History
The All Africa Conference of Churches and the Quest for Peace in Africa
Nyansako-ni-Nku Wednesday, 9 June 2010
The All Africa Conference of Churches (AACC), an ecumenical council representing church bodies from across sub-Saharan Africa, has provided a context for collective dialogue and action across Africa's many social and religious diversities since 1963.
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Seven Stories of Rwandan Reconciliation
Stephanie Wheatley Wednesday, 9 June 2010
A review of Catherine Claire Larson, As We Forgive: Stories of Reconciliation from Rwanda (Zondervan, 2009).
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An Overview of the U.S. Military Chaplaincy: A Ministry of Presence and Practice
Pauletta Otis Wednesday, 16 December 2009
Important facets of the U.S. military chaplaincy include its historical development, its dynamic tension between the "establishment clause" and the "free exercise" clause, chaplain roles and responsibilities, and organizational oversight of the chaplaincy.
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The U.S. Military Chaplaincy, Then and Now
John Brinsfield Wednesday, 16 December 2009
U.S. military chaplains have engaged persons of diverse faith groups in various ways throughout American history, from pre-Revolutionary missions to Native Americans to peacemaking in the Philippines to post-Vietnam training in World Religions.
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U.S. Military Chaplains: Redirecting a Critical Asset
Douglas Johnston Wednesday, 16 December 2009
Chaplains acting as liaisons bring religious legitimacy to clergy-to-clergy communications. For example, chaplains have engaged with local religious leaders in Iraq and Afghanistan to carry out many local projects.
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Strategic Religious Dialogue: A Chaplain’s Perspective on Religious Leader Liaison
LaMar Griffin Wednesday, 16 December 2009
Religious Leader Liaison is an essential part of the staff work chaplains perform. Indigenous religion and religious leaders are essential to a robust civil society and critical to the military mission's success.
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The Functions of Religion in Constructing a Harmonious Society: A Chinese Perspective
Jin Ze Thursday, 10 September 2009
The interaction between religion and society can be both positive and negative; both constructive and destructive. A system and a culture of the rule of law, as opposed to "rule by people," will lead to greater stability.
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Foreign Christian Organizations and Social Welfare in Asia
Stephen Bailey Thursday, 10 September 2009
Foreign Christian Organizations and foreign governments can and should work to expand synergies between responsible religious liberty and social well-being and stability.
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Wind, Fire, and Unity: Pentecostals and Ecumenical Dialogue
Nate Johnson Friday, 28 August 2009
Pentecostals are increasingly involved in ecumenical dialogue—most recently with the World Council of Churches—yet it remains to be seen which tendencies will determine the extent of Pentecostal ecumenical engagement.
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Updating the Old, Integrating the New: State Secularism and French Muslims
Stephen Wong Monday, 29 June 2009
Localized change and a softer, updated version of France's policy of laïcité—or secularism—can honor the policy's historical significance and meet the current challenge of Muslim integration.
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