Fellowship of Reconciliation

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The Fellowship of Reconciliation , England (FoR) is an ecumenical Christian peace charity which undertakes education work with the Christian community on peace and conflict issues. FoR began as a response to the challenge of the First World War and while opposing war and militarism, FoR strives to promote those things which make for peace and justice. Its focus is to build - in the words of our founders - 'a world order based on love'.

FoR aims to support and affirm all those with a commitment to peace and nonviolence. We believe that through understanding the roots and causes of conflict, we can successfully advocate and campaign for nonviolent conflict resolution and on behalf of the victims of war and injustice. FoR, England is part of the International Fellowship of Reconciliation which has approximately 70 branches, groups and affiliates in 40 countries across the world.

Fellowship of Reconciliation (England)
St James Church Centre
Beauchamp Lane
Oxford
OX4 3LF
01865 748 796
www.for.org.uk

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Called to be Peacemakers Conference

Come to the Fellowship of Reconciliation’s Called to be Peacemakers conference, a residential weekend event for 18 to 30 (ish) year olds who are interested, active and/ or engaged in peace and conflict issues. With expert speakers and skills training, the event provides an opportunity to join a community of like-minded individuals from across the UK.

Conference flier

This year the conference asks: How do we relate to one another, ourselves and the wider world around us? Relationships shape who we are and what we believe. In this busy world we rarely examine our relationships; how they develop and change; our relationship with ourselves, others and the peace movement.

The conference is being held at the Hollowford Centre, Derbyshire and is subsidised to allow as many people to attend as possible. A limited number of travel bursaries and subsidised places are available. Conference places are £40 if booked before 1st October 2008 (£50 after).

For more details please email martha@for.org.uk, phone 01865 748 796 or visit http://www.for.org.uk/C2BP2008 for more details.


Resources which are currently available from FoR include:

Timeless Prayers for Peace by Geoffrey Duncan

A wonderful anthology of prayers and readings from around the world compiled by Geoffrey Duncan
314pp £10.99

The No-Nonsense Guide to The Arms Trade by Gideon Burrows

An excellent pocket-sized guide to the global arms trade
144pp £7.00

Peacemaking Day by Day by Pax Christi

A thoughtful and relevant reading on peace for every single day of the year.
160pp £4.00

Open Hands: Reconciliation, justice and peace work around the world, edited By Barbara Butler

An inspiring collection of essays on the theological and practical aspects of reconciliation
448pp £17.99

The Gospel of Peace by John Lampen

A thorough but very readable introduction to the Biblical basis of pacifism.
20pp £1.50

Outside Holiness: The spirituality of Resistance, edited by Alison Webster

Interviews with modern Christian peacemakers and an exploration of what motivates them and sustains them in their work.
70pp £4.00

Jesus and Nonviolence: A Third Way by Walter Wink

A short but excellent summary of Wink’s larger volumes on Jesus and nonviolence.
96pp £4.99

People Building Peace

35 inspiring stories on conflict resolution from around the world IFoR & ECCP
412pp £7.00

Nonviolence for a Change

This video follows several nonviolent activists as they explain why violence is deeply counter-productive.
25 minute video £9.00

Sing the Music of Healing

An album of peace songs by The Mad Hatters Ceilidh Extravaganza & guests including Sue Gilmurray and Tony Kempster.
13 Tracks £12.00

Rainbow Peace Flag

A bright and colourful way to express the need for peace
approx 1.5m x 1m £6.00

"Called to be Peacemakers" pack http://www.for.org.uk/c2bp

"Top Ten Ways to Work for Peace" http://www.for.org.uk/node/222

Worship Material http://www.for.org.uk/worship

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