Cultivating Peace
DOV in Australia

Some Reflections.....

'I have said this to you, so that in me you may have peace. 
In the world you face persecution.
But take courage: I have overcome the world!'
(Gospel of John 16:33)

Here are some reflections on the themes of the Decade to Overcome Violence
to encourage further thought and reflection leading to action
Please send further contributions to dov@ncca.org.au

Make Peace Heroic
- address by Prof.Lowitja O'Donoghue to the national Release of the Decade to Overcome Violence in Australia

Spreading the word of global love
- address by Paula Masselos to the national Release of the Decade to Overcome Violence in Australia

Restoring a Shalom
- address by Rev.Shayne Blackman to the NATSIEC 'Hearts are Burning' forum in Townsville, May 2005

Rights and Reconciliation
- address by Dr.Jill Tabart, chair of DOV in Australia, to the NATSIEC 'Hearts are Burning' forums

The Case for the Abolition of War
- paper by Linda Hogan (Irish School of Ecumenics), written in collaboration with Stanley Hauerwas and Enda McDonagh, given at the NSWEC DOV symposium and the Ecumenical Summer School in Melbourne in January 2005

Beyond Violent Futures
- address by Linda Hogan (Irish School of Ecumenics) to the Ecumenical Summer School in Melbourne in January 2005

Towards an Australian Theology of war and peace
- response by Val Noone to Linda Hogan's papers at the Ecumenical Summer School in Melbourne in January 2005 and outline of Australian peacemaking history

Living Truthfully - Addressing the Violence Within
- theological address by Winifred Wing Han Lamb to the 'Cultivating Peace' DOV event in Canberra, 7 August 2003

Violence and the Cross
- an interview with Gil Bailie, author of Violence Unveiled: Humanity at the Crossroads, during his lecture tour of Australia

Fighting War in the Community
- the Revd.Dr.Julia Perry, Chaplain to Samaritans (Anglicare, Diocese of Newcastle)

Peace be with you
- homily on Luke 24:36-42 by Heather Thomson, at the 'Cultivating Peace DOV event in Canberra, 7 August 2003

Connecting as a Peacemaker in a World of Violence
- address by Dr.Tom Frame, Anglican Bishop to the Australian Defence Forces, to the National Anglican Conference, 22 July 2002

Military Imagery - promoting violence?
- theological reflection on military language in the Bible and liturgy, by the Revd.Dr.Charles Sherlock

Military Imagery - a Salvation Army response
- a response to Charles Sherlock's paper and outline of a Salvation Army use of military imagery by Major Jim Weymouth