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New book offers Burkholder’s essays on ‘prophetic peacemaking’

Goshen College Professor Emeritus of Religion J.R. Burkholder's life and work as ethicist, church leader and social change agent spanned and influenced dramatic changes in 20th-century Mennonite peace theology and ecumenical engagements. A collection of 30 of his most insightful essays on pacifism, patriotism, public witness, Mennonite ethics, health care, stewardship, vocation, service and other issues of discipleship have been collected and edited into the new book Prophetic Peacemaking (Herald Press).

Grandmother’s Flower Garden: Floral Design in Mennonite and Amish Quilts

Antique and contemporary quilts by Mennonite and Amish makers, using both geometric and naturalistic flower motifs. The exhibit is a tribute to the traditional design known as “Grandmother’s Flower Garden” that has become one of the most popular patterns in the history of American quilt-making. Quilts will come from the…

Trading turf for prairie

A small corner of the campus has started to turn greener thanks to a student proposal and the care and involvement of a professor and a utilities manager.

Dick Lehman Reception

Dick Lehman Reception Reception for Dick Lehman whose exhibit has been in the Hershberger Art Gallery since June 13 and ends Sept 12. The exhibit is entitled: Collected Meanings: Japanese Pottery and Travel Stories.

Alumnus named one of the World’s Most Influential People for seeking cancer cure

TIME Magazine announced today that Goshen Center for Cancer Care Medical Director Dr. Douglas Schwartzentruber, a 1978 Goshen College alumnus, has been named to the magazine's annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world, the 2010 TIME 100.

Susan and David Clayton

Susan and David Clayton Clay and Fiber Reception: Sunday, Feb. 19, 2-4 p.m.

Terry Evans, Chicago photographer, offers 2010 Eric Yake Kenagy Visiting Artist lecture

Evans has worked with aerial and ground photography to capture the prairies and plains of North America. More recently, she has explored the steel industry and working steel mills, as well as using photographs of the Greenland ice sheet to examine the scale of climate change.

Terry Evans

Terry Evans Chicago artist photographer Terry Evans is the Goshen College Art Department’s 2010 Eric Yake Kenagy Visiting Artist, and will offer a public lecture, “Now and Then,” in the Music Center’s Rieth Recital Hall on Sunday, Feb. 7 at 2:30 p.m., with a reception following. The presentation is free…

Goshen College students speak for peace in annual oratorical contest, Feb. 9

Seven Goshen College students will speak Tuesday, Feb. 9 about issues of peace and justice for the annual C. Henry Smith Oratorical Contest.

Goshen College focuses on peacemaking during Jan. 18 MLK Study Day

During Goshen College's 17th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Study Day on Monday, Jan. 18, the life and legacy of Dr. King's emphasis on making peace will be celebrated through music, poetry, prayer, story-telling, a town hall discussion and a workshop. As the college cancels daytime classes so that students can participate fully in the events, the public is also invited.