Campus Guests
People from all walks of life find a home at EMU. Adult professional students include people finishing a bachelor’s degree, as well as experts in the fields of counseling, conflict transformation and organizational development. Seminary students discern their call. Undergraduate students prepare to serve and lead. All are on a higher education journey, and we are blessed to be joined by visiting scholars and artists often. Read about recent campus guests …
Amish “bonnet rippers” examined in alumna’s book, published by Johns Hopkins University Press
October 14th, 2013Amish “bonnet rippers” have become massively popular in the past decade, Valerie Weaver-Zercher told an audience of fellow-alumni and faculty during Homecoming 2013 at Eastern Mennonite University, Oct. 11-13. A new Amish romance is published about every four days, with at least 86 released in 2012, said Weaver-Zercher at a Saturday morning talk sponsored by …More
Mennonite professor and Israeli philosopher debate pacifism, violence and resistance to evil
October 4th, 2013In front of a packed audience at the Common Grounds coffeehouse, an Israeli philosopher and a Mennonite theologian sat down to debate the ethics of pacifism and violence, approaching the issue from an unconventional angle: Is it unethical not to use violence as a last resort to resist evil? Moshe Shner, a professor of Jewish …More
‘Emergent church’ theologian Peter Rollins brings provocative message to EMU
September 27th, 2013There is a scene in the 1993 movie Cool Runnings in which, on the eve of the Jamaican bobsled team’s improbable shot at Winter Olympics glory, the team’s coach – a disgraced former bobsledder stripped of a gold medal for cheating – offers a bit of final advice to his unlikely protégé. “A gold medal …More
Irish theological writer sure to provoke thought, maybe controversy, with EMU presentations
September 24th, 2013A Belfast-born writer who has excited many Jesus followers in the emergent church movement and disquieted many others will be sharing his provocative thoughts at four Eastern Mennonite University venues tomorrow (Sept. 24). The titles of Peter Rollins’ books offer clues to his stream of thought: • The Idolatry of God: Breaking Our Addiction to …More
Carnival de Resistance brings earth-friendly performances, art, parade to Harrisonburg
September 20th, 2013Bicycles generated the necessary power, with a gently audible rhythm, for the sound system at gatherings of the recent Carnival de Resistance. Volunteers, including EMU students, took turns pedaling for the electricity. The energetic Carnival troupe began its two-city tour with 10 days in Harrisonburg, camping on Trinity Presbyterian Church’s lawn while promoting “creation care” …More