Bending the arc : striving for peace and justice in the age of endless war / edited by Steve Breyman, John Amidon, and Maureen Aumand.

Format:

Book

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Peace movements--New York (State)--History.

Peace movements.

Pacifists--United States--Biography.

Pacifists.

Tekakwitha, Kateri, Saint, 1656-1680--Influence.

Tekakwitha, Kateri.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (266 pages)

Place of Publication:

Albany : State University of New York, [2020]

Summary:

"Since the late 1990s the annual Kateri Tekakwitha Interfaith Peace Conference in upstate New York has grown to become the region's premier peace conference. Bending the Arc provides a history of the conference and brings together the inspiring, personal stories from such well-known participants as Medea Benjamin, Blasé Bonpane, Kathy Kelly, Bill Quigley, David Swanson, and Ann Wright, among others. Drawing from diverse philosophical and spiritual traditions, contributors share their experiences of working for peace and justice and discuss the obstacles to both. They address a wide range of contemporary problems, including the war on terror, killer drones, the invasions and occupations of Afghanistan and Iraq, mass surveillance, the human cost of war, political-economic impediments to peace, violent extremism, the role of women in peace-building, and the continued threat of nuclear weapons. With its stories of how peace activists found their calling and its exploration of why the world still needs peace activism, the book offers a vision rooted in human community and hope for the future"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction / Steve Breyman

The Kateri Tekakwitha Interfaith Peace Conference the early years : an intimate history, 1998-2006 / John Amidon

History of the Kateri Peace Conference, part 2 : leaving the comfort of home / Maureen Aumand

The road to CODEPINK / Medea Benjamin

Liberation theology / Blase Bonpane

Paradigm for peace / Kristin Y. Christman

The struggle for peace and justice as a way of life / Lawrence Davidson

The old tribalism and the vision of Abraham / Stephen Downs

A quixotic vision of peace / James E. Jennings

Voices in the wilderness / Kathy Kelly

The quiet revolution / Jim Merkel

Becoming a counter-terrorist / Ed Kinane

Blind to empire / Nick Mottern

Initiation towards spiritual activism : knowing, calling, and hope / Felicia Parazaider

No justice, no peace / Bill Quigley

How I became a peace activist / David Swanson

Cultivating peace / Ann Wright

Peacemakers : apostates of the US national religion / Chris J. Antal

Conclusion / Steve Breyman, John Amidon and Maureen Aumand.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781438478760

1438478763

OCLC:

1149304685