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ekklesia.co.uk » Latest News from Ekklesia - Nov 11, 2008
Today is Remembrance Day. But what is ‘remembering’ in human and Christian terms, asks Simon Barrow? How can we probe beneath the emotion and ceremony in order to discover (and practice) something life-affirming as we …
Also tagged: remembrance day, war, news brief, peace and war, simon barrow, white poppy
ekklesia.co.uk » Latest News from Ekklesia - Oct 20, 2008
Anglican Bishop of Reading, Stephen Cottrell, welcomed trainee ministers to services of lamentation at the Atomic Weapons Establishment at Aldermaston on Friday - the place where Trident warheads are made for British …
Also tagged: nuclear weapons, uk news, christians, news brief, peace and war
ekklesia.co.uk » Latest News from Ekklesia - Sep 18, 2008
In the comfort of a simple Swedish meeting room, 25 Christian and Muslim women have been meeting to talk about how religion, which is often blamed for conflict and violence, can also move people toward peace and …
Also tagged: world news, war, peace, news brief, religion and society, peace and war, people and power, christian muslim relations, interreligious dialogue
ekklesia.co.uk » Latest News from Ekklesia - Sep 2, 2008
The North American Mennonite relief and development agency MCC is supporting summer 'peace camps' which bring young black people together to find out more about being creative peacemakers in their neighbourhood and aas …
Also tagged: world news, news brief, mcc, peace and war, mennonite central committee
ekklesia.co.uk » Latest News from Ekklesia - Aug 31, 2008
A Filipino army officer, who fought against Muslim secessionist rebels in southern Philippines, says he realised that somehow the cycle of violence must end, so he helped pioneer Project I.S.L.A.M., or I Sincerely Love …
Also tagged: world news, muslim, christian, news brief, philipines, religion and society, peace and war, people and power, race and identity, interreligious dialogue
ekklesia.co.uk » Latest News from Ekklesia - Jul 24, 2008
The Vatican and Mennonite World Conference representatives who met in Rome in October 2007 to prepare theological reflections on peacemaking have made available the full statement and background material.
Also tagged: world news, vatican, news brief, wcc, world council of churches, peace and war, mennonite world conference, decade to overcome violence, pontifical council for promoting christian unity
ekklesia.co.uk » Latest News from Ekklesia - Jul 14, 2008
Christians have lived in conformity to the ethics of Caesar too long, says Simon Barrow. As Christendom fades, fresh possibilities for peace emerge from a renewed understanding of what it means to be the Body of Christ.
Also tagged: jesus, christendom, news brief, pacifism, peace and war, gospel, simon barrow, fellowship of reconciliation, cpt, christian peacemaker teams, nonviolence, post christendom, conflict transformation, 118 days
ekklesia.co.uk » Latest News from Ekklesia - Jun 19, 2008
Why Prince William should carve out a new role for himself as peacemaker. As the recent focus on the growing death toll in Afghanistan brings into sharp relief, the best way to honour those affected by the …
Also tagged: afghanistan, prince william, news brief, peace and war, jonathan bartley
ekklesia.co.uk » Latest News from Ekklesia - May 12, 2008
Is it possible for a broken church to act as an agent for healing in a divided society? A gathering of people from peace church denominations in the United States has met to explore the practical and ecclesial issues.
Also tagged: world news, news brief, peace and war, mennonite, church of the brethren
ekklesia.co.uk » Latest News from Ekklesia - Mar 1, 2008
Faith groups in Northern Ireland and America have been seeking to learn from one another about making peace in the human and the physical environment together. Earlier this month a US interfaith group visited the …
Also tagged: northern ireland, climate change, uk news, poverty, jewish, methodist, catholic, news brief, globalisation and development, ecology and environment, presbyterian, national council of churches usa