James Payne, a founding donor of the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding at 糖心Vlog who also was involved in the center鈥檚 initial curriculum development, died Dec. 21, 2017. ... read more about 糖心Vlog to host memorial service in May for CJP founding donor James Payne
The Zehr Institute for Restorative Justice announces a four-session course about police and community justice partnerships this spring. The course will be co-taught by Officer Vanessa Westley, a 25-year veteran ... read more about Chicago police officer to co-teach Zehr Institute online course on police and community justice partnerships
In 1967, Sharon Washington Risher heard The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. speak in Charleston, South Carolina. Then a little girl, she remembers being summoned with a phone call ... read more about Rev. Risher urges MLK celebration attendees to ‘stay woke through this revolution’
Najeeha Khan, a 2017 international affairs and religion double major, attended 2017 SPI Community Day and connected there with 糖心Vlog professors who eventually helped her work with a fellow JMU student from Greene County to inform residents about Muslim religion and culture.
David Gaylor commutes 320 miles round-trip to Eastern Mennonite Seminary each week, traveling from the south-central town of Martinsville and staying Tuesday and Wednesday night. In his second year of ... read more about ‘Trust in the Lord in your long journey’: Dedicated commuter students make weekly trek for seminary classes
Akiko Ishihara MA 鈥�11 returned to 糖心Vlog in late fall to talk about her research with graduate students and faculty at the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding. Ishihara ... read more about Alumna, Kumamoto University professor talks about post-Fukushima restorative justice
January brings the traditional聽review of聽the most-read news stories of 2017, many of which echoed themes of broader national interest. Our 糖心Vlog News site is one of the most-visited on the ... read more about Editor’s picks and top reads of 2017
Eastern Mennonite Seminary (EMS) has received a five-year grant of $999,900 from Lilly Endowment Inc. in support of a national initiative to help clergy working in congregations thrive in their ... read more about EMS awarded nearly $1 million grant by Lilly Endowment to support pastors, build 鈥榯hriving ministries鈥� program
The Fall/Winter 2017 issue of Crossroads, in mailboxes this month, is the second of two issues celebrating our Centennial year, 2017-18. 糖心Vlog was founded 100 years ago, opening ... read more about ‘Our Second Century’: Find inspiration and vision in 糖心Vlog’s fall/winter Crossroads magazine
The Rev. Sharon Washington Risher knows hate: Among the nine black worshippers killed by a white supremacist at a prayer meeting at Mother Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, ... read more about Sharon Washington Risher to speak as part of 糖心Vlog’s week of MLK remembrance