Five Risks Presbyterians Must Take for Peace: Renewing the Commitment to Peacemaking in the PC (USA) - Couverture souple

Iosso, Christian

 
9780664262853: Five Risks Presbyterians Must Take for Peace: Renewing the Commitment to Peacemaking in the PC (USA)
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0664262856 ISBN 13 : 9780664262853
Editeur : Westminster/John Knox Press,U.S., 2017

Synopsis

Believing peacemaking to be an inherent part of discipleship, Presbyterians have taken many valiant stands for peace throughout our history. However, changing global realities, political and military actions, and new weapons of war have made the world less safe than ever. The church must reconsider how to be faithful peacemakers in this changing reality.


The Presbyterian Church recently spent six years reflecting on peacemaking. Building on past policy documents, people at all levels of the church studied and discussed what peacemaking policies needed to be modified given the world context today. The 2016 PC(USA) General Assembly affirmed five affirmations the church must make to fulfill its peacemaking calling. Those affirmations become risks when truly taken, because their message collides with the demands for continued sacrifice by the powers that be. In this timely resource, author Christian Iosso explains what the five risks are, how they differ from previous positions, and what taking each risk might look like today.


Ideal for individual or group study, this important resource includes questions for reflection and discussion.

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À propos de l?auteur

p>Christian Iosso is Coordinator of the Advisory Committee on Social Witness Policy for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and an ordained minister in the PC(USA). He serves as the Senior Editor of UNBOUND, an online journal of Christian social justice, and has written numerous articles on peacemaking and social justice for The Presbyterian Outlook, Horizons, and Presbyterians Today. Iosso was the coeditor of Prayers for The New Social Awakening, also published by Westminster John Knox Press.

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Éditeur
Westminster/John Knox Press,U.S.
Date d'édition
2017
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0664262856
ISBN 13 
9780664262853
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
140
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