Richmond, IN - Aspiring student writers are
encouraged to begin considering their entries for
Bethany Seminary's 2015 Peace Essay Contest:
Peacemaking, Creation Justice, and the Beloved
Community. Building on its success in 2014, the
contest is again being held as part of the peace
studies program at the Seminary.
The peace essay contest is open to seminary,
graduate school, college, and high school students
who are fully enrolled in a program en route to a
degree. Prizes of $2000, $1000, and $500 will be
awarded for the top three essays. Topics to address
may include but are not limited to the following:
- creation care
- a just peace with creation
- indigenous communities' rights
- environmental racism
- gender and ecology
- creating a greener economy
- creation-centered spirituality
- forging alliances across the traditional "left-vs.-right" ideological framing of US politics
- intercultural coalitions for the common good
Essays can be submitted between January 1 and
January 26, 2015, and results will be announced by
the end of February 2015. Winning essays will
appear in selected publications of the Church of the
Brethren, Friends, and Mennonite faith communities.
For guidelines, terms, and submission procedures,
go to
www.bethanyseminary.edu/peace-essay.
Contact Bekah Houff at
houffre@bethanyseminary.edu or 765-983-1809 for
additional information
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