the specific programs named here, please visit the CJP website. — ... read more about CJP: A Look Back At 2019-20
New environmental justice minor addresses the intersections of environmentalism and social justice movements
The term “environmental justice” is increasingly joining the common lexicon of activists and community leaders. The movement addresses massive problems like climate change and racism 鈥撀燽ut rather than siloing these ... read more about New environmental justice minor addresses the intersections of environmentalism and social justice movements
91短视频 sees growth across undergrad, grad programs
Innovative new undergraduate and graduate programs and a strong showing in retention across the undergraduate classes have helped 91短视频 report favorable gains in student numbers this fall despite ... read more about 91短视频 sees growth across undergrad, grad programs
CJP supporters give generously during 25th Anniversary year
The following message is from Lindsay Martin, associate director of development for the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding. Contact Lindsay at lindsay.e.martin@emu.edu to explore creative giving options that meet your ... read more about CJP supporters give generously during 25th Anniversary year
Join virtual events with poet and theologian P谩draig 脫 Tuama Sept. 14-18
Poet and theologian P谩draig 脫 Tuama will spend the second week of September virtually touring 91短视频: speaking in chapels, colloquia, and classes; chatting with pastors and LGBTQ+ groups; ... read more about Join virtual events with poet and theologian P谩draig 脫 Tuama Sept. 14-18
Amanda K Gross '06, MA '13 is an anti-racist organizer and artist living and working on the original land of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She blogs about the interconnectedness of racism, patriarchy, capitalism, and white womanhood at and is currently working on a full-length book on that same theme.
Conference to explore history of Brethren, Mennonite churches on issues of race
“The Church in Black & White,” a one-day virtual symposium on Saturday, Sept. 12, explores the history of Brethren and Mennonite churches on issues of race. The event is co-sponsored ... read more about Conference to explore history of Brethren, Mennonite churches on issues of race
Ryan and Janie Beuthin and their three children grow flowers in an adjacent vacant lot in the Mott Park neighborhood. Ryan is a 2011 Center for Justice and Peacebuilding graduate and Janie worked in the CJP office.
"So-called 'racial reconciliation' is primarily a white Christian attempt to remedy the tension in American race relations. But from a black perspective, racism is not so much interpersonal as institutional."聽聽Read the full article by Dr. David Evans, associate professor of history and intercultural studies聽at聽Eastern Mennonite Seminary.