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Summer 2017 Church and Peace Newsletter Summer 2017 church and peace Newsletter Finding alternatives – “No” to nationalism, consumerism and militarisation Profile– Meet the new General Secretary Empty graves (of encouragement) – AGM sermon, abridged Photo: Ruben Sečen Ruben Photo: Freed from fear, empowered to nonviolence 500 years (R)reformation Church and Peace came together this year noted that fear has been a reality for which used it as a means to political around the theme, “Do not be afraid!” A every generation. Indeed, the words, ends. In contrast, Radical Reformation chance to deepen relationships, reflect, “Do not be afraid!” appear frequently in Anabaptists and later peace church worship and encourage one another. the Bible, from Genesis to Revelation. reformers have chosen to practise nonviolence and non-hierarchical ways eformation today means being Yet people have also known God as the to organise society. Rfreed from fear and empowered One who helps to face and overcome to nonviolence in a world marked by fears. Only by experiencing God’s love The words of ecumenist Dietrich Werner personal and societal violence. and mercy was Martin Luther freed from remind us that reformation is not limited his self-destructive fears. to a particular period in history, rather The Annual General Meeting on 9-11 that the Body of Christ is called to June in Strasbourg dared to take a Heider-Rottwilm noted that though ongoing “re-formation”. closer look at fear through the lens of an Luther in 1522 first warned against ongoing call to (R)reformation, 500 years imposing reform with violence, the It is now time for the churches to take after Martin Luther proposed his theses next year he would praise the “temporal the reforming step of faith towards in Wittenberg. sword” as the work of love. In this fearlessness grounded in God’s love and way, through his authority, violence therefore also towards nonviolence in all In her introduction, Church and Peace would become a shadow side of areas of life, she concluded. Chairperson Antje Heider-Rottwilm the Reformation and of the powers church and peace Church and Peace The European ecumenical network of peace churches, and peace-church oriented congregations, communities and service agencies. Editorial team: Lydia Funck, General Secretary, and Terri Miller, Administrative Committee member Church and Peace International Office From 1 September 2017: Mittelstraße 4, D-34474 Diemelstadt-Wethen Tel: +49 5694 9905506, Fax: +49 5694 1532 [email protected] “I am about to www.church-and-peace.org Translation and proofreading: do a new thing” Barbara Forbes, Lydia Funck, Elaine Griffiths, (Isaiah 43:19) Gordon Matthews, Terri Miller Dear Church and Peace friends, Layout: Benji Wiebe, mennox.de Can our alternatives to the increasingly militarised security Production: Marion Wiebe, mennox.de/it prevalent economic, societal and alliance. Church and Peace as a security policy paradigms truly European peace church network Support Church and Peace lead to a more peaceful and just has taken a firm stand numerous times against this development, Account in the UK: world? most recently in a press release in Send Sterling cheques to the order of 'Church and Peace' to Gerald Drewett, 39, Postwood Church and Peace members are June, and continues to call for a Green, Hertford SG13 7QJ or alternatively make engaging with this question in coherent, and accordingly funded, a transfer by BACS to sort code 08-90-78 and their respective contexts and politics of peace. account 50342831 and send email notification advocating for feasible alternatives. to [email protected] Our common reflection about God’s Word is a source of economics challenges us as encouragement in our striving for Account in the USA: disciples of Jesus to think about nonviolent and just alternatives Send US Dollar checks to the order of 'Ivester sustainable and just consumption to the prevailing paradigms of Church of the Brethren (designation: Church in our daily lives and to open up our world. 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As Church and Peace e.V. with religious arguments seems Chairperson Antje Heider-Rottwilm Bank für Kirche und Diakonie KD-Bank, to have become acceptable in said in her opening address to the IBAN: DE33 3506 0190 1014 3800 15, our societies, participants of the conference in Strasbourg 2017: “It is BIC: GENODED1DKD regional meeting of Believers for now time for the churches to take Peace in South East Europe have the reforming step of faith towards Account in Switzerland: taken a clear stance against this fearlessness grounded in God’s CEC, 2608 Courtelary, Account: 30-38150-4, IBAN: CH44 0624 0016 1072 4100 9, trend, labelling it as “profoundly love and therefore also towards