Cover and pages have light wear; pages have light underlining/notes throughout. ISBN 0829816569
Just Peacemaking: Ten Practices for Abolishing War, edited by Glen H. Stassen, presents a third ethical paradigm for war and peace that focuses on proactively preventing conflict rather than merely judging the justice of war or advocating absolute pacifism. Developed by a coalition of 23 scholars from Christian, Jewish, and Muslim traditions since 1992, the book argues that traditional frameworks are outdated and insufficient for modern threats like terrorism and nuclear annihilation.
The core of the text outlines ten empirically supported practices designed to reduce the threat of war and address root causes of violence, including:
-Supporting nonviolent direct action. -Taking independent initiatives to reduce threat. -Using cooperative conflict resolution. -Acknowledging responsibility for conflict and seeking forgiveness. -Advancing democracy, human rights, and religious liberty. -Fostering just and sustainable economic development. -Working with emerging cooperative forces in the international system. -Strengthening the United Nations and international cooperation. -Reducing offensive weapons and weapons trade. -Encouraging grassroots peacemaking groups.
Stassen frames these practices as "transforming initiatives" that provide realistic, actionable steps for individuals, governments, and religious organizations to build lasting peace and dry up the sources of recruitment for terrorism and other violent conflicts.
