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Violence, Moral Darkness and Peacemaking:
A Bibliography from NCC Faith and Order

The National Council of Churches' Office of Faith and Order has assembled this brief ecumenical bibliography on the churches' struggle with violence and moral darkness.  These resources do not necessarily represent the official position of the NCC or the ecumenical movement but rather are offered as resources for study and conversation.

Publications

Joyce Rupp, O.S.M., Little Pieces of Light: Darkness and Personal Growth, Mahwah: Paulist, 1994.

Kenneth L. Smith and Ira G. Zepp, Jr., eds.,  Search for the Beloved Community: The Thinking of Martin Luther King, Jr.  Valley Forge: Judson, 1974.

James M. Washington, ed.,  I Have a Dream: Writings and Speeches That Changed the World.   San Francisco: Harper, 1992.

Ann Riggs,   "The World Council of Churches Decade to Overcome Violence: The Launch in North America." Ecumenical Trends, vo. 30, No. 8 (September 2001): 112-120.

Marlin E. Miller and Barbara Nelson Gingerich, eds., The Church’s Peace Witness (Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1994).

Jeffrey Gros and John D. Rempel, eds., The Fragmentation of the Church and its Unity in Peacemaking (Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2001 - www.eerdmans.com)

Elias D. Mallon, SA, “Religious Symbolism and Responsibility in a Pluralistic World,” Ecumenical Trends, Volume 30, No. 11, December 2001.

Resource Packets

A Decade to Overcome Violence 2001-2010.  Information may be obtained from the U.S. Office of the World Council of Churches: www.wcc-coe.org/wcc/usoffice or see www.wcc-coe.org

Stand Against Violence 2001: An Anti-Violence Packet for Diocesan and Parish Leaders.   Available from the Office of Communications, U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, 3211 4th Street N.E., Washington, DC 20017-1192; phone 202-541-3000; Web: www.usccb.org

Web Sites

www.peacetheology.org -- International Consultation of the Historic Peace Churches, at the beginning of the World Council of Churches Decade to Overcome Violence