Cartea "Peacemakers in Action"

Peacemakers in Action   Inchide

Across the globe, there are more than 50 armed conflicts, many of which are being perpetrated in the name of religion. In these zones of violence, there are brave men and women who, motivated by their religious beliefs, are working to create and sustain peace and reconciliation. Yet their stories are unknown. This book explores the conflicts and the stories of 15 remarkable individuals identified and studied by the Tanenbaum Center for Interreligious Understanding from regions as far-flung as West Papua, Indonesia, the Middle East, Northern Ireland, Nigeria, El Salvador and South Africa. The book also captures important lessons learned when these peacemakers convened in Amman, Jordan for the 2004 Peacemakers in Action Retreat and discussed their best techniques and greatest obstacles in creating peace on the ground. Peacemakers in Action provides guidance to students of religion and future peacemakers.

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• Approach is different since it analyzes the work of the individual peacemakers on the ground and identifies the successful methods • Peacemakers are religiously motivated and employed religion as a positive motivating force reversing the trend • Explores conflicts in regions of West Papua, Indonesia, the Middle East, Northern Ireland, Nigeria, El Salvador, and South Africa.



Contents



Part I. Introduction Richard C. Holbrooke: 1. The peacemakers in action Tanenbaum Center for Interreligious Understanding; Part II. Case Studies: 2. Peasant power Jose Alas; 3. Men who walked the street The Rev Dr Roy Magee and Father Alex Reid; 4. Would you shoot me, you idiot? Father Ivo Markovic; 5. The Cybermonk Father Sava Janjic; 6. The Elder Dr Ephraim Isaac; 7. The power of ritual the Rev. Dr William Lowrey; 8. The nonviolent deputy Minister of Defense Nozizwe Madlala-Routledge; 9. Warriors and brothers Imam Muhammad Ashafa and The Rev. James Wuye; 10. The power of organization Alimamy Koroma; 11. Israel and Palestine, a history: I am Palestinian, Arab, Christian and Israeli Abuna Elias Chacour; The Settler who Spoke with Arafat Rabbi Menachem Froman; An Open House Yehezkel Landau; 12. Underground woman Sakena Yacoobi and the Afghan Institute of Learning; 13. Toward a Zone of Peace The Rev Benny Giay; Part III. Conclusion: 14. Religion, Violent Conflict and peacemaking Dr David Little; Appendix; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

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