Foreword, by Konrad Raiser     9
Introduction to Overcoming Violence in Asia, by Donald Eugene Miller     11
Introduction to Injustice, Religious Pluralism, and Poverty in Asia, by Daniel Listijabudi     36
Welcome to Solo City, by Mayor Widodo     39

Part I: ENGAGING VIOLENCE

1  The Historic Peace Churches   ·   43
Donald Eugene Miller

2  The Decade to Overcome Violence   ·   48
Hansulrich Gerber

Part II: INJUSTICE

3  Between Retribution and Restoration   ·   67
Atsuhiro Katano

4  Invitation to Poetic Prophetic Witness   ·   87
Jarrod McKenna and Jo Vallentine

5  The Rhinoceros and the Elephant   ·   96
Jo Vallentine

Part III: RELIGIOUS PLURALISM

6  Religious Pluralism as a Worldview   ·  107
Aristarchus Sukarto

7  Javanese Tradition of Harmony   ·   124
Traditional Sources

8  Harassment of Christians in Indonesia   ·   131
Saptojoadi

9  Harassment of Christians in India   ·   137
Forum of Opinion

Part IV: RELIGIOUS RADICALISM

10  Relating to Radicalism   ·   145
Paulus Hartono

11  Mission as Reconciliation amid Religious Extremism   ·   159
Paulus S. Widjaja

Part V: POVERTY

12  Poverty in India   ·   175
Ashok Solanky

13  Poverty in Asia   ·   185
Group Discussion Editorial Summary

Part VI: PRINCIPALITIES AND POWERS

14  Engaging the Powers, Principalities, and Empire   ·   191
Dale Hess

15  Christian Peacemakers Team in Palestine   ·   214
Christina Gibb

16  Ethics of Nonviolent Intervention and Accompaniment: Personal Presence Amid Unequal Power   ·   221
Elizabeth Duke

Part VII: OVERCOMING VIOLENCE

17  Seeking Cultures of Peace   ·   233
Forum of Opinion

18  The Role of the Churches in Overcoming Violence   ·   254
 Peace Churches

APPENDICES

Appendix I Message to the Churches     267
Appendix II Statement to the Bali Conference     271
Appendix III: Conference Proceedings     272
Appendix IV: Conference Participants     274

The Index     277
The Contributors     289