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Toward a Nonkilling Paradigm Toward a Nonkilling Paradigm Olivier Urbain The open challenge to the widespread acceptance of lethality and lethal intent trespasses the limits of an ideology for social change entailing a new scientific model based on the refutation of killi… OL14982322W
Phantoms in the snow Phantoms in the snow Kathleen Benner Duble In 1944, fifteen-year-old Noah Garrett, recently orphaned, is sent to live at Camp Hale, Colorado, with an uncle he has never met, and there he finds his pacifist views put to the test. OL15586775W
Doing time for peace Doing time for peace Rosalie G. Riegle "In this compelling collection of oral histories, more than seventy-five peacemakers describe how they say no to war-making in the strongest way possible--by engaging in civil disobedience and paying… OL16727055W
Pacyfizm w Polsce Pacyfizm w Polsce Wojciech Modzelewski Contents: The conscientious objections in Poland. The activity associated with the rejection of conscription and military institutions, and principled military objectors in Poland. "Objector Associ… OL1712766W
Anarchisten gegen den Krieg Anarchisten gegen den Krieg Gustav Landauer,Ferdinand Domela Nieuwenhuis,Erich Mühsam Immer wieder überraschen einen die Mitmenschen – selbst solche, die die Bezirke geistiger Lebendigkeit bewohnen – mit ernsthaft gemeinten Gegengründen gegen die Forderungen der selbstverständlichsten… OL17758224W
„Krieg ist der Mord auf Kommando“ „Krieg ist der Mord auf Kommando“ Beatrix Müller-Kampel Politik, die Fortsetzung des Krieges mit anderen Mitteln, kommt auf ihre alten Rechtfertigungen zurück: Kriege sind unvermeidlich, gegen Krieg nützt nur die Drohung mit Militär, es gibt »gerechte« Kr… OL17823174W
Pacifists in Chains Pacifists in Chains Duane C. S. Stoltzfus To Hutterites and members of other pacifist sects, serving the military in any way goes against the biblical commandment "thou shalt not kill" and Jesus’s admonition to turn the other cheek when conf… OL17927786W
A History of Force A History of Force James L. Payne Reviews over two dozen coercion-based practices, including human sacrifice, genocide, war, terrorism, revolution, political murder, riots, homicide, imprisonment, capital punishment, torture, religio… OL1815248W
Encyclopedia of violence, peace & conflict Encyclopedia of violence, peace & conflict Jennifer E. Turpin,Lester R. Kurtz "This outstanding three-volume set seeks to answer basic questions about modern warfare, conflict, violence, and peace, but also covers current topics such as police brutality, aggression in sports, … OL18272885W
Blueprint for revolution Blueprint for revolution Srdja Popovic "In Blueprint for Revolution, Srdja Popovic outlines his philosophy for implementing peaceful world change and provides a model for activists everywhere through stories of his own experience toppling… OL19999140W
A wolf at the gate A wolf at the gate Mark Van Steenwyk The Blood Wolf prowls near the village of Stonebriar at night. She devours chickens and goats and cows and cats. Some say children are missing. But this murderous wolf isn't the villain of our story;… OL20003164W
Abschaffung des Krieges Abschaffung des Krieges Gustav Landauer Die IDK will mit dieser Anti-Kriegs-Schrift an Gustav Landauer erinnern. Gustav Landauer (*1870) wurde am 2. Mai 1919 bei seiner Einlieferung in das Gefängnis Stadelheim (München) durch eine Solda… OL20656164W
Offering hospitality Offering hospitality Caron E. Gentry "In Offering Hospitality: Questioning Christian Approaches to War, Caron E. Gentry reflects on the predominant strands of American political theology--Christian realism, pacifism, and the just war tr… OL20886594W
The New Testament basis of pacifism and The relevance of an impossible ideal The New Testament basis of pacifism and The relevance of an impossible ideal Macgregor, G. H. C. The author discusses the modern ethical problem of war as it relates to the Christian. OL20938559W
Crossing the line Crossing the line Rosalie G. Riegle More than sixty-five peacemakers have contributed oral narratives to this compelling history of those who say no to war making in the strongest way possible: by engaging in civil disobedience and pay… OL22645288W
L'émigration allemande en Suisse pendant la Grande Guerre L'émigration allemande en Suisse pendant la Grande Guerre Landry Charrier "Le présent ouvrage se propose d'analyser les pratiques, les trajectoires et les "champs de représentations" des dissidents allemands émigrés en Suisse pendant la Grande Guerre dans une perspective j… OL24279541W
Not in our name Not in our name Philip Adams "This is an unusual account of the impact of World War One on Briton Ferry, an industrial town in South Wales. Using material from the period the author has built up a story of resistance to military… OL24289128W
Mohandas Gandhi Mohandas Gandhi Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi Mohandas Gandhi (1869-1948), acknowledged as one of the great souls of the twentieth century and leader of the Indian independence movement, defined the modern practice of nonviolence. These writings… OL298447W
The unequal world we inhabit The unequal world we inhabit Paul A. Lacey Are all terrorists religious fundamentalists? How can pacifists respond to devastating violence? These and other challenging questions are at the heart of Paul Lacey's text as he explores Quaker resp… OL31428424W
Gunner's Run Gunner's Run Rick Barry A voice broke over the intercom. "Pilot to gunners. Keep your eyes open. We're almost to target. By now every German fighter in the area knows where to find us." In 1943, nineteen-year-old Jim Yoder … OL4491625W
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