Practicing Peace: A Devotional Walk through the Quaker Tradition
Bringing years of experience as a non-violent activist & as a response to feelings of agony & enmity that run rampant in our post-9/11 world, the author introduces readers to the quintessentially Quaker discipline of practicing peace in this superb devotional guide on how to attain personal peace.
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Bringing years of experience as a non-violent activist & as a response to feelings of agony & enmity that run rampant in our post-9/11 world, the author introduces readers to the quintessentially Quaker discipline of practicing peace in this superb devotional guide on how to attain personal peace.
Preface 8Gratitudes 10Introduction 12Practicing Peace with Ourselves through 33Loving OurselvesSpiritual RenewalPrayer and WorshipLeadings and DiscernmentFaithPracticing Peace in our Everyday Lives with 67LoveParenting and MentoringCommunityMoney and ResourcesPlain Living and SimplicityThe EarthBeauty, Joy, and GratitudePracticing Peace through Difficult Times of 113SufferingGrief and DespairHealingPracticing Peace with Others through 134Equality in Race, Religion, and GenderConflictForgivenessTrustPracticing Peace in the Face of 161EvilFearVengeanceNationalismWarPracticing Peace in the World through 197VisioningLoving EnemiesNonviolent ActionPacifism and Conscientious ObjectionAccepting the Costs of WitnessingPatience and EnduranceHopeAcknowledgments 250Biographical Information on the Primary Authors 255Notes 261Glossary of Common Quaker Terms 269
