EMU - Radical Hope and Courage

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As I sat, rested and mused on the hill above the campus of EMU, I was reminded how eminently grateful I am for the faithful, evolving Mennonite tradition and leadership it provides with the moral limits of liberalism in our land. I am especially grateful for its gentle yet profound activism, change agency and advocacy and adventure for peace around the world.

Currently displayed on EMU's campus is a sculpture, "Guns into Plowshares", created in the late 90's by Esther and Michael Augsburger. It’s original exhibition site in Judiciary Square outside the Washington D.C. Metropolitan Police Department. The sculpture contains several thousand handguns, including 10 from the Harrisonburg Police Department. It was recently moved and dedicated on Oct. 10, 2017 at Eastern Mennonite University where it will reside for two to three years before returning to its original site.

Close up view of a section of the above sculpture: handguns dismantled and welded into the larger whole