Overview
Five papers were commissioned for the April 2016 gathering. Each paper provided background and analysis on a particular aspect of nonviolence; participants were asked to read each paper before the conference.
Papers
The five papers are collected here in one document (in English only).
- Advancing just peace through strategic nonviolent action, by Dr. Maria J. Stephan, U.S. Institute of Peace
Faire avancer la paix à travers l’action stratégique non-violente, par Dr. Maria J. Stephan, Institut de la Paix des Etats-Unis (U.S. Institute of Peace) - No longer legitimating war: Christians and Just Peace, by Rose Marie Berger, Sojourners
Ce n’est plus une guerre légitime: chrétiens et la paix juste, par Rose Marie Berger, Sojourners - Official Catholic social thought on Gospel nonviolence, by Dr. Lisa Sowle Cahill, Boston College
Pensée officielle catholique sur la non-violence évangélique, par Dr. Lisa Sowle Cahill, Boston College - Our nonviolence tradition, by Dr. Ken Butigan, DePaul University and Pace e Bene; Fr. John Dear, Campaign Nonviolence
Notre tradition non-violente, par Père John Dear et Ken Butigan - Contemporary scriptural exegesis ethics on Jesus’ nonviolence, by Dr. Terrence Rynne, Marquette University
Une vue d’ensemble contemporaine de l’exégèse des textes sacrés et l’éthique sur la non-violence de Jésus, par Dr. Terrence Rynne, Marquette University
Responses from participants
Conference participants were invited to share short reflections on their own experiences of nonviolence and peacemaking. You can find many posted below, grouped by region, each in PDF format. These are original submissions and have not been edited. Each is in English unless otherwise noted.
Africa
Fr. Peter Basaliza Mubunga, Uganda
Bishop Giorgio Bertin, Djibouti (unable to attend)
Sr. Teresa Hougnon, U.S.-Kenya-East Timor
Jean-Jacques de Christ Nganya, Democratic Republic of the Congo (en français)
Haron Njoroge, Kenya (unable to attend)
Barthelemy Ntakarutimana, Burundi (en français)
Bishop Paride Taban, South Sudan
The Americas
Pietro Ameglio, Mexico (en español)
Fr. Francisco DeRoux, SJ, Colombia
Fr. Emmanuel Charles McCarthy, U.S. (unable to attend)
Sr. Paty Rodriguez Leal, Mexico (unable to attend)
Claudette Werleigh, Haiti (unable to attend) (en français)
Asia-Pacific, including Australia
Fr. Pat Cunningham, South Korea
Archbishop Antonio Ledesma, SJ, Philippines
Fr. Nandana Manatunga, Sri Lanka
Fr. Claude Mostowik, Australia
Europe
Gerhard Beestermöller, Luxemburg
Bishop Luigi Bettazzi, Italy (in italiano)
Peter Bürger, Germany (italiano) (español) (Deutsche)
Mairead Maguire, Northern Ireland
Jean-Marie Muller, France (en français)
Ana Raffai, Croatia (en français)
Wiltrud Roesch-Metzler, Germany (auf Deutsch)
Middle East
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