These chapters are rooted in a World Council of Churches conference
of Historic Peace Churches in Asia that took place in Solo,
Indonesia. There, as part of the WCC's Decade to Overcome Violence,
Asian Christians engaged interfaith diversity, violence, and
radical pluralism in Asia. Konrad Raiser, World Council of Churches
General Secretary, 1992-2003, observes in the Foreword that "This
volume is another example of the very creative contribution that
the Historic Peace Churches are continuing to make to the
ecumenical search for reconciliation and peace. For teachers and
students engaged in developing a new approach to an ecumenical
ethics of peace and for those committed to overcoming violence in
their local context, the book provides valuable insights and
welcome encouragement." Ruthann Knechel Johansen, President,
Bethany Theological Seminary, says that "Courageous and imaginative
contributors from Indonesia, India, Japan, Korea, the Philippines,
and Australia prophetically and poetically call people of all
religious faiths to listen to voices from the margins of the
world's societies, to embrace with wonder and gratitude the rich
diversity of human cultures and religious pluralism, and to work
tirelessly and joyfully for God's shalom, salam, and peace with
justice throughout the earth." Fernando Enns, VU University
Amsterdam, Chair for Theology and Ethics, Faculty of Theology,
points out that "Historic Peace Churches--Mennonites, Church of the
Brethren, and Society of Friends--have kept alive the witness for
peace with justice within the global ecumenical familiy of
churches, not only during the past Decade to Overcome Violence.
This volume presents another strong contribution to the ongoing
search for a credible and faithful Christian presence in the midst
of religious pluralism, in face of religious radicalism and the
violence of poverty."
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