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Congregational Life: Social Justice: War & Genocide

online and in-person connections for service and justice work

Books

Christians and War: A Brief History     The Church’s Unholy War     The Ends of Justice     Fight Like Jesus     The Gospel of Peace: A Commentary on Matthew, Mark, and Luke from the Perspective of Nonviolence     The Gospel of Peace in a Violent World     Innocent Until Proven Muslim: Islamophobia, the War on Terror, and the Muslim Experience Since 9/11     Preparing for War: The Extremist History of White Christian Nationalism--and What Comes Next          Look Inside Three Lines in a Circle

Access free digital resources related to Redeeming Violent Verses, including a group/individual discussion and reflection guide and suggestions for teaching violent verses to children (including notes on answering children's difficult questions) at www.wjkbooks.com/RedeemingViolentVerses.

Blogs, Podcasts, & Articles

The Christian Nationalist War

by DIANA BUTLER BASS / 

Don't forget Ukraine -- and how deeply it is woven into Christian nationalism globally and here, in the United States. Trump, Mike Johnson, and MAGA want you to forget.

 

Next Year in Kyiv?Next Year in Kyiv?

by DIANA BUTLER BASS / FEBRUARY 24, 2022

 

 

War is EvilWar is Evil

by DIANA BUTLER BASS / MARCH 11, 2022

How to talk to children about the violence in Israel and Gaza

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Nancy Hill invites us to listen and see as Combat Veterans Tell Us What We Need to Know about War.

"When the need for large-scale solutions is so dire, it can be challenging to focus on individual actions." Yes! Magazine writer, Matthew Legge, encourages those who are Working for Peace in a Violent World.

In Our Library - Children

Websites

Retired UCC pastor, Rev. Charles Busch, founded Fields of Peace, and calls us all to make A Promise to Our Children.

Talking with Children

The Bittersweet Story of the Real-Life Peaceful Bull Who Inspired Munro Leaf and Robert Lawson’s Ferdinand

A journey to the abyss between the real world and the ideal world, and a romp across our mightiest bridge between the two.

By Maria Popova for The Marginalian

The AUCE shares this list of resources for talking with children about Russia's war against Ukraine:

These Olive Trees by Aya Ghanameh