BIC: RBAB CH 22240 wrong and unacceptable”. Their nonviolence in all areas of life.” declaration is an example of the Account in France: form alternatives can take when I hope you will enjoy reading this Send cheques made out to 'Church and Peace' people of different religious issue of the newsletter! May you to the International Office or make a transfer to: traditions come together and be encouraged and challenged by CCP Nancy, 046651X036 find a common basis for peace the Church and Peace network’s RIB: 20041 01015 0466451X036 41, building. journeying together on the way IBAN: FR93 2004 1010 1504 6645 1X03 641, of justice and peace to follow the BIC: PSSTFRPPSTR The European Union, founded example of Jesus. Opinions expressed by authors do not necessarily as a project of understanding reflect the views of Church and Peace. Church and between peoples and of peaceful Best wishes, Peace reserves the right to edit material received cooperation, is developing into an for publication. See http://bit.ly/CPpress for press releases. 2 - - Summer 2017 - Newsletter church and peace AGM 2017 Different faces of fear AGM participants had the chance to engage various facets of fear through eight workshops ndividual member Isabelle Eliat- churches are – or are not – resisting ISerck invited participants to enter nationalism. The line between into relationship with their fear, populism and fascism is crossed dialoguing with it as they would when “the party” sets one group a person with whom they were in to hate and attack the other. As conflict. This act of welcoming and citizens of the “republic” of God, we engaging the fear opens a door are charged to bring its values into enabling us to stop the cycle of our everyday world. reactionary violence. Participants had a chance to With Andrew Lane, Quaker Council explore biblical texts guided by of European Affairs, participants Kjeld Renato Lings, author of Love named steps churches can take Lost in Translation and, after a to address fears of migration, period of silence, listened to three terrorism and militarised security moving personal testimonies in the in Europe. workshop on the Bible and sexual identities moderated by Quaker Vaupotić Elvis Photos: Karen Hinrichs, Evangelical Church and Administrative Committee in Baden, explored differences member Kees Nieuwerth. Meeting This way of encountering one AGM participants between a logic of security and others as vulnerable persons who another helps to leave behind fear find out more one of peace through the example need peace, love and a church and live together in diversity. about workshop of just policing. Resolving conflict community is important to focuses. is difficult and high-risk, and a deconstruct fear and build trust. Participants talked about past recent study shows the need to We are challenged not to be afraid and present fears with a woman move away from intervention, to create safe spaces for difficult, of the Reformation, Katharina whether military or police, towards open conversations, rooted in Zell, portrayed by Gudrun Tappe- community-rooted prevention in God’s loving presence. Freitag, gewaltfrei handeln. To order to stop genocide. remember the contributions of A workshop by Michel Monod, those history excludes is an act Quaker and Administrative International Fellowship of of nonviolent action, as is the Committee member Barbara Reconciliation, role played the use readiness to struggle for those Forbes and her husband David of nonviolent communication in on the margins to be part of the reflected with participants on how post-war situations such as Kosovo. conversation. James Jakob Fehr, German Mennonite Peace Committee, looked at the power of the W/word through Martin Luther’s “sola” pillars of Scripture, faith, Christ and grace. Is Jesus’ command not to be afraid already fulfilled in its utterance? We create paths of transformation into the “upside-down Kingdom” of God when we actually walk them. Discussion during the exhibition of workshop results Newsletter - Summer 2017 - - 3 church and peace AGM 2017 EU funds for civilian, not military instruments AGM opposes European shift from reconciliation and peace to militarisation hurch and Peace is urging current – civilian – EU budget. More Cthe churches in Europe to than EUR 600 million budgeted More from the AGM advocate for EU funds to be used for civilian purposes through 2020 to strengthen civilian, not military would be diverted for military Can empty graves bring instruments. instruments. Two of the three future encouragement? See “The scenarios build the case for moving Last Word” (page 12) for an At this year’s AGM in Strasbourg, towards a European Security and abridged version of Ana network members voiced clear Defence Union.
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