From June聽22-25, 草莓社区 (EMU) hosts 鈥淐rossing the Line: Women of Anabaptist Traditions Encounter Borders and Boundaries,鈥� a conference on the theme of women in the Anabaptist tradition who have crossed lines, borders and boundaries in contexts ranging from family structures to gender and race politics, leadership roles and migration. Twenty-five concurrent sessions feature
December 19, 2012 – 11:51 am
Dr. Kimberly Schmidt, long-time director of EMU鈥檚 Washington Community Scholars鈥� Center, has often expressed the thought that WCSC is one of EMU鈥檚 best-kept secrets. As I perused the photographs and stories in this issue of Crossroads prior to press time, I couldn鈥檛 help but feel that Kim might be right. WCSC students garner a wealth
December 19, 2012 – 11:44 am
Washington Community Scholars鈥� Center In the fall of 1976,聽Phil Baker-Shenk arrived in Washington D.C., intending to advance the causes of international human rights and nuclear disarmament through an internship with the Friends Committee on National Legislation. However, as an 18-year-old college undergrad at the bottom of the organization鈥檚 rungs, he found himself shuffled to its
December 19, 2012 – 10:48 am
Photos by Jon Styer. Shoulder鈥搕o-Shoulder,聽a Washington D.C.-based interfaith coalition that works to end anti-Muslim sentiment in the United States, has its work cut out for it. Political campaigns throughout the 2012 election season made use of xenophobic language, and vandalism of mosques made headlines repeatedly over the past year, including an incident at a mosque
