Effects of Military Dehumanization on Israeli Soldiers, Nick Miller Kauffman, Bethany student and Christian Peacemaker Teams delegation member & Michael Jackson, Professor of Psychology at Earlham College

Peace Forum is a weekly lunch and speaker series focusing on diverse peace and justice topics. The Bethany Theological Seminary, Earlham School of Religion, Earlham College and Richmond communities join together each week over a free, delicious lunch and rich conversation. We gather from 12-1pm in the Earlham School of Religion Dining Room (228 College Avenue). All are welcome!

Join us for Peace Forum's 2nd in a 6-week series on "otherness." Earlham College professor Charles Watson will talk with us about why we need enemies, and how to love them. Charles will discuss the dangers of oppositional difference, and the opportunities of complimentary difference.

Come at 11:45am to help the lunch line go quickly. Peace Forum is from noon to 1pm in the Earlham School of Religion Dining Room. Free, delicious lunch is always provided.

Peace Forum is a weekly lunch and speaker series focusing on diverse peace and justice topics. The Bethany Theological Seminary, Earlham School of Religion, Earlham College and Richmond communities join together each week over a free, delicious lunch and rich conversation. We gather from 12-1pm in the Earlham School of Religion Dining Room (228 College Avenue). All are welcome!

Contact Anna Lisa Gross at grossan@bethanyseminary.edu or 765.914.2973 for more information. No need to RSVP.
Spring series: Otherness

January 28: Psychology of Otherness

February 4: Loving our Enemies: Philosophy of Otherness, Charles Watson, Professor of Philosophy, African and African American Studies and Human Development and Social Relations at Earlham College  continue reading »

Allan Winkler is the author of the important new book, "To Everything There is a Season: Pete Seeger and the Power of Song." Allan is a folk musician and Distinguished Professor of History at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio.

Join us to learn about Pete Seeger's peace witness through story and song.
We gather at noon for free, delicious lunch. All are welcome.

Contact Anna Lisa Gross for more information - 765.914.2973, grossan@bethanyseminary.edu.

Read more about Peace Forum at http://www.bethanyseminary.edu/academics_programs/peaceforum.

Gerald Mast is Professor of Communication at Bluffton University. He
writes and speaks widely in the area of peace studies. His newest book,
co-authored with J. Denny Weaver, is "Defenseless Christianity: Anabaptism
for a Nonviolent Church."

Join us for the final Peace Forum of the semester, in the Earlham School of Religion Dining Room (218 College Ave). We gather at noon for a free, delicious lunch, and rich conversation.

We will spend a few minutes thinking together about next spring's speaker line-up.

Contact Anna Lisa Gross for more information - 765.914.2973.

Aaron Nell will explore the needs of adolescents and what strategies help them creatively engage moral reasoning through play. Aaron has been working with youth (particularly those suspended or expelled) for nearly a decade, and has immense wisdom and hope to share on this subject. Aaron has worked throughout the Richmond Community Schools, with the Boys and Girls Club, the Conflict Resolution Center, and more.

You can read more at http://www.bethanyseminary.edu/academics_programs/peaceforum. Contact Anna Lisa at grossan@bethanyseminary.edu or 914.2973 for more information.

Last summer during a production of Annie, a man entered a Unitarian Universalist church and opened fire. Two people were killed, and several others injured. Reverend Chris Buice, Earlham School of Religion alum, will share about the church's healing process.

All are welcome at Peace Forum on Thursdays from noon-1:10pm in the ESR Dining Room. Delicious, nutritious lunch is always provided.

Contact Anna Lisa Gross at 914.2973 or grossan@bethanyseminary.edu for more information. Read more at http://www.bethanyseminary.edu/academics_programs/peaceforum.

Earlham School of Religion Dean Jay Marshall will reflect upon the ways international travel has broadened his perspective and influenced his thinking about the value of cross cultural education in the preparation of ministry.

All are welcome at Peace Forum, every Thursday in the Earlham School of Religion Dining Room (228 College Ave).

Joy Ellison, Earlham '05, will present at this week's Peace Forum about her work with Christian Peacemaker Teams in a small village, At-Tuwani, in the West Bank of Palestine. Join us for Peace Forum every Thursday at noon in the ESR Dining Room. Lunch is provided.

Prison visitation and direct ministry with prisoners are more commonly practiced by people of faith with a concern for prisoners and the criminal justice system. As important as such activities undoubtedly are, we are also called to work for systemic change in order to bring about justice. Nonetheless, many people do not feel capable of engaging in advocacy. Jana Schroeder will share stories of ways that ordinary people have gotten involved in advocacy and will provide information about ways to get involved.

Peace Forum is a weekly lunch and speaker series hosted by Bethany Theological Seminary and Earlham School of Religion. Join us every Thursday during the school year in the ESR dining room from 12-1:10pm. Lunch is free.