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  • 11 Nov 2012
    Mennonite university peacemakers remember veterans

    A US Army veteran of the Iraqi War will lead a student-initiated remembrance at the pacifist Eastern Mennonite University on 12 November 2012.

  • 2 Aug 2011
    Memories of John Stott

    Though I ended up disagreeing with him fairly significantly on pacifism, the interpretation of the atonement, homosexuality and capital punishment, I remain grateful beyond words for the life, work and example of evangelical Anglican leader John R W Stott, who died aged 90 last week.

  • 9 Jun 2011
    Mennonite college reverses its decision to play US national anthem

    Goshen College, a Mennonite liberal arts institution, has reversed its 2010 decision to play an instrumental version of the US national anthem.

  • 9 Jun 2011
    Christian resistance to a culture of war and chauvinism

    For many people these days, much 'religion' has become synonymous with division, bigotry and violence. Sadly, there is plenty of good evidence that this is so. But it is not the whole picture. There are very strong faith traditions that point in exactly the opposite direction.

  • 9 Jun 2011
    Nationalism and militarism have no place in Christian formation

    Goshen College, a prominent Mennonite liberal arts institution, has reversed its decision to play the militaristic and nationalistic US national anthem at sports events. Andy Alexis-Baker welcomes the move, after a long process of lobbying which he and others led. Never before have so many Christians - and not just Mennonites or other Anabaptists - stated so clearly that these anthems and rituals have no place in Christian formation, he observes.

  • 6 Apr 2011
    Mennonites: moving from nonresistance to active peacemaking

    One hundred years ago, nonconformity and nonresistance were hallmarks of Mennonites’ peace witness. Today, Mennonites are more actively engaged in society, and the pursuit of justice is an essential part of peacemaking. How did this change come about?

  • 5 Dec 2010
    Peace is central to Christian message, Latin American churches hear

    A theological peace principle rooted in community experience has been presented to Latin American Peace Churches meeting in the Dominican Republic.

  • 5 Dec 2010
    Latin American churches seek 'the peace of the city'

    Representatives of the Historic Peace Churches in Latin America have been meeting together to focus on seeking "the peace of the city."

  • 2 Apr 2010
    Refusing to sing praises to nationalism and violence

    A leading Mennonite college in the USA has started to play a version of the national anthem. Student David Jost is one of the objectors. He argues that loyalty to the God of Jesus Christ precludes endorsing nationalism and state violence.

  • 8 Oct 2009
    Cultivating the discipline of peace

    It has been well said that peace is not the absence of noise, trouble or hard work – rather it is to be in the midst of those things and still be calm in your heart, says Jill Segger in the first of a series on the Quaker Testimonies.