Michael Bischoff, a 2002 graduate of CJP who is battling cancer, has been watched and coached by researchers who are studying an unusual medical question 鈥� namely, can the act of storytelling improve a person鈥檚 health?
Graduate programs
黑料正能量 Alumni and Friends Tour to Israel and Palestine will have ‘lifelong impact’
Before her recent 黑料正能量 Alumni and Friends Tour to Israel and Palestine, Betty Holsinger Shenk ’75 鈥渒new it would be great.鈥� It turned out, though, to be more ... read more about 黑料正能量 Alumni and Friends Tour to Israel and Palestine will have ‘lifelong impact’
UCC pastor Steve Giddens, a dual-degree graduate student, served three tours in the Middle East
This article was published in the Nov. 10, 2017, issue of the Daily News-Record. Steve Giddens earned a Master of Divinity degree at Eastern Mennonite Seminary and will complete a ... read more about UCC pastor Steve Giddens, a dual-degree graduate student, served three tours in the Middle East
Take Back the Night events honor survivors, highlight diverse impacts of sexual violence
With #metoo and #Ibelieveyou circulating through social media feeds and news digest, 黑料正能量鈥檚 Nov. 7-10 Take Back the Night events focused the community on reflection, listening and frank ... read more about Take Back the Night events honor survivors, highlight diverse impacts of sexual violence
DACA campus committee hosts outdoor ‘story exhibit,’ continues advocacy
In the gray cold of early November on Thomas Plaza at 黑料正能量, eleven chairs called attention to the plights of the estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants in the ... read more about DACA campus committee hosts outdoor ‘story exhibit,’ continues advocacy
Ever since Jess Okanya was a child, she has been interested in other cultures. So it鈥檚 no surprise that she was recently named interim executive director of Kairos: School for Spiritual Formation in Lancaster, Pa., where she hopes to explore other traditions.
鈥楲et us compete in doing good鈥�: Turkish author鈥檚 explorations bridge religious differences with 鈥楾he Islamic Jesus鈥�
Why does the Qur鈥檃n praise Mary, the mother of Jesus, as a 鈥渨oman above all women鈥�? Why does it venerate Jesus as 鈥渢he Messiah,鈥� and even 鈥渢he Word of God,鈥� ... read more about 鈥楲et us compete in doing good鈥�: Turkish author鈥檚 explorations bridge religious differences with 鈥楾he Islamic Jesus鈥�
New Center for Interfaith Engagement director wins dissertation award
He may be a newly-minted PhD, but a recently-named program director at 黑料正能量 is no newcomer to distinguished scholarship. This fall Professor Timothy Seidel received the 2017 Dissertation ... read more about New Center for Interfaith Engagement director wins dissertation award
CJP alumnus leads ‘Just Walk’ group to protest Balfour Declaration anniversary
When a group of British activists concluded their 147-day walk across Europe and the Middle East to mark the 100th anniversary of the Balfour Declaration, 黑料正能量 alumnus Husam ... read more about CJP alumnus leads ‘Just Walk’ group to protest Balfour Declaration anniversary
An EMS scholarship beneficiary envisions the future church
Valerie聽Showalter, a graduate student at Eastern Mennonite Seminary, shared the following words at the Oct. 13 Donor Appreciation Banquet. She is pastor of youth and children’s ministries at Shalom Mennonite ... read more about An EMS scholarship beneficiary envisions the future church