Resources
MESSENGER Magazine
With 10 issues per year, MESSENGER is the official publication of the Church of the Brethren, offering features, reflections, Bible studies, media reviews, letters to the editor, news and more.
brethren.org/messenger
Peace and Justice
The Church of the Brethren is one of the historic peace churches and remains deeply committed to its tradition of promoting peace and justice around the world. We have partnered with Quakers and Mennonites in both their publications and other peace efforts. Below is additional information and links to those peace-oriented web sites.
On Earth Peace
On Earth Peace is an organization connected to the Church of the Brethren that was founded by M. R. Ziegler and is now under the leadership of Bob Gross.
onearthpeace.org
The Young Center
An integral part of academic life at Elizabethtown College, the Young Center fosters and promotes the study of Anabaptist and Pietist groups. Scholarly and interpretive investigations of the life, culture and beliefs of Anabaptists and Pietists, primarily in their North American context, are conducted by Young Center staff, visiting scholars and students.
etown.edu/centers/young-center
Lancaster Interchurch Peace Witness
Lancaster Interchurch Peace Witness (LIPW) is a grassroots association of Lancaster County Christian laity, clergy and congregations dedicated to promoting biblical values of justice, peace and nonviolent solutions to conflict.
lancasterinterchurchpeacewitness.org
New Community Project
New Community Project is a faith-based nonprofit organization founded by David Radcliff, a member of the Church of the Brethren. New Community Project promotes justice through peace, care for creation and experiential learning. Their work includes learning Tours to the Arctic, Amazon, Africa and Southeast Asia; a Sustainable Living Homestead that combines organic gardening and programs to undo global warming with outreach to those at the margins of the community; speakers and workshop leaders for schools, colleges, congregations, youth events and other gatherings; and so much more.
newcommunityproject.org
Peace and Justice Support Network of Mennonite Church USA
The mission of Peace and Justice Support Network of Mennonite Church USA is to proclaim and promote God’s desire for justice (Micah 6:8), Christ’s call to peacemaking (Matthew 5:9) and the Spirit’s reconciling work (Ephesians 2:11–22).
peace.mennolink.org
United for Peace and Justice
United for Peace and Justice is a coalition of more than 1400 local and national groups throughout the United States who have joined together to protest the immoral and disastrous Iraq War and oppose our government’s policy of permanent warfare and empire-building.
unitedforpeace.org
Sojourners
Sojourners’ mission is to articulate the biblical call to social justice, inspiring hope and building a movement to transform individuals, communities, the church and the world. The organization was founded by Jim Wallis and has a monthly magazine.
sojo.net
YES! Magazine
YES! Magazine, founded by David Korten, author of The Great Turning, contains many articles and blogs concerning peace & justice, simple living on our planet and within our world economy.
yesmagazine.org
Dickinson College library
Dickinson College library includes a book with a collection of essays by Benjamin Rush, one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence, entitled, Essays, Literary, Moral & Philosophical. One of the essays is entitled, “An Account of the Manners of the German Inhabitants of Pennsylvania,” which ends with the following statement: Perhaps those German sects of Christians among us, who refuse to bear arms for the purpose of shedding human blood, may be preserved by divine providence, as the center of a circle, which shall gradually embrace all nations of the earth in a perpetual treaty of friendship and peace. You can find the actual book at: deila.dickinson.edu/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/ownwords&CISOPTR=19843. Click on the table of contents on the left and the page number to see the actual page.