All of us are called to be peacemakers in our families, our neighborhoods, and the wider world we influence. This collection of essays and true stories of leading Christian pacifists over the past century will challenge you to think seriously about your role as a peacemaker in today's world. Includes 32 chapters, divided into 5 parts. 279 pages.

Part I: The Biblical and Theological Themes of Peace
Part II: Church History and Issues of Peace
Part III: Applications of Christian Preaching
Part IV: Stories of Christian Peacemaking
Part V: Christian Reflections on September 11, 2001

Written by Tim and Tom DeFrange and performed by Legacy Inc, this one-act play is designed to awaken everyone to the dangers of nuclear war and radioactivity and inspire them to positive action. The group (Legacy) began perform in 1982 and tried to challenge people to the vital commitment of preventing the extinction of humanity and the destruction of our planet.

This video is in two parts, intended for clergy, congregations, and staff of shelters and domestic violence programs. Three aspects are focused upon: (1) understanding the dynamics of domestic violence; (2) supporting individuals experiencing domestic violence through the cooperation of religious and secular communities; and (3) developing programs for the prevention of domestic violence. This video is divided into two segments: Part 1 (37min) addresses the various aspects of the problems and situations of battered women.
Part 2 (22min) discusses possible clergy and congregation responses to these problems. It is recommended that there be two separate study sessions, each of two hours' duration, to allow attendees to absorb the information presented in Part 1 and furmulated questions prior to viewing Part 2.

About half of all service members serving in Iraq and Afghanistan are members of the National Guard or Reserves, which means they return to their home communities and churches after deployment - and often churches do not know how they can help.
"How they reenter daily life after combat is a significant question for local churches," quotes the Rev. Tom Carter, director of endorsement and pastoral care for the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry's United Methodist Endorsing Agency.
"Many resources have been developed and provided for churches, but this DVD, produced by the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. is the best that I have seen," Carter said. "The DVD, developed as workshop resources for congregations or individuals, provides background information of the issues of serving in combat and practical ways for individuals or congregations to reach out in love and support."
This resource can be used in workshops for pastors, caregivers, or as an adult Sunday school. Although much attention is given to physical injuries or post-traumatic stress disorder, there are many other issues that face service members returning from combat. The local church can play an important role in making returning service members feel welcomed back into their communities.
What has your congregation done to support those who have been willing to risk their life in support of your way of life?
Includes:
- Veterans' issues and the military experience
- Psychological issues
- Moral and Spiritual Impact
- Family Impact
- Resources and Programs

Choosing Peace Through Daily Practices is intended for people who feel both called to and daunted by the vocation of peacemaking. How do we live out this calling in a world that seeks peace through violence? How do we live out this call in a society that understands peace as the absence of violence, rather than the presence of justice? How do we live out this calling in a time when the daily news reinforces the perception that peace is truly untenable? The contributors, all of whom teach at Claremont School of Theology, argue in their essays that we live out this calling by practicing peace in and through our daily devotions, work, and interaction with others.

Editor: Ellen Ott Marshall
Length: 7 chapters

This is one of "Beyond the News" series. This video challenges us to take a hard look at firearms violence. Introduces people who are working against gun violence and offers suggestions for responding from a faith. Featured in this video are: Josh Sugarmann of the Violence Policy Center in Washington, DC; Felix Sparks, a hunter and former Colorado Supreme Court Justice; and Father Marshall Gourley, parish priest in Denver, CO.

In South Africa in 1907, Mohandas Gandhi led Indian immigrants in a nonviolent fight for their rghts. The power that Gandhi pioneered has been used by underdogs on every continent and in every decade of the 20th century, to fight for their rights and freedom. This series is the story of millions who chose to battle the forces of brutality with nonviolent weapons - and won.
Part 1. In the 1960s, Gandhi's nonviolent weapons were taken up by black college students in Nashville, Tennessee. Disciplined and strictly nonviolent, they successfully desegregated Nashville's downtown lunch counters in five months, becoming a model for the entire civil rights movement.
Part 2. In India in the 1930s, after Gandhi had returned from South Africa, he and his followers adopted a strategy of refusing to cooperate with British rule. Through civil disobedience and boycotts, they successfully loosened their oppressors' grip on power and set India on the path to freedom.
Part 3. In 1985, a young South African named Mkhuseli Jack led a movement against the legalized discrimination known as apartheid. Their campaign of nonviolent mass action, most notably a devastating consumer boycott in the Eastern Cape province, awakened whites to black grievances and fatally weakened business support for apartheid.

Part 4. In April 1940, German military forces invaded Denmark. Danish leaders adopted a strategy of "resistance disguised as collaboration" - undermining German objectives by negotiating, delaying, and obstructing Nazi demands. Underground resistance organized sabotage and strikes, and rescued all but a handful of Denmark's seven thoudand Jews.
Part 5. In 1980, striking workers in Poland demanded independent unions. Using their leverage to negotiate unprecedented rights in a system where there was no power separate from the communist party, they created a union, Solidarity. Driven underground by a government crackdown in 1981, Solidarity re-emerged in 1989 as Poland's governing political party.
Part 6. In 1983, Chilean workers initiated a wave of nonviolent protests against the military dictatorship of General Augusto Pinochet. Sever repression failed to stop the protests, and violent opposition failed to dislodge the dictatorship - until the democratic opposition organized to defeat Pinochet in a 1988 referendum.

This is one of "Beyond the News" series. This video introduces the viewer to people living in the former Yugoslavia who are responding to the war in peacemaking efforts, giving aid, and praying for their enemies. Also reminds us taht the conflict there is a microcosm of ethnic violence around the globe. The hope for Bosnia is that individual people of faith are making a positive contribution. The hope for us is that we will learn from their experiences. Four segments are: 1.Praying for Enemies 2.Hope? 3.Which Story? 4.Neighbors.

The Council of Bishops of The United Methodist Church met April, 1986, and approved a Pastoral Letter and a Foundation Document (included in this resource) directed to all United Methodists.
This program is a moving introduction to the deep concern of The United Methodist Council of Bishops about the nuclear crisis as an issue of Christian faithfulness, and to their pastoral letter and foundation document. Like the pastoral letter, this video is directed to United Methodists and reflects the position of the Council of Bishops; the issues and concerns it addresses transcend denominational lines.