{"id":5416,"date":"2015-11-26T10:55:37","date_gmt":"2015-11-26T16:55:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cmu.ca\/media_archive\/?p=5416"},"modified":"2015-11-27T07:48:47","modified_gmt":"2015-11-27T13:48:47","slug":"event-planned-to-celebrate-books-published-by-cmu-professors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cmu.ca\/media_archive\/2015\/event-planned-to-celebrate-books-published-by-cmu-professors\/","title":{"rendered":"Event planned to celebrate books published by CMU faculty"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>\u2018The CMU faculty is doing very significant work,\u2019 says vice president<\/i><\/span><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5417\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5417\" style=\"width: 275px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmu.ca\/media_archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/2015-11-25-Book-Celebration.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-5417\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cmu.ca\/media_archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/2015-11-25-Book-Celebration-300x300.jpeg\" alt=\"CMU faculty who will be a part of the book celebration. From top-left; Froese; Doerksen; Gerbrandt; Sorenson\" width=\"275\" height=\"275\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cmu.ca\/media_archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/2015-11-25-Book-Celebration-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.cmu.ca\/media_archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/2015-11-25-Book-Celebration-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.cmu.ca\/media_archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/2015-11-25-Book-Celebration.jpeg 576w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 275px) 100vw, 275px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5417\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Among the published CMU faculty to be featured in the December 9 book celebration are\u00a0(clockwise from top-left) Froese, Doerksen, Sorensen, and Gerbrandt.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Peacebuilding in Laos, the history of Mennonites in California, Deuteronomy, and the portrayal of clergy in pop culture\u2014recent books by faculty from Canadian Mennonite University cover a wide range of topics.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The university will recognize faculty who have published work in the last year-and-a-half at a special celebration happening on Wednesday, December 9, 2015 at 3:00 PM.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The celebration will take place at folio caf\u00e9 in Marpeck Commons (2299 Grant Ave.). Admission is free, and all are welcome to attend.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">In addition to selling and signing their books, CMU faculty will give brief presentations about their work.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cThe CMU faculty is doing very significant work,\u201d says Dr. Dietrich Bartel, Interim Vice President Academic. \u201cWe want to highlight that.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The event will celebrate the following books:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b><i>Deuteronomy<\/i> (Herald Press, 2015) by Dr. Gerald E. Gerbrandt, President Emeritus and Professor Emeritus of Bible<\/b>. The 29<\/span><span class=\"s4\"><sup>th<\/sup><\/span><span class=\"s1\"> volume in the Believers Church Bible Commentary series, <i>Deuteronomy<\/i> examines <\/span><span class=\"s5\">divine grace and the practices of justice and right living.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p2\"><b><i>Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding in Laos: Perspective for Today\u2019s World<\/i> (Routledge, 2015) by Dr. Stephanie Stobbe, Associate Professor of Conflict Resolution Studies.<\/b> Using the case study of Laos, a small country that has seen brutal poverty and violence, this book examines the power of traditional and indigenous conflict resolution systems as a tool for social justice.<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b><i>The Outsiders\u2019 Gaze: Life and Labour on the Mennonite West Reserve 1874-1922<\/i> (Manitoba Mennonite Historical Society, 2015), co-edited by Dr. Adolf Ens, Professor Emeritus of History and Theology.<\/b> <\/span><span class=\"s6\">This book is a perspective of Mennonites through the eyes of outsiders from 1874-1922 when 7,000 Mennonites emigrated from southern Russia and settled in Manitoba.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><b><i>Inner Peace Through Conflict Transformation<\/i> (2015) by Dr. Paul Redekop, Professor Emeritus of Conflict Resolution Studies<\/b><strong>.<\/strong> This is a groundbreaking guide that aids readers in achieving a more peaceful relationship with themselves by applying basic strategies of conflict resolution to inner conflict.