PEACE
October * December 1998
Volume 7 No. 4
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IN THIS ISSUE


ARTICLES ON PEACE

Violence for Peace: An Oxymoron?........................................Donald W. Shriver, Jr............4
When and how to make peace when war threatens

Peace is a Work of Justice....................................................Walter J. Burghardt, S.J........6
Working for justice to produce a true and lasting peace

An Orthodox Perspective on Peace.........................................Demetra Velisarios Jaquet....8
Peace proceeds from our choosing to live in the teachings of Christ

Implications of the Holocaust in Our Quest for Peace...............Jacqueline Berke &.............10
Preventing genocide calls for action on several levels................Ann Saltzman.......................

Healing the Broken Heart.......................................................Arthur A. Rouner, Jr............12
The work of healing and reconciliation in Rwanda

Tokyo and Jerusalem.............................................................Kosuke Koyama................13
The idolatry that leads to destruction

A Third Alternative?................................................................Walter H. Conser, Jr..........14
There is great potential for nonviolent methods to replace armed force

Peace in the Classroom..........................................................Daphne Grab....................16
The culture of violence can be countered in our schools

The Warhorse........................................................................William Sloane Coffin.........18
Abolishing nuclear weapons is a matter of conscience and self-interest

Dorothy Day and the Gospel of Peace......................................Robert Ellsberg.................20
Dorothy Day lived Jesus' words, "Love Your Enemies"

The Risky Business of Pursuing Peace....................................Donna Berman..................22
Reconciliation always involved the admission of fallibility

The River of Peace..................................................................Connie Clark....................23
The peace of Jesus enters our hearts regardless of circumstances


QUOTATIONS ON PEACE

In the Hebrew Scriptures [24]
In the New Testament Scriptures [25]
Theologians, Scholars and Saints [26]
Leaders and Commentators [27]
Poets, Writers and Artists [28]


BOOKS ON PEACE

For Your Own Good: Hidden Cruelty and the Roots of Violence by Alice Miller [29]
The Gift of Peace: Personal Reflections by Joseph Cardinal Bernardin [30]
Joshua and the Promised Land by Roy H. May, Jr. [31]
Confessions by Saint Augustine [32]


IDEAS FOR PREACHING ON PEACE

Tricky Texts..................................................................................David H.C. Read....................33
Wise as Serpents....Harmless as Doves..........................................William J. Carl, III..................34
Discerning the Way to Peace.........................................................Felicity Brock Kelcourse........36
Peace: An Elusive Possession.......................................................Marvin A. McMickle...............38
Reclaiming Jesus' Nonviolent Alternative..........................................Walter Wink.........................40
Leader's Guide for Adult Education..................................................Ginger Grab and...................43
....................................................................................................Judith Hoch Wray....................
Preaching the Lectionary................................................................Judith Hoch Wray.................46


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