Peace

What is Truth?

An early Christian bishop and martyr was offered the choice of escaping a fairly horrific death if he would deny…

Of Faith and Boots

I am a mother with two young boys, a job, and meeting responsibilities in addition to other volunteer work. So…

A.J. Muste: The 20th Century’s Most Famous U.S. Pacifist

In 1939, when war clouds over Europe became darker by the hour, Time magazine called Abraham Johannes Muste “the Number…

The force of war and the force of peace: the same force moving in opposite directions?

It seems that there is a tendency to see war as a very active energy and peace as a very…

Noah's Boat and the Pigeon of Peace

In the Jewish tradition in which I grew up, we have midrashim (the Hebrew plural for midrash.) A midrash is…

Threading Saffron Peace through the Gates

A silent peace walk led by saffron-robed Buddhist monks and interreligious leaders was to pass through Christo’s and Jeanne Claude’s…

Does Your Meeting Need a Bill of Rights?

About ten years ago, West Richmond (Ind.) Meeting was shattered by a case of sexual harassment, where a respected member…

The Meaning of Peace

"If you could have one thing, what would it be?" The classic answer to this question, of course, is world…

On the Peace Testimony

This is the text of a speech by Richard Hathaway to an interfaith service in Poughkeepsie, New York, on November…

How would George Fox respond to terrorism?

William Hanson’s excellent article "Police Power for Peace" (FJ Aug. 2004), brought to mind the thinking and views of George…

Police and Community: Building Peace

Late one night in March 2001, in Hackensack, New Jersey, two young men—reputed gangsters and lifelong buddies—got into an argument.…

Peace in the World, Peace among Friends

Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another; love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous: not…
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