<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b><i>James and Paul: The Politics of Identity at the Turn of the Ages<\/i> (Fortress Press, 2015) by Dr. V. George Shillington, Professor Emeritus of Biblical and Theological Studies.<\/b> <\/span><span class=\"s7\">This book seeks to understand the different but complementary missions of the apostle Paul and James of Jerusalem.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s9\"><b><i>Voices of Harmony &amp; Dissent: <\/i><\/b><\/span><span class=\"s1\"><b><i>How Peacebuilders are Changing Their Worlds<\/i> (CMU Press, 2015), co-edited by Dr. Jarem Sawatsky, Professor Emeritus of Peace and Conflict Transformation Studies and Valerie Smith, Co-Director of CMU\u2019s Canadian School of Peacebuilding.<\/b> This book explores the stories, theory, and tools of 16 peace leaders, trainers, and activists from around the world.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b><i>California Mennonites<\/i> (John Hopkins University Press, 2015) by Dr. Brian Froese, Associate Professor of History<\/b>. This book examines the Mennonite experience in the Golden State, from the 19<\/span><span class=\"s4\"><sup>th<\/sup><\/span><span class=\"s1\"> century migrants who came in search of sunshine and fertile soil to the evangelically oriented, partially assimilated Mennonites of today.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><b><i>Toward an Anabaptist Political Theology: Law, Order, and Civil Society<\/i> (Wipf and Stock, 2014), edited by Dr. Paul Doerksen, Associate Professor of Theology and Anabaptist Studies.<\/b> This collection of essays by the late theologian Dr. A. James Reimer pursues the investigation of theological realities that are to serve as the engine of a political theology that seeks to articulate both a critical and a positive-constructive approach to public\/political life and institutions.<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s9\"><b><i>The Collar: Reading Christian Ministry in Fiction, Television, and Film<\/i> (Cascade, 2014) by Dr. Sue Sorensen, Associate Professor of English.<\/b> This <\/span><span class=\"s1\">is a wide-ranging study of the many ways Christian ministers have been represented on page and screen. Ranging across several nations, denominations, and eras, <i>The Collar<\/i>\u00a0is an inquiry into pastoral passion, frustration, and fallibility.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p1\">Because each author has a background in teaching and is also involved in a church community, their work will appeal to a variety of readers, including lay readers, pastors, teachers, and more.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u00a0<\/span>\u201cThese writers are not just speaking to other scholars,\u201d says Dr. Vic Froese, Library Director at CMU, who is organizing the December 9 event. \u201cThey are aware that there is an audience that has a more practical interest in what they have written.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Froese is looking forward to the celebration.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cI hope that people who attend learn more about the excellence we have here on our faculty,\u201d he says, adding that the event is also meant to recognize the hard work of CMU\u2019s professors. \u201cWe want to express our appreciation to them and congratulate them on a job well done.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>About CMU<br \/>\n<\/strong><em>A Christian university in the Anabaptist tradition, CMU\u2019s Shaftesbury campus offers undergraduate degrees in arts, business, humanities, music, sciences, and social sciences, as well as\u00a0graduate degrees in theology,\u00a0ministry, peacebuilding and collaborative development, and an MBA. CMU has over 800 full-time equivalent\u00a0students, including those enrolled in degree programs at the Shaftesbury and Menno Simons College campuses and in its Outtatown certificate program.<\/em><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>For information about CMU visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmu.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.cmu.ca<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>For additional information, please contact:<br \/>\nKevin Kilbrei, Director of Communications &amp; Marketing<br \/>\nkkilbrei@cmu.ca; 204.487.3300 Ext. 621<br \/>\nCanadian Mennonite University<br \/>\n500 Shaftesbury Blvd., Winnipeg, MB\u00a0 R3P 2N2<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u2018The CMU faculty is doing very significant work,\u2019 says vice president Peacebuilding in Laos, the history of Mennonites in California, Deuteronomy, and the portrayal of clergy in pop culture\u2014recent books by faculty from Canadian Mennonite University cover a wide range of topics. 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