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North Park: A University for Social Justice
CHICAGO, IL (June 18, 2003) - North Park University (NPU) is featured in the
May-June 2003 edition of Sojourners magazine for helping raise
awareness in students the issues of peace and justice, particularly in the
Middle East. NPU was one of five schools profiled in sidebars to an article
entitled " The University of Social Justice."
NPU recently hosted the production of "The Longing," a play written by
Robert Hostetter, professor of Communication Arts and Theater at NPU. Based
on interviews with Palestinians, the play tells profound stories of
displacement and the desire for a just peace in that region. It has been
performed a total of 20 times in Chicago, Atlanta and other sites.
Sojourners ministries grew out of the Sojourners Community, an inner-city
neighborhood in Washington, D.C. Sojourners traces its roots back to
Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois, in the early
1970s, when a handful of students began meeting to discuss the relationship
between their faith and political issues, particularly the Vietnam War. Its
co-founder is noted activist Jim Wallis.
For more information about colleges and universities highlighted for their
social awareness, log onto the Sojourners website at www.sojo.net.
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