Foreword
by Donald B. Kraybill 13
Preface:
Pat Clark, Executive Director, Fellowship of
Reconciliation 16
Introduction 17
BeginningsWhy
This Particular Book?
Organization
Words of Appreciation
An Overview of FOR’s First
Ninety Years (1915-2005)
Origins
Growth in the United States
Building Cultures of Peace in
the New Millennium
Leadership
Part I: Challenging the Nexus of
Evil
1 Challenging the War System · 55
Introduction
Mobilizing Opposition to United
States Entry into World War I
Defending Conscientious Objectors
Resisting Future Wars and Permanent
Conscription
2 Challenging Economic Injustice ·
73
Introduction
The Search for Industrial Peace
The Struggle for Economic Justice
after World War II
The Global Struggle Against Poverty
3 Challenging Racism · 91
Introduction
The Harlem Ashram 1940-1946
Congress of Racial Equality and
Ahimsa Farm 1940-1942
The Journey of Reconciliation 1947
FOR, King, and the Civil Rights
Movement
4 Challenging Nuclearism · 113
Introduction
Korea
Ban the Bomb
Food for China
Journeys of Reconciliation to and
from the Former Soviet Union
The New Nuclear Danger
5 Challenging Environmental
Deterioration · 129
Introduction
Origins of Dai Dong
Dai Dong 1970-1974
Evaluation
6 Challenging the Making of Enemies
· 145
Introduction
Confronting Anti-Semitism
Solidarity with Japanese Americans
Giving the Enemy a Human Face
Part II: The Widening Network
7 The Historic Peace Churches and
FOR · 163
Introduction
Background of FOR-HPC Interaction
FOR-HPC Interaction between the
Wars and during World War II
Growing FOR-HPC Interaction
Concluding Reflections
8 Local Groups · 181
Introduction
Cape Cod FOR
District of Columbia FOR
Fresno FOR
Louisville FOR
Pacific Northwest FOR Groups
San Francisco and San Jose FOR
Other Groups and Concluding Notes
9 The Denominational Fellowships ·
199
Introduction
Baptist Peace Fellowship of North
America
Catholic Peace Fellowship
Episcopal Peace Fellowship
Lutheran Peace Fellowship
Methodist Peace Fellowship
Presbyterian Peace Fellowship
Other Denominational Fellowships
and Concluding Notes
10 The Religious Peace Fellowships
· 223
Introduction
The Jewish Peace Fellowship
The Buddhist Peace Fellowship
The Muslim Peace Fellowship
Bosnian Student Project
11 Nonviolence around the World ·
241
Introduction
FOR in the Philippines
FOR in the Americas
FOR in Panama
FOR in Puerto Rico
12 Pacifism as Lifestyle and
Spirituality · 259
Introduction
The King Peace Prize
The Pfeffer Peace Prize
Reflections on Pacifism as Lifestyle
and Spirituality
Epilogue 275
Assessment
Personal Engagement
Where Do We Go from Here?
Appendixes 285
Appendix 1: Chairpersons of FOR
National Council
Appendix 2: FOR Executive
Secretaries
Appendix 3: International
Fellowship of Reconciliation Secretaries
Appendix 4: Edwin T. Dahlberg Award
Recipients
Appendix 5: Presbyterian
Peaceseeker Award Recipients
Appendix 6: King and Pfeffer Peace
Prize Recipients
Notes 293
The Index 321
The
Author 325
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