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EMS Leadership School Focuses on Media, Race

Mon, 26 Jan 2009 05:00:00 +0000

Some 220 pastors and lay leaders attending the conference Jan. 19-22 at Eastern Mennonite Seminary heard messages on cultural change, engaging media, and race relations just as tens of thousands traveled to nearby D.C. for the inauguration of the country’s first African-American president.

EMU Presenting Multimedia Play

Jim Bishop — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 05:00:00 +0000

“Blue Like Jazz//Live,” a solo theatrical multimedia performance based on celebrated author Donald Miller’s book, will be presented 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 30, in Lehman Auditorium.

Professional actor Jason Hildebrand incorporates video, projected motion graphic and an original jazz soundscape in presenting a personal, raw and humorous reflection on spirituality, God, and community.

Hildebrand, also a dramatist and performance coach, has performed in theater, film and television and tours the globe with his critically-acclaimed solo performances.

He also works with organizations, theater and film companies and educational institutions in various capacities across North America and in Europe.

“Blue Like Jazz//Live, besides being an amazing theatrical experience, seeks to provide a catalyst for drawing people into a deeper exploration of the soul and to foster community,” EMU campus pastor Brian Martin Burkholder said.

The event is sponsored by the Student Government Association, Campus Ministries, Young People’s Christian Association and Campus Activities Council.

General admission is $5 at the door; free with EMU I.D.

Science Seminar Explores Spirituality and Health Issues

Jim Bishop — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 04:00:00 +0000

Dr. Keith G. Meador, professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences and co-director of the Center for Spirituality, Theology and Health at Duke University Medical Center

The intersection of spirituality and health is the focus of the next Suter Science Seminar to be held at EMU.

Dr. Keith G. Meador, professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences and co-director of the Center for Spirituality, Theology and Health at Duke University Medical Center, will address the topic 4 p.m. Friday, Oct. 26, in the Suter Science Center auditorium (S-106).

Meador, who is also a senior fellow in theology and health at Duke Divinity School, will examine the theological implications of current conversations on “spirituality and health in a therapeutic culture” and possibilities for further development of the dialog.

Dr. Beryl H. Brubaker, EMU provost, and Dr. Ted Grimsrud, associate professor of religion, will give responses to the presentation.

Admission to the seminar, which is co-sponsored by the Shenandoah Anabaptist Science Society, is free. Refreshments will be served 15 minutes prior to the start of the program.

For more information, contact Dr. Roman Miller, 540-432-4412; email millerrj@emu.edu.

THE MORAL IMAGINATION, The Art and Soul of Building Peace

posted by CTP staff — Mon, 24 Jan 2005 05:00:00 +0000

John Paul Lederach