Tag Archives: Christianity
Whittier – Poem on the Cost and End of Conflict
…Wronged and wrongdoer, each with meekened face,
And cold hands folded over a still heart
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Quakers on loving enemies, trusting God
to love our enemies and to trust God… Continue reading
Micah on what the Lord requires
… do justice, and love mercy, and walk humbly… Continue reading
Living Peace – John Dear
A roadmap for practice, a guide to developing the inner peace and building the spiritual resources needed to sustain the work of peacemaking and bridge building.
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Practicing Peace; A Devotional Walk through the Quaker Tradition
Quaker excerpts and meditations are compiled in this introduction to Quaker peacemaker wisdom and practice in all areas of life.
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Theological Disagreement at the Council of Chalcedon
One creed which divides Christians was adopted at the Council of Chalcedon in 451AD and held that Christ’s two natures were inseperable in one person and one substance, but because some felt this theologically flawed (that Christ’s nature was a unity, a single nature) this gave rise to riots … Continue reading
Sandra Cronk on Jesus’ Refusal of Coercive Power
“all his life, Jesus rejected the use of coercive and manipulative power as inconsistent with his ministry. Now, facing the threat of death, he continued to refues coercive means to save himself. instead he practiced love. He loved so completely … Continue reading
Roman Catholicism
See also Christian — one form of Christianity, self-described as the “Holy, Catholic, Apostolic and Roman Church” and based on the Greek term καθολικός (katholikos) which means universal. Hierarchical management overseen by the Pope in Vatican City, in Rome Italy.
Old Catholic
see also Christianity, Catholicism. Split from Catholicism in 1870.
Eastern Orthodox
See also Christianity, an Abrahamic religion. Split from Catholicism in 1054, this group has perhaps 300 million members. The added term ‘Eastern’ helps Westerners understand to whom they are referring, but they themselves omit it, adding names (e.g., Russian Orthodox) which representing their … Continue reading