Plans for Anabaptist Chair at Fuller continue
By Anna GroffSince 2007, Mennonite and other Anabaptist professors at Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, Calif., have been working to establish the Yoder-McClendon Chair in Anabaptist Studies. In a June 4 interview, Wilbert Shenk said that the economic recession has slowed progress. "We realized that this was an inauspicious time to raise funds," he said. "But we have taken a long-range view of what we regard as an important project" ... Read more ... |
Darrin Snyder Belousek next Bridgefolk directorFrom Bridgefolk As Bridgefolk meets for its 11th annual conference in July, the grassroots movement for dialogue and sharing between Mennonites and Roman Catholics will mark its hopes for a second decade by welcoming Darrin Snyder Belousek of Lima, Ohio, as its new executive director. Bridgefolk is a movement of sacramentally-minded Mennonites and peace-minded Roman Catholics ... Read more ... |
College Corner: Bluffton adding majors in several areasBy Bluffton UniversityBluffton (Ohio) University is offering new majors beginning this fall for students interested in graphic design, public relations, strength and conditioning and sport and recreation leadership ... Read more ... |
Tim blog: What is CPT doing in Colombia? I have been here in Colombia with Christian Peacemaker Teams for a week and a half. This week I'll be visiting Las Pavas, where CPT has been working with 123 families since 2009. They have been struggling to get title to the land where they have lived for decades while A palm oil company has been trying to push them off ... Read more ... |
