Building Peace: Overcoming Violence in Communities

Holsopple, Mary Yoder

ISBN 10: 2825414263 / ISBN 13: 9782825414262

Published by World Council of Churches, 2004

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Synopsis:

In Building Peace, three North American professional women with wide international experience offer practical, step-by-step guidance for overcoming violence and building a culture of peace. Using paradigms that have proved successful in the disciplines of public health and community development, they address the problem of violence as an epidemic that is threatening our families' lives and health. Moving beyond theory and demographic analysis, the authors offer a leadership manual for assisting communities as they envision and begin to realize a culture of peace. Drawing on their ongoing work in the United States, they provide readers with useful models of positive peace-building in our time.

About the Author: Mary Yoder Holsopple spent many years working with victims of war and poverty in Africa, and is now promoting a culture of peace in her work as an elementary school social worker and mother. Ruth E. Krall has been involved for many years in peace and justice-building as a clinician, theologian and educator with primary interest in healing the wounds of violence, particularly for victims of domestic and sexual violence. Sharon Weaver Pittman has dedicated her life to promoting peace and community-building activities throughout the world. Most recently she has worked in Belize, Iraq and Guinea.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Building Peace: Overcoming Violence in ...
Publisher: World Council of Churches
Publication Date: 2004
Binding: paperback
Condition: Very Good