by admin | Nov 8, 2024 | Announcement, News, Courses, Statements, Testimonials, Statement, Statements
The election of Donald Trump to the US presidency presents a challenge to people of faith on the key issues facing the US and the community of nations. The Climate Crisis has only grown more imminent as we have seen its effects in recent weather events. Faith for Earth, the official faith-based environmental organization of the UN, has called for a renewed commitment to the Paris Accords (2015) and a sound environmental policy for all its member nations, including the US…
by admin | May 7, 2024 | News, Courses, Statements, Testimonials, Statements
Student activism has highlighted media coverage of the Gaza war between Israel and Hamas. My alma mater, Columbia University, has been the epicenter of student unrest and the catalyst for uprisings across the US at college campuses.
On April 30, my wife, Marita Grudzen, and I attended a lecture on Human Rights Activism in Africa by Professor Kumi Naidoo, the Arthur W. Payne Distinguished Lecturer at the Stanford University Freeman Institute for International Studies. Professor Naidoo’s resume includes his role in organizing the anti-apartheid movement in South Africa and later helping to organize the legalization of the African National Congress after Nelson Mandela was released from prison….
by admin | Apr 11, 2024 | News, Statements
“Buffalo United for Peace and Niagara University represent wonderful partners that GMU has found through its interfaith mission. We look forward to further collaboration with them in the future.” ~President Geral Grudzen
by admin | Oct 17, 2023 | Announcement, Statements
The three monotheistic religions originating in the Middle East, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, have within their histories rich resources to promote compassion, understanding, and mystical union with the divine and with all creation. The unity of God with humanity is clearly taught in the Torah, the Bible, and the Qur’an. It is only moral failure and blindness that allow human beings to attack each other and deny that we are all members of the same family originating in the heart of the HOLY ONE from which all life originated…
by admin | Dec 24, 2022 | Announcement, Statements
Global Ministries University extends a message of heartfelt gratitude and blessings to our staff, students, board members, volunteers, and donors to the mission of GMU over the past year. We are grateful for all of you who have taken part in our programs this past year…