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9781931038218

Seeking Cultures of Peace : A Peace Church Conversation

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    9781931038218

  • ISBN10:

    193103821X

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2004-04-01
  • Publisher: Cascadia Pub House

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The essays in this book represent a contribution of the Historic Peace Churches (HPC) to the work of the World Council of Churches' Decade to Overcome Violence. They are divided into four sections: the first introduces the ecumenical context of this discussion, the history of HPC relations, and the globalized reality in which contemporary violence occurs. The second is written from three geo-social settings and engages the notion of globalization from three viewpoints: biblical studies, theological ethics and historiography. The third section engages the gospel and our traditions within the contexts of HPC communities in North America, Nigeria and Colombia. And the fourth discusses resources in HPC tradition for action, reflection and critique in building a future of justice and peace. An appendix reproduces a statement prepared at a 2001 consultation of interested members of the Brethren, Quaker and Mennonite communities, entitled Just Peace-making: Towards an Ecumenical Ethical Appro

Table of Contents

Foreword by Dr. Samuel Kobia 9(2)
Editors' Preface by Ann Riggs, Scott Holland, Fernando Enns 11(8)
I. INTRODUCTION: DISCERNING IN ECUMENICAL CONTEXT
1 Remarks to the Bienenberg Consultation
19(10)
Konrad Raiser
2 Space for Theological Reflection on Being (Peace-)Church
29(16)
Fernando Enns
II. INTERPRETING GLOBALIZATION: QUESTIONS OF POWER
3 Globalization and Claiming Truth
45(17)
Neal Slough
4 The "Disavowal of Constantine" in the Age of Global Capital
62(16)
Peter Dula
5 The Power of Historiography
78(19)
Alfred Neufeld
III. THE GOSPEL OF PEACE IN CONTEXT: SHAPING IDENTITY
6 Inculturation: Building on the Cultures of Our Past
97(12)
Ann K. Riggs
7 Atonement and the Gospel of Peace
109(15)
J. Denny Weaver
8 Reconciliation or Pacifism? The Nigerian Experience
124(8)
Patrick K. Bugu
9 The Gospel of Peace and the Violence of God
132(15)
Scott Holland
10 Being a Peace Church in the Colombian Context
147(10)
Alix Lozano
IV. BUILDING CULTURES OF JUST PEACE
11 Did Jesus Love His Enemies?
157(14)
Daniel W. Ulrich
12 Paul as Mediator
171(11)
Moises Mayordomo
13 A Feminist Theological Perspective on Conflict Transformation
182(12)
Debbie Roberts
14 "The Sacred Nature of Places": Understanding Land as a Contribution to Peacebuilding
194(12)
Elaine Bishop
15 Intercessors for Reunification: Toward a Peacebuilding Church in Korea
206(9)
Sang Gyoo Lee
16 Peace in the Tiger's Mouth
215(12)
Alastair McIntosh
APPENDICES
HPC Epistle from Bienenberg
227(5)
Just Peacemaking: Toward an Ecumenical Ethical Approach from the Perspective of the Historic Peace Churches
232(12)
Theology and Culture: Peacemaking in a Globalized World
244(5)
The Index 249(8)
The Contributors 257(3)
The Editors 260

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