Synopsis: All of us yearn for a peaceable and just world, but some
roll up their sleeves and set to work to make the dream real.
Blessed Peacemakers celebrates 365 of them, one for each day of the
year. Their stories are richly diverse. They share a commitment to
peace and justice, but the various contexts in which they work make
each of their stories uniquely instructive. The peacemakers include
women, men, and children from across the globe, spanning some
twenty-five hundred years. Many are persons of faith, but some are
totally secular. Some are well known, while others will be
excitingly new. They are human rights and antiwar activists,
scientists and artists, educators and scholars, songwriters and
poets, film directors and authors, diplomats and economists,
environmentalists and mystics, prophets and policymakers. Some are
unlettered, but all are wise. A few died in the service of the
dream. All sacrificed for it. The world is a better place for the
presence of blessed peacemakers. Their inspiring stories embolden
readers to join them in nonviolent resistance to injustice and the
creative pursuit of peace. Endorsements: "Blessed Peacemakers is
quite astonishing in its breadth and depth, examining 365 noble
souls who devoted large parts of their lives to peacemaking and
without whom the world would be a much poorer place." --Helen
Caldicott, Founding President of Physicians for Social
Responsibility "This inspiring and wonderful book gives a concise
account of the core ideas, passions, and acts of the world's
peacemakers over the last twenty-five hundred years. . . . These
engaging essays deserve a read by anyone committed to making our
world a more just and peaceful place." --Donald B. Kraybill,
Distinguished Professor at Elizabethtown College "One excellent way
to start the day is to read just one page of Blessed
Peacemakers--read it in silence to yourself if you eat breakfast
alone; read it aloud if there's more than one at the table. In some
cases, you will already be aware of the person whose story is
assigned to the day, in many cases not. In every case, you are in
for encouragement and inspiration." --Jim Forest, International
Secretary of the Orthodox Peace Fellowship "Walters and Jarrell
provide exemplars who encourage this world toward longevity and
high quality of life. Like it or not, we need these exemplars
because they remind us that self-sufficiency does not work outside
of healthy communal practices--chief of which is peacemaking Read
Walters and Jarrell's excellent work and understand what I mean."
--Michael Battle, Founder of PeaceBattle Institute Author
Biography: Kerry Walters teaches Philosophy as well as Peace and
Justice Studies at Gettysburg College in Pennsylvania. The author
or editor of more than twenty-five books, he is also a longtime
peace activist. Robin Jarrell is an Episcopal priest in the Diocese
of Central Pennsylvania. She is past coeditor (with Kerry Walters)
of Episcopal Peace Witness.
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