Center for Justice and Peacebuilding

Center for Justice and Peacebuilding at Eastern Mennonite University
TypeGraduate education, accredited through master’s level; also offers courses for non-credit training purposes.[1]
Established1994-95[2]
Parent institution
Eastern Mennonite University
AffiliationMennonite Church USA
DirectorFounding director, John Paul Lederach;[3] executive director since 2013, J. Daryl Byler[4]
Academic staff
6 dedicated faculty; 7 adjunct; 16 additional instructors at annual Summer Peacebuilding Institute[5]
Location, ,
38°28′15″N 78°52′46″W / 38.470966°N 78.879519°W / 38.470966; -78.879519
Campus97 acres in semi-urban location of the Shenandoah Valley
Websitewww.emu.edu/cjp

Center for Justice and Peacebuilding (CJP) is an accredited graduate-level program founded in 1994.[6] It also offers non-credit training. The program specializes in conflict transformation, restorative justice, trauma healing, equitable development, and addressing organizational conflict. CJP is housed at Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) in Harrisonburg, Virginia, which describes itself as "a leader among faith-based universities" in emphasizing "peacebuilding, creation care, experiential learning, and cross-cultural engagement." One of the three 2011 Nobel Peace Laureates, Leymah Gbowee of Liberia, earned a master's degree in conflict transformation from CJP in 2007.[7]

  1. ^ About CJP — Overview," http://www.emu.edu/cjp/about/. Retrieved 15 July 2011.
  2. ^ Ruth Zimmerman and Bonnie Price Lofton, "From Dream to Reality: 10 Years of Peacebuilding," Peacebuilder Magazine, Summer/Fall 2005, p. 6.
  3. ^ Ruth Zimmerman and Bonnie Price Lofton, "From Dream to Reality: 10 Years of Peacebuilding," Peacebuilder Magazine, Summer/Fall 2005, p. 2.
  4. ^ "Don't strike, shame the perpetrators". Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  5. ^ Based on listings and mini-bios of instructors in the Academic Overview brochure of the CJP Graduate Program in Conflict Transformation (2011) and in Summer Peacebuilding Institute brochure (2010).
  6. ^ "Mennonite University - Center for Justice and Peacebuilding". www.peacecorps.gov. Retrieved 2023-01-30.
  7. ^ "The Nobel Peace Prize 2011". NobelPrize.org. Retrieved 2023-01-30.