We must take risks for peace, says Norman Kember

Norman Kember, who was held in captivity in Iraq for four months with three other members of Christian Peacemaker teams in 2005-6, says he has no regrets in going into a dangerous situation – except for the pain he caused his wife and others. Dr Kember, a former...

Getting angry for justice

The other evening one of my student groups in Cambridge came over to watch the film Jésus de Montréal (1989 in Canada and 1990 in the USA and Europe, by Quebec film director Denys Arcand). The plot revolves around five actors who perform a Passion play, and over the...

Getting angry for justice

The other evening one of my student groups in Cambridge came over to watch the film Jésus de Montréal (1989 in Canada and 1990 in the USA and Europe, by Quebec film director Denys Arcand). The plot revolves around five actors who perform a Passion play, and over the...

German president visits Mennonite communities in Paraguay

German President Horst Kohler wanted “to learn to know the Mennonites” during his March 2007 visit to Paraguay, so the German embassy along with local Mennonites took on the challenge to help him do that. Mennonites in Paraguay are a heterogeneous group with different...

German president visits Mennonite communities in Paraguay

German President Horst Kohler wanted “to learn to know the Mennonites” during his March 2007 visit to Paraguay, so the German embassy along with local Mennonites took on the challenge to help him do that. Mennonites in Paraguay are a heterogeneous group with different...