Category - peacemaking

December 18, 2008

Sustaining the spirit, the body and the mind for long-term Disciplined Peacemaking - an evening with the founder of CPT

Since 1988 the Christian Peacemaker Teams (CPT) have trained violence reduction teams or investigative teams and sought to place them in high conflict situations such as Colombia, the Middle East and
November 20, 2008

Alternatives to War, Richard Bacon Show, BBC Radio 5 Live, 18th November 2008
November 14, 2008

Redemptive violence is a myth, Guardian Comment is Free, 14 November 2008
November 11, 2008

War remembrance and Christian hope

Today is Remembrance Day. But what is ‘remembering’ in human and Christian terms, asks Simon Barrow? How can we probe beneath the emotion and ceremony in order to discover (and practice) something life-affirming as we recall the tragedy of war?
October 20, 2008

Christians lament weapons of mass destruction at Aldermaston

Anglican Bishop of Reading, Stephen Cottrell, welcomed trainee ministers to services of lamentation at the Atomic Weapons Establishment at Aldermaston on Friday - the place where Trident warheads are made for British military submarines.
September 25, 2008

Walking Alongside- Alternative Methods of Nonviolent Accompaniment in Israel/Palestine

Sixty years after the creation of the state of Israel, tensions in the Holy Land continue to capture the attention of the world, and continue to divide people of all faiths across the globe.
September 18, 2008

Muslim and Christian women show how religion can build peace not conflict

In the comfort of a simple Swedish meeting room, 25 Christian and Muslim women have been meeting to talk about how religion, which is often blamed for conflict and violence, can also move people toward peace and cooperation.
September 2, 2008

Mennonite summer camps foster practical peacemaking skills

The North American Mennonite relief and development agency MCC is supporting summer 'peace camps' which bring young black people together to find out more about being creative peacemakers in their neighbourhood and aas leaders.
August 31, 2008

Christian officer in the Philippines promotes love of Muslims

A Filipino army officer, who fought against Muslim secessionist rebels in southern Philippines, says he realised that somehow the cycle of violence must end, so he helped pioneer Project I.S.L.A.M., or I Sincerely Love All Muslims.
July 25, 2008

Mennonites and Catholics make joint peace commitment

The Vatican and Mennonite World Conference representatives who met in Rome in October 2007 to prepare theological reflections on peacemaking have made available the full statement and background material.