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Summary: This book is rooted in a World Council of Churches conference of Historic Peace Churches in Asia that took place in Solo, Indonesia. There, as part of the WCC’s Decade to Overcome Violence, Asian Christians engaged interfaith diversity, violence, and radical pluralism in Asia. “This volume is another example
of the very creative contribution that the Historic Peace Churches are
continuing to make to the ecumenical search for reconciliation and
peace. For teachers and students engaged in developing a new approach
to an ecumenical ethics of peace and for those committed to overcoming
violence in their local context, the book provides valuable insights
and welcome encouragement.”
—Konrad Raiser, World Council of Churches General Secretary, 1992–2003,
in the Foreword “Courageous and imaginative
contributors from Indonesia, India, Japan, Korea, the Philippines, and
Australia prophetically and poetically call people of all religious
faiths to listen to voices from the margins of the world’s societies,
to embrace with wonder and gratitude the rich diversity of human
cultures and religious pluralism, and to work tirelessly and joyfully
for God’s shalom, salam, and peace with justice throughout the earth." —Ruthann Knechel Johansen,
President, Bethany Theological Seminary “Historic Peace Churches—Mennonites, Church of the Brethren, and Society of Friends—have kept alive the witness for peace with justice within the global ecumenical familiy of churches, not only during the past Decade to Overcome Violence. This volume presents another strong contribution to the ongoing search for a credible and faithful Christian presence in the midst of religious pluralism, in face of religious radicalism and the violence of poverty.” —Fernando Enns, VU University Amsterdam, Chair for Theology and Ethics, Faculty of Theology Market: Scholars and college or graduate students; church leaders; pastors; groups or individuals interested in the thought of the Historic Peace Churches and in the emerging “peace church” identity of many Asian Christians. Shelving: Theology; Ethics; Peacemaking, pacifism, nonviolence; Asian Churches; Historic Peace Churches; Anabaptist-Mennonite thought. BISAC: Religion, Social Sciences. RTM: 690 Religion/Ethics, 750 Sociology Market: Historians, scholars, college or seminary students of missions, development; anyone interested in the history and current vision and practices of Mennonite Central Committee. Shelving: Historians, scholars, college or seminary students of missions, development; anyone interested in the history and current vision and practices of Mennonite Central Committee. Publisher: Cascadia
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