Showing posts with label war. Show all posts
Showing posts with label war. Show all posts

Peacekeeper's prayerbook in Siuntio

Your editor will be on the road again 15.--16.1.2010 as he attends the 3rd conference of the Finnish International Studies Association (KATSE) in Siuntio, Finland. I will present an abstract of a paper I am currently outlining (in Finnish) on the Peacekeeper's Prayerbook -- indeed an interesting politico-theological document produced by the Finnish Defence Forces.

Tried to google for something that would address UN's peacekeeping from a theological perspective, and just about the only title to turn up is the doctoral dissertation by a Finnish theologian Timo Ryhänen: Spirituality of Finnish Peacekeepers (University of Helsinki, Faculty of Theology: 2006).

If I am missing something obvious let me know in the comments.

Mika

Christmas in the Trenches

Peace from your editor and a classic piece, Christmas in the Trenches, by Jim Wallis:



We first published this reflection by Jim Wallis in 2002. It has since become our Christmas tradition, kind of our own
Charlie Brown Christmas special, if you will. With the ongoing conflicts raging during each passing year, it remains tragically relevant,…

(Via God's Politics Blog.)



Mika