Bible and religion at EMU

EMU Bible and religion graduates are working all over the globe in churches, service organizations and schools, making a difference with Anabaptist and Mennonite core values of faith, non-violence and service.

Worship and the study of faith are central parts of campus life. EMU hosts an active campus ministries team, which helps sponsor campus chapels and student groups. Bible and religion majors also have nearby resources such as a seminary on campus and the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding, a world renowned graduate program, that help make our program unique.

Opportunities to lead and learn

Opportunities to develop your skills in real-world settings are plentiful on campus. Take on a leadership role on your residence hall, or become a pastoral or ministry assistant and lead chapel services.

Join student-led Celebration, a music worship gathering held every Sunday evening during the semester.

The in-the-field Ministry Inquiry Program encourages students to explore pastoral ministry and test their gifts and sense of call first-hand. Participants work under the supervision of a pastor and are involved in many aspects of a minister’s life and work.

Bible and Religion news

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  Mennonite professor and Israeli philosopher debate pacifism, violence and resistance to evil

  October 4th, 2013

  In 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

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  Living in an Asian slum to share journey of prayer, love, hope and justice

  September 4th, 2013

  In 2010, soon after Gracie Schrock-Hurst graduated with a major in “culture, religion and mission” at Eastern Mennonite University, she settled in the slums of Jakarta, Indonesia, as a volunteer with Servants to Asia’s Urban Poor. Like others in this organization, she lived and worked among the poor of urban areas, “participating” with them “to ...More

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