Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary (AMBS) announces J. Daryl Byler as the Peace Studies Guest for "Conversations on Peace with Justice and the Middle East". J. Daryl Byler, JD and MDiv, is a lawyer, pastor, peacebuilding practitioner, and executive director of the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding (CJP) in Harrisonburg, Virginia. Learn more here.
Schedule of Public Events:
- Theologies of violence and conflict in the Middle East
Thursday, February 11 | Noon-1 p.m.
Lambright Center Dining Hall
Anti-Jewish and Christian Zionist theologies have contributed to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. How can we construct more life-giving theologies? Lunch is provided. Tickets must be purchased by contacting the AMBS receptionist. - Peacebuilding in an Age of Violent Extremism
With respondent David Cortright
Thursday, February 11 | 7 p.m.
Chapel of the Sermon on the Mount
David Cortright is an American scholar and peace activist. He is director of policy studies at the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies at the University of Notre Dame and Chair of the Board of the Fourth Freedom Forum. His writing includes analysis of the role of civil society in countering extremism and building peace. Reception to follow, sponsored by Mennonite Central Committee Great Lakes.
Schedule of campus community events:
- Christians in the Middle East: stories of those migrating and those choosing to stay
Friday, February 12 | 11:45-12:15 a.m.
Chapel of the Sermon on the Mount
Learn more here.