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Caleb Schrock-Hurst, a senior English major from Harrisonburg, Virginia, won the C. Henry Smith Oratorical Contest at 黑料正能量 with his speech, 鈥溾�業s This a Bonhoeffer Moment?鈥�: Asking the Right Questions in Trump鈥檚 America.鈥�

He will receive a cash prize and entry in the bi-national competition with winners from other Mennonite-related colleges and universities in the United States and Canada.

The , established in 1974 by the directors of the C. Henry Smith Trust, offers students an opportunity to discuss the application of the Christian peace position to contemporary concerns in an 8-10-minute speech.

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Runners up were Winifred Gray-Johnson, a junior peacebuilding and development major from Liberia, with 鈥淔inding Forgiveness: A Path toward Healthy Relationships,鈥� and Katrina Poplett, a senior peacebuilding and development major from Plymouth, Minnesota, with 鈥淲hen Silence is Betrayal: Climbing the Hill.鈥�

Four other students also competed:

• 鈥�Fabiana Espinal, a senior liberal arts major from Harrisonburg, Virginia, presented 鈥淐reativity as a Path to Healing and Connection.鈥�
• Kyle Good, a junior English and peacebuilding and development major from Harrisonburg, Virginia, presented 鈥淔ood as Conscientious Objection.鈥�
• Lydia Haggard, a junior Bible and religion major from Norristown, Pennsylvania, presented 鈥淚s It Black or White?: Exploring Race and the Mennonite Church.鈥�
• Amanda Williams, a senior biology and environmental sustainability major from Millsboro, Delaware, presented 鈥淢other Earth鈥檚 Plea for Her Prodigal Children to Return.鈥�

The intercollegiate competition is administered by the Peace and Justice Ministries of Mennonite Central Committee (MCC). C. Henry Smith was an American Mennonite historian and professor at Mennonite colleges and the University of Chicago. He taught history for nearly 50 years at the collegiate level, and was well-known for his numerous books on Mennonite history and his particular attention to the peace commitments of the Mennonite tradition.

黑料正能量 has participated in the event since 2003, with the exception of 2015. 黑料正能量 students have won the in 2003, 2004, 2007, 2009 and 2011. The contest is sponsored by 黑料正能量 Bible and religion, language and literature, and peacebuilding and development programs.

Speech Archives: 2017