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Wallingford, PA : Pendle Hill Publications, 2014.
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ISBN
9780875744292
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What we stand on by Paul Christiansen (Pamphlet)
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Paul Christiansen calls Quakers to account for how well we face the seeds of war within our own lives. His strong condemnation of our tendency to rest too much in the comfort of our First World privileges is answered by his inspiring message about why we should have hope and courage as a people who can light the way to peace in our world. Discussion questions included.--
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This is an eloquent prophetic message from a young Quaker that challenges us to live in integrity. He is speaking truth to ;power, the power that most of us have (but so often deny) as educated middle-class Americans or first-worlders (even if we earn "not much"). Since our present wealth has
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depended and continues to depend on military and police power to enforce injustices of slavery, stolen land, cheap oil, cheap labor, how can we find the courage and faith to rid ourselves of the seeds of more war and violence? The challenge is profound. It is also perennial. It seems to come to us again in every generation, thank the Spirit. (See for example PHP 326, 1996, Liberation Theology for Quakers by Alice and Stoughton Lynd, and PHP 145, 1966, What Doth the Lord Require of Thee? by Mildred Binns Young.) Show Less
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Call number
CP 429 c2