Christian theology and ethics have wrestled with the problem to use Jesus’s imperative message of nonviolence to the injustices of this global. Is it no longer correct to guard the persecuted through the use of violence? Is it unjust if the oppressed guard themselves—if useful via violence—in order to free up themselves and to create a extra simply society? do we depart the doctrine of the simply struggle in the back of and shift all our awareness towards the way in which of a simply peace?

In 2011 the area Council of church buildings dropped at a detailed the Decade to beat Violence, to which the church buildings devoted themselves at first of the century. simply peace has advanced because the new ecumenical paradigm for modern Christian ethics. simply peace indications a practical imaginative and prescient of holistic peace, with justice, which within the proposal of shalom is imperative within the Hebrew Bible in addition to within the gospel message of the hot Testament.

This paradigm wishes extra elaboration. VU collage accumulated peacebuilding practitioners and specialists from varied elements of the realm (Africa, Latin the United States, North the USA, Asia, and Europe) and from diversified disciplines (anthropology, psychology, social sciences, legislation, and theology)—voices from throughout generations and Christian traditions—to advertise dialogue concerning the assorted dimensions of establishing peace with justice.

“Just Peace is an formidable aim for the realm Council of church buildings. even if, it's the mandate for someone who desires to keep on with the decision of the dominion of God. we want reflections like [these] to nurture our suggestions and boost our dedication. Mosher and Enns are well-qualified publications within the panorama the place we have to be.”
—Olav Fykse Tveit, common Secretary of the realm Council of Churches

“This is a welcome contribution to the rising ecumenical dialogue a couple of primary reorientation of Christian peace ethics in the direction of the imaginative and prescient of simply peace. Drawing at the culture of ancient peace church buildings, it broadens the discourse by means of introducing hard views from various cultural and spiritual contexts in addition to from different disciplines past theology and ethics. whereas it marks simply the start of the talk, it succeeds in demonstrating its urgency.”
—Konrad Raiser, Former normal Secretary of the realm Council of Churches

“Defining simply peace, discovering area, construction neighborhood via fact, forgiveness, and reconciliation, and restoring justice: this can be the cause of this e-book, a call for participation to trip in the course of the wounds of humanity towards a operating imaginative and prescient of God’s shalom in life-enhancing relationships. coming up from intercultural and interdisciplinary views, this publication is held jointly via an idea and perform of justice that orients ethics.”
—Rodney L. Petersen, government Director of the Boston Theological Institute

Fernando Enns is Professor of Mennonite Theology and Ethics at VU college (Amsterdam) and Director of the Institute of Peace Church Theology on the collage of Hamburg (Germany). he's the writer of numerous books, together with The Peace Church and the Ecumenical Community (2007).

Annette Mosher is Assistant Professor of Ethics at VU college (Amsterdam) within the college of Theology. She makes a speciality of Bonhoeffer experiences in addition to environmental ethics and religion.