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Inspiring collection narrating how peace activists found their calling and why the world still needs peace activism.
Since the late 1990s the annual Kateri Tekakwitha Interfaith Peace Conference in upstate New York has grown to become the region's premier peace conference. Bending the Arc provides a history of the conference and brings together the inspiring, personal stories from such well-known participants as Medea Benjamin, Blase Bonpane, Kathy Kelly, Bill Quigley, David Swanson, and Ann Wright, among others. Drawing from diverse philosophical and spiritual traditions, contributors share their experiences of working for peace and justice and discuss the obstacles to both. They address a wide range of contemporary problems, including the war on terror, killer drones, the invasions and occupations of Afghanistan and Iraq, mass surveillance, the human cost of war, political-economic impediments to peace, violent extremism, the role of women in peace-building, and the continued threat of nuclear weapons. With its stories of how peace activists found their calling and its exploration of why the world still needs peace activism, the book offers a vision rooted in human community and hope for the future.
"The book provides a fascinating look into the motivations and visions of contemporary peace activists." — CHOICE
"This collection of activist voices is enjoyable, interesting, and moving to read, and it will help readers understand why and how people actually get involved with peace work." — Jason Del Gandio, coeditor of Educating for Action: Strategies to Ignite Social Justice
Introduction
Steve Breyman
1. The Kateri Tekakwitha Interfaith Peace Conference: The Early Years: An Intimate History, 1998–2006
John W. Amidon
2. History of The Kateri Peace Conference, Part 2: Leaving the Comfort of Home
Maureen Baillargeon Aumand
3. The Road to CODEPINK
Medea Benjamin
4. Liberation Theology
Blase Bonpane
5. Paradigm for Peace
Kristin Y. Christman
6. The Struggle for Peace and Justice as a Way of Life
Lawrence Davidson
7. The Old Tribalism and the Vision of Abraham
Stephen Downs
8. A Quixotic Vision of Peace
James E. Jennings
9. Voices in the Wilderness
Kathy Kelly
10. The Quiet Revolution
Jim Merkel
11. Becoming a Counterterrorist
Ed Kinane
12. Blind to Empire
Nick Mottern
13. Initiation toward Spiritual Activism: Knowing, Calling, and Hope
Rev. Felicia Parazaider
14. No Justice, No Peace
Bill Quigley
15. How I Became a Peace Activist
David Swanson
16. Cultivating Peace
Ann Wright
17. Peacemakers: Apostates of the U.S. National Religion
Chris J. Antal
Conclusion
Steve Breyman, John W. Amidon, and Maureen Baillargeon Aumand
Acknowledgments
Appendix A
Appendix B
Contributors
Index