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The history of Beacon Press actually begins in 1825, the year the American Unitarian Association (AUA) was formed. This liberal religious movement had the enlightened notion to publish and distribute books and tracts that would spread the word of their beliefs not only about theology but also about society and justice.
The Search for a Nonviolent Future: a Promise of Peace for Ourselves, Our Families, and Our World. Makawao, Maui, HI: Inner Ocean Publishing (2004). Original edition: Berkeley, CA: Berkeley Hills Books, 2001 (Winner of American Book Award, 2002; translated into Italian, Croatian, Korean, and several other languages) The Steps of Nonviolence ...
Allen has conducted research on various peace and justice topics, focusing on the philosophy of Mahatma Gandhi. [6] His work on Gandhi's philosophy includes research on violence and nonviolence, war and peace, terrorism, truth, Vedanta, Hind Swaraj and the Bhagavad-Gita, marginality, technology, and economic and environmental sustainability.
The Journal for Peace and Justice Studies is a biannual peer-reviewed academic journal published by the Center for Peace & Justice Education (Villanova University). It covers issues of social justice and peace, informed by the Catholic social tradition. The journal was established in 1988.
The Peace and Justice Studies Association (PJSA) is a self proclaimed, non registered non-profit organization [1] headquartered at Georgetown University in Washington, DC.. It was created following increased interest in peace-building after the September 11th attacks in USA, and it organizes annual conferences, publishes papers and a magazine, and issues awards for peace-builders.
Orlando, Florida — On 16-year-old Jack Hayes' bookshelf you'll find books that may no longer be available in some Florida classrooms, such as the Kurt Vonnegut classic "Slaughterhouse-Five."
Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption (2014) is a memoir by American attorney Bryan Stevenson that documents his career defending disadvantaged clients. The book, focusing on injustices in the United States judicial system, alternates chapters between documenting Stevenson's efforts to overturn the wrongful conviction of Walter McMillian and his work on other cases, including children ...
The center provided services to the public, serving as a soup kitchen and women's shelter. [5] It also hosted a store "selling goods from Third World artists and craftspersons," and published a newsletter about issues related to peace and justice. [5] In 1971 and 1972, Kownacki returned to her reporter position at the Erie Daily Times. [1]