Links

The internet provides immediate access to many tools for education, action, and fellowship in peace and nonviolence. We encourage you to explore these links and learn more about the ideas, philosophy, beliefs, and engagements of nonviolence.

RESOURCES FOR CHILDREN

Katie's Peace Coloring Page

Bracelet Craft - to learn about the effects of racism

Dress Up Like a Famous Peace Hero

Family Offering Project

Peacemaker Bingo Cards

Color of Peace Coloring Pages

Peace Begins With Me Coloring Poster

Spread the Peace Family Devotions

Peace Curricula

Freedom Seder for the Earth - a guide for teachers
Young Peacemakers Club
Young Peacemakers Club Leader's Handbook
Peace for Me Training Curricula
Peace for Us Training Curricula
Peace for Everyone Training Curricula
Peace for the Planet Training Curricula
Peace Pavilion Activity Book
Rights of the Child Matching Game
Peace Mobile from the Peace Support Network
Children's Peace Pavilion - an interactive museum for children
Peace and Nonviolence Curriculum for Grades 1-6

LEARNING ABOUT PEACE & NONVIOLENCE

Canadian School of Peacebuilding - A five-day workshop.

Historical Chart of Biblical References

Biblical Passages on Peace and Nonviolence

Handouts for study group from Christians for Peace

Passover of Peace (Shalom Center)

Curriculum for Peacemaking, Na'aseh Shalom
Children's Peace bibliography
Peace Papers Collection  (Peace Support Network)
Grassroots peace models
The Class of Nonviolence (San Antonio Peace Center)
Class of Nonviolence Course in PDF (San Antonio Peace Center)
How to start a church peacemaker group

NOTABLE HEROES OF PEACE &NONVIOLENCE ETHICS

Ammon Hennacy (Catholic Christian)

Bertha von Suttner

Clarence Jordan (Christian)

Daniel Berrigan (Catholic Christian)

David Eberhardt

Daw Aung San Suu Kyi (Buddhist)

Desmond Tutu (Anglican Christian)

Dimitry Klepinin (Orthodox Christian)

Dorothy Day (Catholic Christian)

George Lansbury (Christian)

Henri Nouwen (Catholic Christian)

Howard Zinn (Jewish)

Jane Addams

John Howard Yoder (Mennonite Christian)

Jose Figueres Ferrer

Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan (Muslim)

Leo Tolstoy (Christian)

Lucius Walker (Baptist Christian)

Mohandas K. Ghandi (Hindu)

St. Francis of Assisi (Catholic Christian)

St. Maria Skobtsova (Orthodox Christian)

Sister Joan D. Chittister (Catholic Christian)

Martin Luther King, Jr. (Baptist Christian)

Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (Muslim)

Oscar Romero (Catholic Christian)

Robert LeFevre

Rowan Williams (Anglican Christian)

Roy Bourgeois (Catholic Christian)

Simone Weil (Christian)

Thich Nhat Hanh (Buddhist)

Thomas Merton (Catholic Christian)

Walter Wink (Methodist Christian)

William Penn (Quaker Christian)

NOTABLE BOOKS

Bainton, Roland.  Christian Attitudes Toward War and Peace: A Historical Survey and Critical Re-evaluation.  Abingdon Press: Nashville, 1988.

Brimlow, Robert W. What About Hitler? : Wrestling with Jesus' Call to Nonviolence in an Evil World. Brazos Press: October 2006.

Chittister, Joan, Saadi Sakur Chisthi, Arthur Waskow, and Karen Armstrong, The Tent of Abraham: Stories of Hope and Peace for Jews, Christians, and Muslims. Beacon Press: May 2006.

Dear, John. The God of Peace: Toward a Theology of Nonviolence. Wipf & Stock Publishers: March 2005.

Hauerwas, Stanley. Performing the Faith: Bonhoeffer and the Practice of Nonviolence. Baker Academic & Brazos Press: April 2002.

Gershom, Rabbi Yonassan. Eight Candles of Consciousness: Essays on Jewish Nonviolence. Lulu.com: February 2009.

Lasserre, Jean. War and the Gospel.  Herald Press: Scottsdale, PA, 1962.

Merton, Thomas. Passion for Peace: Reflections on War and Nonviolence. The Crossroad Publishing Company: August 2006.

Pal, Amitabh. Islam Means "Peace": Understanding the Muslim Principle ofNonviolence Today. Praeger: March 2011.

Ramadan, Tariq. What I Believe. Oxford University Press: October 2009.


Rynne, Terence J. Gandhi and Jesus: The Saving Power of Nonviolence. Orbis Books: February 2008.


Smith-Christopher, Daniel L. Subverting Hatred: The Challenge of Nonviolence in Religious Traditions. Orbis Books: September 2007.

Wink, Walter. Jesus and Nonviolence: A Third Way. Fortress Press: April 2003.


Wink, Walter. Peace Is the Way: Writings on Nonviolence from the Fellowship of  Reconciliation. Orbis Books: May 2000.


Yoder, John Howard. Nonviolence: A Brief History, The Warsaw Lectures. Baylor University Press: March 2010.


Yoder, John Howard. The War of the Lamb: The Ethics of Nonviolence and Peacemaking. Brazos Press: December 2009.

Zinn, Howard, ed. The Power of Nonviolence: Writings By Advocates of Peace. Beacon Press: 2002.

NOTABLE WRITINGS AND ESSAYS

"A Prayer for Peace", Rabbi Arthur Waskow
"What the Bible Says About Violence, Anger, Jealousy, Arguments, and Living in Peace with Each Other"

"Christian Nonviolence", Walter Wink.

"Jihad, the True Islamic Concept", a brochure

"Pacifism or Peace? War, Peace, and Justice in the Old Testament", Rev. Dr. Gordon Wong

"Taking Up the Cross", St. Maria Skobtsova

"What is the Image of God?", Rabbi Arthur Waskow
"Confessing Christ in a World of Violence", Glen H. Stassen