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Church and Peace grapples with the topic of Images of God and (Non)Violence
Wethen, 7 Sept 2021 – From 3 to 5 September 2021, the AGM and international conference of Church and Peace dealt with the topic of Images of God and (Non)Violence. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the conference took place online with more than 100 participants from all over Europe, and from Mozambique, Burkina Faso, Togo, and India. The participants explored manifestations of hierarchy, dominance, oppression, and violence – whether structural, spiritual, or personal. The aim was to determine the extent to which religious traditions and attitudes are linked to violence, racism, and sexism, to explore …
Conference and AGM 2021 once again online
08 July 2021. It is with great regret that the Board of Church and Peace decided not to hold the 2021 International Conference as a face-to-face event in Strasbourg, France, as planned. The ongoing pandemic, travel restrictions and thus the likely exclusion of some...
Letter to the Churches in France: Christian call to resist the rhetoric of fear
Compiègne, 21 June 2021.
The members of the French-speaking network of Church and Peace have written a letter to the churches in France. They wish to draw their attention to recent statements by French leaders who associate the role of the police with that of the army, implying a situation of civil war.