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Resources for young people
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Calling all Brits!
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A very good, and very easy, primer is Chris Haw's and Shane Claiborne's 'Jesus For President'. I can't keep it in stock (ha!) in my private library...as soon as I buy a new copy it goes out to someone else.
The Myth Of The Christian Religion, by Gr…
i would agree with the Thermostat. Probably your best bet. I will keep my ears open though.
If you're talking about more like lessons and teaching sessions (maybe you're not but these are worth engaging with at any age) the Mennonites have put out some interesting stuff. One I really like is from Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) called "T…
Not sure what you mean exactly by "young people", but a book that comes immediately to mind is "Seeking Peace" by Johann Christof-Arnold. He is part of the Bruderhof community. I found the book randomly and read it about 3 yrs ago and at the time it…
Thanks for all your suggestions - they are very helpful
Any more would still be welcome though!
Mark Kurlansky's "Nonviolence: A History" is a fairly accesible read. Plus there are great documentaries and films like:
Romero
A Force More Powerful which even has a spinoff nonviolent computer game
There are probably many many more things out th…
Ron Sider's speech "Jesus' Call To Be Peacemakers" delivered at Mennonite World Conference in 1984. It reduced me to tears at its prophetic beauty the first time I read it and continues to inspire me. Christian Peacemaker Teams was founded from the…
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Books by John Howard Yoder.
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- At 6:34am on December 30, 2008,
Carl Peet said… - Hi Martin, sorry for the delay, I'm blogging at www.sustainabletraditions.com. So I'm rarely on common root at the moment, check out my page and it'll give you more of a flavour of where we are at.
- At 2:46pm on December 3, 2008,
Carl Peet said…
- Hi Martin, I'm new to the group and noticed your a brit also. Are you presently in community? be cool to chat and share/compare experiences..We're presently in Liverpool but are headed back to N.Wales in the new year..hows bristol? i used to go to drum and bass nights at De Frenchay campus in a former life!! Anyhow hope to chew the fat soon.
In His Love, Carl and clan....
- At 3:06pm on November 3, 2008,
Mark Van Steenwyk said…
- Welcome! Glad to have folks from across the pond.
- At 12:06pm on November 3, 2008,
Eliacin Rosario-Cruz said… - Martin,
Welcome to The Common Root. Stuart mentioned that you were around here. I hope we can conspire and collaborate with the different networks you are involved with.
I look forward hearing more of your story.
Paz y esperanza,
Eliacin
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