Peace

The Declaration of 1660

Several years ago, a local television station set up a table in a shopping mall and asked people to sign…

What is a Peace Church?

What does it mean to be a peace church in 2008? As a member of the Religious Society of Friends,…

The Peace Testimony and Armed Forces Emergency Services

It’s 3:45 am when my pager wakes me. I speak to a man who is quite upset: his sister has…

Bringing the Peace Testimony to Washington

The United States may have the best opportunity in decades to persuade Congress to fund the peaceful prevention of deadly…

A Modest Step Towards Peace and Union

Among reflective people, there is probably little doubt that the traditions and culture we are born into incline most people…

The Quaker Coalition for a Department of Peace

I am involved at various levels in a grassroots global phenomenon calling for ministries and departments of peace within governments.…

Restorative Practices as Practical Peacemaking

A restorative and holistic approach to peacemaking is urgently needed in a world where violence is an integral part of…

Building Peace at Crossroads Springs

Rhubarb, garlic, and parsnips for peace! What do these have to do with the Friends Peace Testimony? At Orchard Park…

The Gift of the House of the Peaceable Kin-dom

In my youth I was a comic book geek. Occasionally one might hear me cheekily go off about their ability…

Teaching Peace/Making Peacemakers

Soft is stronger than hard, water than rock, love than violence. —Hermann Hesse In April 16, 2007, my friend Roger’s…

Removing the Pressure for War

Among the various books and pamphlets in our meeting’s library, some focus on proving that war is wrong. Others expound…

The Responsibility to Protect: Quakers and Genocide

As I sit writing this article, I hold in my hand a full-page ad placed by the Save Darfur Coalition…
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