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This collection of articles and talks are some "personal favorites" of the late Gordon C. Zahn, a founder of the U.S. Catholic peace movement, and fondly known as the "dean of American Catholic pacifists." The theme of these essays is imbedded in the title of the book: All Christians have a vocation of peace, a call to serve the cause of peace and to obey the obligation to oppose war and any support or participation in war. The first set of essays will challenge the reader to consider the role of conscience and the moral responsibility it holds for the Christian. The second set of essays presciently addresses issues that have become known as the "consistent ethic of life." The third set offers the examples of individuals or groups whom Zahn knew who lived out their vocation of peace. In this book, you will discover Gordon Zahn's continuing legacy: to help you discover your own vocation to peace!
Vocation is more than a job. It is our relationships and responsibilities woven into the work of God. In following our calling to seek the welfare of our world, we find that it flourishes and so do we. Garber offers here a book for parents, artists, students, public servants and businesspeople—for all who want to discover the virtue of vocation.
When human beings are involved in any endeavor, conflict is inevitable. But the best fight is the one a church never has to have because its members have been intentionally cultivating practices that lead to peace and preserve unity. Whether they are dealing with conflict right now or hoping to avoid it later, church members, pastors, and ministry leaders will benefit from the proactive approach to peacemaking found in The Peacemaking Church, which will equip them with the knowledge and practices they need to instill in their church leadership and membership. Foreword by Ken Sande.
Religious texts as starting points for dialogue -- Transforming love : holiness and the vocation of justice / Nancy M. Martin -- Disarming retributivism : toward an authentic forgiveness as a basis for peacemaking / Patrick J. Hayes -- The Sermon on the Mount and the creation of peace / Jane E. Linahan -- The complementary perspectives of Muhammad and Jesus : an analysis of moral leadership and discipleship with secular application / Edward J. Grippe -- Islam and Christianity agree on core values : justice as a basis for a universal morality and peace / Ayse Sidika Oktay -- Inspirations from the Bhagavad-Gita for peace-builders / Brian Bloch -- The nature of the ongoing terrorist threats to American cities : some thoughts on the problem of ethical living post 9/11 / Deborah S. Peterson -- Twentieth-century peacemakers -- Non-violence and justice as inseparable principles : a Gandhian perspective / Veena Rani Howard -- Jesus and Gandhi / Terrence Rynne & Michael Duffey -- Mahatma Gandhi and Wahidduddin Khan on non-violence and Jihad / Irfan A. Omar -- The Jesuits as peacemakers : negotiating with Ivan the Terrible, Peter the Great, and Sitting Bull / John Patrick Donnelley -- The role of the church in conflict management in Northern Ireland / Hideyuki Koyama -- The vocation of peacemaking in the victorian era : social transformation, bread, and peace / Angela Hurley -- The ecumenical praxis of Patriarch Athenagoras I / Phillip C. Naylor -- Jews of conscience and the rebirth of the prophetic / Marc H. Ellis -- Conflict, mediation, and peacemaking in the pastoral praxis of the Diocese of San Cristøbal de las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico / Michel Andraos -- Peacemaking through educational institutions and ethical business practices -- Teaching peace in a dangerous world / Nathan Tierney -- International trading partners can lead the way to peace / Lee B. Thomas & Paul J. Weber -- Imagining peace : alienation and the consumer / L. George Thompson -- The lies of war : dissecting the "just war" euphemisms and building an ethics of peace / Daniel C. Maguire.
Peacemaking: Creation's God-Given Vocation, challenges the church to return to its original mission. That mission is often lost or obscured. Worse, the church and those purporting to represent God are often complicit in antipeace programs and activities, leading to the degradation of humanity and the created order. A commitment to peace rooted in freedom and justice enables persons of diverse cultures, groups, and races to coexist while honoring the integrity of creation.
"At last I have found my vocation. My vocation is love!" Love is the heart of every vocation. This book about vocation to marriage, priesthood, or religious life, has several unique features. First, while being addressed to all Catholics, not only to theologians, it does not oversimplify vocation, or give a mere compilation of advice, but aims to present the rich depth and wealth of the Christian understanding of vocation in a simple and accessible manner. Secondly, this book goes right to two great saints at the heart of quite different traditions on vocation, namely St. Thomas Aquinas and St. Ignatius Loyola, and the basic difference between them, a difference which is often unappreciated, or is passed over superficially. The goal is not to decide in favor of one over the other, nor to examine in detail their historical or theological connection; this book rather aims to use these different points of view to convey all that belongs to a full Christian and human approach to vocation.