This collections brings together a group of peacemakers – Christian, Jewish and Muslim – whose religious convictions compel them towards a common aim: a just peace for Israel/Palestine. Anyone looking for easy answers to one of the most complex political and religious struggles on the globe will not find them here. Instead, the voices of the fifteen men and women challenge and confront many commonly held assumptions. They disturb and unsettle comforting illusions of order and security, and they unmask and name “powers and principalities” for what they are – perpetrators of injustice and evil.
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Jesus and his Kingdom of Equals introduces students in grades 4 to 7 to an interpretation of the historical Jesus based on contemporary biblical research, principally from the Jesus Seminar. In thirty-three weekly lessons students experience an unfolding narrative of a Jewish reformer who brought a message of affirmation and egalitarianism and described a kingdom of love, not in the future but already present in the hearts of people. Creative hands-on activities reinforce values concerning such teachings as respect for all, sharing worldly goods, conflict resolution, friendship, and forgiveness.
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Don’t let abuse dominate your life or the life of someone you know! If you are a survivor of sexual abuse, this workbook is your key to a new life. Written by survivors themseves, it offers you insight and resources that can lead to your recovery and healing.
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Jan Linn’s forceful and carefully reasoned analysis of what’s wrong with the Christian Right sets out an agenda for dialogue that needs to be taken very seriously, especially in this pivotal election year.
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