Articles related to "Pacifism"

Derek Webb goes into the concept of peace a little more and talks about pacifism.

Derek Webb expands on his views of pacifism and tells us about the comic book, or should I say graphic novel, that came from his latest project, The Ringing Bell.

Although Quakers have traditionally been pacifists, some did take up arms and others supported the military in non-combatant ways.

According to Walt Whitman scholars, Whitman was not raised within the tenets of one particular religion, but "Quaker thought always played a major role in Whitman's life"

An art exhibition, a biography and a documentary movie reveal a strong but isolated artistic talent.

Mother's Day was founded in 1870 as an activist observance by Julia Ward Howe. CODEPINK says they are trying to return the holiday to its roots.

Nonviolence has been a practice that many prominent social activists have practiced, including Henry David Thoreau, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and Gandhi.

Derek Webb talks about using more than just his music to communicate the message.

Analyzing the domestic politics and policy constraints of Japan's foreign policy will provide insights into its international priorities over the coming years.

Derek Webb sings about his courtship with his wife, Sandra McCracken, and talks about the fun he had recording The Ringing Bell.

Derek Webb's new CD, The Ringing Bell, takes on the concept of peace. Derek talks to us about the title and the concept.

How should Christians interact with government? What does the Bible say about Christians and politics? What does the Bible teach about the role of government?

Derek tells us how he got back with his old friends in Caedmon's Call for their new record, Overdressed.

Life and works of German author Erich Maria Remarque, best known for antiwar novels.

Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill is America's largest restored shaker community. A place where the Shaker society once flourished, now fully preserved for guests to enjoy.

Exchanging of gifts is a pleasures of the Christmas season. Few can say they received a gift from the monarch, but soldiers fighting the Boer War could say just that!

The Mennonites began in Europe, but now are found all over the world. This brief background is for any family historian starting to trace Mennonite ancestry.

In the 1930s and 1940s, Hollywood was the dominant force in cinematic terms. It had the largest and most powerful studios, churning out films by the biggest stars.

The Warring States Period was a time of conflict and as well as growth throughout ancient China. Various states and schools of thought fought for supremacy.

This article explores the connection between ideas of change, and activism.

Biography of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Founding Member of Confessing Church, the Christian resistance movement against Nazism.

A social activist, abolitionist, supporter of suffrage, author, playwright, poetess and lyricist, Julia Ward Howe is an imposing monument to womanhood.

Surrounded by a harsh atmosphere of criticism, Obama was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize by an incautious committee that caused him embarrassment and unintended trouble.

The foreign policy of the Obama Administration looks to make drastic changes to U.S.-Iranian relations in order to confront the reality of competing global superpowers.

Betsy Ross is said to have made the first American flag during the American Revolution, but the absence of any correspondence since has led some to doubt the event.

Catherine Asaro's The Quantum Rose is one of her Skolian Empire novels, which, like The Last Hawk appeared in Analog magazine, and is a leading examplar of Romantic SF.

Physical traces of the Third Reich are scattered throughout the city and provide clues to a fascinating history between Adolf Hitler and Berlin.

Ahimsa means 'nonviolence' or 'non harming'. It instructs us to practice compassion, a preaching of every religion, and certainly a foundational element of yoga.

Nelson and New Denver, BC, attracted massive backlashes when they tried to erect statues commemorating historic social events and injustices some preferred to forget.

Much of Yukio Mishima's life was devoted to finding a solution to Japan's stagnancy and lack of direction after World War II.

Although badly outnumbered, French defenders and their Indian allies mounted a desperate ambush that resulted in the first major British defeat in North America.

Greek comedy evolved from riotous wine festival celebrations, through wartimes and periods when strict censorship laws were enforced.

An analysis of religion in Michio Takeyama's post-World War II novel, Harp of Burma.

Like other public buildings in what was East Berlin, the Neue Wache has served the political purposes of very different masters over the past one hundred years.

Most people are aware of the destructive force held within an atomic weapon, but what are physical forces are conspiring in order to cause such a violent explosion?

A central tenet of Taoism is the belief in the Tao ("the Way.") According to the official book of Taoism, the Tao is intangible, omnipresent, and a model for life.

What does the Bible say about killing in the military? What is the just war theory? Are some wars biblically justified? What does the Bible say about war in general?