A Trinitarian Approach to Ecumenical Peace Church Ecclesiology
by Enns, Fernando
June 4, 2015
Source: (2007) In Emmanuel Clapsis, ed., Violence and Christian Spirituality An Ecumenical Conversation. Geneva, Switzerland: World Council of Churches. Pp. 242-254. “Violence is a physical, psychological or structural act of denial, offence or destruction of (1) the presonhood of an...
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Ecumenical Spirituality for a Culture of Peace
by Raiser, Konrad
June 4, 2015
Source: (2007) In Emmanuel Clapsis, ed., Violence and Christian Spirituality An Ecumenical Conversation. Geneva, Switzerland: World Council of Churches. Pp. 236-241. “It is important, therefore, to note that the Decade has the subtitle: “Churches Seeking Reconciliation and...
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Beyond the Dickensian Paradoxes of Human Rights: Reconceptualizing Proselytism, Rediscovering Evangelism
by Prodromou, Elizabeth
June 4, 2015
Source: (2007) In Emmanuel Clapsis, ed., Violence and Christian Spirituality An Ecumenical Conversation. Geneva, Switzerland: World Council of Churches. Pp. 222-235. “This is a response to John Witte’s assessment of the current state of religious human rights as a Dickensian...
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Response to John Witte
by Little, David
June 4, 2015
Source: (2007) In Emmanuel Clapsis, ed., Violence and Christian Spirituality An Ecumenical Conversation. Geneva, Switzerland: World Council of Churches. Pp. 215-221. “I am much taken with Witte’s Dickensian “best-of-times/worst-of-times” approach to the subject. For...
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Ecumenical Perspectives on Religious Freedom and Human Rights: Response to John Witte
by Hollenback, David
June 4, 2015
Source: (2007) In Emmanuel Clapsis, ed., Violence and Christian Spirituality An Ecumenical Conversation. Geneva, Switzerland: World Council of Churches. Pp. 212-214. “I am in substantial agreement with John Witte’s reflections on the possibility of ecumenical contribution to the...
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A Dickensian Era of Religious Rights: Catholic, Protestant and Orthodox Contributions
by Witte, John
June 4, 2015
Source: (-0001) In Emmanuel Clapsis, ed., Violence and Christian Spirituality An Ecumenical Conversation. Geneva, Switzerland: World Council of Churches. Pp. 171-211. “…Both these theses – about the place of religion in human rights and about the place of human rights in...
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An Ecumenical Perspective on Domestic Violence
by Kessler, Diane C.
June 4, 2015
Source: (-0001) In Emmanuel Clapsis, ed., Violence and Christian Spirituality An Ecumenical Conversation. Geneva, Switzerland: World Council of Churches. Pp. 166-170. “The challenge both for churches and societies is, how do we counter a culture that accepts, even promotes, violence as a...
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Domestic Violence at Home: Cursory Observations
by Fitzgerald, Kyriaki Karidoyanes
June 4, 2015
Source: (-0001) In Emmanuel Clapsis, ed., Violence and Christian Spirituality An Ecumenical Conversation. Geneva, Switzerland: World Council of Churches. Pp. 157-165. “This cursory appraisal is based on my theological, pastoral and clinical experience as well as personal observations...
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Domestic Violence: Orthodox Pastoral Perspectives
by Mamalakis, Philip
June 4, 2015
Source: (-0001) In Emmanuel Clapsis, ed., Violence and Christian Spirituality An Ecumenical Conversation. Geneva, Switzerland: World Council of Churches. Pp. 148-156. “Domestic violence is a particularly serious and insidious pastoral issue because, for a variety of reasons outside the...
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Domestic Violence: Violence Against Women
by Geanacopoulous, Paulette
June 4, 2015
Source: (-0001) In Emmanuel Clapsis, ed., Violence and Christian Spirituality An Ecumenical Conversation. Geneva, Switzerland: World Council of Churches. Pp. 133-147. “Domestic violence occurs in all segments of our society, regardless of religion, race, economic status, sexual...
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Violence and the Freudian “Death Instinct”: A Christian Orthodox Point of View
by Avgoustidis, Adamantios
June 4, 2015
Source: (-0001) In Emmanuel Clapsis, ed., Violence and Christian Spirituality An Ecumenical Conversation. Geneva, Switzerland: World Council of Churches. Pp. 126-132. “Our times are characterized by the obsession to justify the ideological ambitions of the nineteenth century. In the...
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Spirituality and Suffering
by Richard, Lucien
June 4, 2015
Source: (-0001) In Emmanuel Clapsis, ed., Violence and Christian Spirituality An Ecumenical Conversation. Geneva, Switzerland: World Council of Churches. Pp. 108-125. “While suffering must concern theology today, our concern in this paper is spirituality. I will begin by defining what I...
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Christian Anthropology for a Culture of Peace: Considering the Church in Mission and Dialogue Today
by Papathanasiou, Athanasios
June 4, 2015
Source: (-0001) In Emmanuel Clapsis, ed., Violence and Christian Spirituality An Ecumenical Conversation. Geneva, Switzerland: World Council of Churches. Pp. 86-107. “…Yet, if we are going to discuss such notions as “anthropology” and “peace” today, it is, I...
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Christian Anthropology for a Culture of Peace: Considering the Church in Mission and Dialogue Today
June 4, 2015
Source: (-0001) In Emm “…Yet, if we are going to discuss such notions as “anthropology” and “peace” today, it is, I think essential not to ignore one particular ideological conflict of our day: the titanic battle over whether or not there are any such things...
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Conclusions and recommendations.
by Huyse, Luc
June 4, 2015
Source: (2008) Luc Huyse and Mark Salter, eds, Traditional Justice and Reconciliation after Violent Conflict: Learning from African Experiences. Stockholm: International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance. PP.181-198. Section 1 of this chapter pulls together the information as to...
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