Volume 37, No. 1
Spring 2004
The Spring 2004 Issue addresses various aspects of peacebuilding within the context of Mormonism and its intersections with broader ideologies and historical movements. Patrick Q. Mason explores the potential for peacebuilding initiatives within the Latter-day Saint community, emphasizing the faith's teachings and principles that could foster reconciliation and understanding. Marc A. Schindler critiques the concept of empire from a unique perspective, drawing insights from "America's Attic," and how this ideology affects societal structures and beliefs. Andrew Bolton examines the connections between Anabaptism, the Book of Mormon, and the peace church movement, presenting alternatives to conventional approaches to conflict and violence. Michael E. Nielsen broadens the discussion by introducing peace psychology, suggesting a more comprehensive vision for peace that incorporates psychological principles into the pursuit of harmony within the Mormon framework. And more!
Contents
Articles/Essays
Anabaptism, the Book of Mormon, and the Peace Church Option
Andrew BoltonDialogue 37.1 (Spring 2004): 75–94
However, Mennonites and Latter Day Saints may be spiritual cousins. A sympathetic comparison of the origins of both movements may illuminate their past and also assist in contemporary living of the gospel of shalom.
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Fiction
Flight
Victoria RamirezOut of the corner of her eye, Leila watched a woman and her husband climb into the Peugeot taxi that Leila was taking from Oran to Algiers. The woman wrapped her black haik close against…
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Letters to the Editor
Personal Voices
Postscript from Iraq: A Flicker of Hope in Conflict’s Moral Twilight
Matthew BoltonDialogue 37.1 (Spring 2004): 180–187
It was as I waded through the sewage, stagnant in the streets of one of Africa’s biggest slums—Mukuru, Nairobi, Kenya—while on an assignment with the Community of Christ-sponsore WorldService Corps in summer 2000, that I was first struck by the enormity of the world’s problems and the horrifying conditions faced by the majority of its inhabiants.
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