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Peace Activities
Christian Peace Witness for Iraq: The Risks that Faith Asks
On April 29 of this year, I was blessed to attend the Christian Peace Witness for Iraq (CPWI) in Washington,…
Learning to Love Paul Wolfowitz, and Other Impossible Tasks
My activities that Sunday morning were supposed to be Christmasy and result in life actually improving in some small way…
Drinking At The Well
This month we bring you a spontaneous special issue on the recent "Heeding God’s Call: A Gathering on Peace," held…
'War Taxes' Is a Complicated Topic
Peter Phillips’ article, "What is the Quaker Testimony on ‘War Taxes’?" (FJ Feb.), is problematic in at least four respects.…
The Peace Gathering: An Overview
From January 13 through 17, 2009, at Arch Street Meetinghouse in Philadelphia, nearly 400 people from 48 Christian denominations and…
Whose Image Is on the Coin? A Jewish Perspective on Abrahamic Wisdoms
I begin with a renewed version of the blessing traditionally offered before learning Torah—sharing wisdom—together: Blessed are you the breath…
Listening and Affirming
Listen. For me, "Heeding God’s Call" felt like just that, a call-except that it came by email. The invitation from…
The Intersection of Faith and Practice
In prayer and silence, this small Scripture was impressed on my heart: "Whosoever holds on to their life will lose…
On the Cutting Edge: The Peace Activism of Earle Reynolds
In U.S. history, where articulating a desire for peace is too often accepted as sufficient opposition to war, one man’s…
No Greater Degradation: Jonathan Dymond on the Moral Costs of War
Few Friends know the name of Jonathan Dymond (1790-1828), who labored in obscurity, manufacturing linen drapes in Exeter, England. In…
A Civil War Story
"Hello, my name is Kendra, and I was given your name as someone who is a member of the Quaker…
Healthcare not Warfare
Dave pulled up to our "Eyes Wide Open—Ohio" exhibit at dawn on a Sunday morning. Dave, a Marine veteran of…
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