Peacemakers: A Christian View of War and Peace

Peacemakers: A Christian View of War and Peace

by Peter Dixon
Peacemakers: A Christian View of War and Peace

Peacemakers: A Christian View of War and Peace

by Peter Dixon

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Overview

'A work of extraordinary relevance in today's troubled and volatile times'.

Do you wonder what 'Blessed are the peacemakers' means in practice?

When is war a just war? Should outsiders intervene in civil wars, and how? How can Christians effectively engage in resolving conflict? How do we understand relational peacebuilding? How do we achieve reconciliation?

Peter Dixon offers a moral framework on which to base our thinking about war and peace, undergirded by a solid confidence in God's sovereignty, as we face the uncertainty of the real world.

'I don't think we need to take responsibility for righting all the wrongs of the world like Superman.' he says. 'It is enough for us to do what we can, when we can, where we can.'

Peacemakers evolves at another level too. As the author takes us down an icy Kabul street, or allows us to observe children celebrating a shaky peace in South Sudan, we experience first-hand the backcloth against which international peacebuilding takes place.

  • 'A work of extraordinary relevance in today's troubled and volatile times'. Lord (Richard) Dannatt, former head of the British Army.
  • 'A gentle, wise and helpful companion as we try to make sense of the conflicts in our world', Ram Gidoomal CBE, Chairman of Traidcraft, Stewardship and Cotton Connect.
  • 'Given the importance of peace in Christian priorities, I hope this book will be given the attention it deserves.', Michael Schluter CBE, Founder of the Jubilee Centre, Relationships Foundation and Relationships Global.
  • 'A thought-provoking and engaging book.', Air Commodore Mark Leakey, former Director Armed Forces' Christian Union.

 


Product Details

BN ID: 2940164344221
Publisher: Cloudshill Press
Publication date: 03/01/2019
Sold by: Draft2Digital
Format: eBook
File size: 418 KB

Table of Contents

1 War in the twenty-first century

2 The Christian and war

3 Just War on Terror?

4 Intervening in conflict – the military way

5 Power and weakness

6 Intervening in armed conflict – the non-military way

7 Relational peace-building

8 Be reconciled

9 Effective Christian engagement in twenty-first century conflict

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