The National Council of Churches USA has a new resource for congregations on peace making:
No one disputes that the most powerful nation on earth is the United States of America. But does the USA use its awesome power to pursue peace, justice, food, shelter and safety for all? And if not, what is role of U.S. Christians in bringing moral clarity to U.S. interactions with its global neighbors? These and other urgent questions are the focus of For the Peace of the World: A Christian Curriculum on International Relations released Sept. 26 by the National Council of Churches USA. The 87-page book, edited by Dr. Antonios Kireopoulos, Associate General Secretary of the NCC for International Affairs, examines the issue with in-depth essays and Bible studies, and includes prayers, litanies and other worship resources for use in congregational settings. The curriculum challenges Christians from all traditions to do what writer Dr. Peggy L. Shriver calls “soul-sized thinking about world affairs.”Click here to learn more.
