A World Free from Nuclear Weapons: The Vatican Conference on Disarmament
Edited by Drew Christiansen and Carole Sargent. Presents Pope Francis’ address and testimony from Nobel Peace Prize laureates, religious leaders, diplomats, and... Read More
Against War: Building a Culture of Peace
By Pope Francis. A prophetic call for peace & nonviolence and for the world to pursue a different path away from war.... Read More
Countdown: The Blinding Future of Nuclear Weapons
By Sarah Scoles. An investigation into the modern nuclear weapons landscape. Drawing from years of on-the-ground reporting at the nation’s nuclear weapons... Read More
Looking for the Good War: American Amnesia and the Violent Pursuit of Happiness
By Elizabeth D. Samet. Reexamines the literature, art, and culture that emerged after World War II, to bear on the complexity of... Read More
Mending the Divides: Creative Love in a Conflicted World
By Jon Huckins and Jer Swigart. Invites readers to move toward conflict and brokenness, not simply for the sake of resolving tensions... Read More
Morality and War: Can War be Just in the Twenty-first Century?
By David Fisher. Explores philosophical challenges to just war thinking,; the relation between public and private morality; and how it needs to... Read More
Nuclear War: A Scenario
By Annie Jacobsen. Looks at the nuclear military establishment: the technologies, the safeguards, the plans, and the risks and gives a vivid... Read More
Peace in the Post-Christian Era
By Thomas Merton. At the height of the Cold War, Merton issued this challenge to the idea that unthinkable violence can be... Read More
Red Thread: A Spiritual Journal of Accompaniment, Trauma and Healing
By Jennifer Atlee-Loudon. Tells about the pains and sufferings of the ordinary people in Nicaragua during the years of the US-sponsored contra... Read More
Sojourners
Encourages Christians to put their faith into action in the passionate pursuit of social justice, peace, and environmental stewardship through resources like... Read More
The Catholic Case Against War: A Brief Guide
By David Cochran. Demonstrates how the Catholic mantra “Never again war!” reflects a set of powerfully realistic teachings on war and peace.... Read More
The Earth Charter
A framework for building a just, sustainable, and peaceful global society in the 21st century by inspiring a sense of global interdependence... Read More
The Great and Holy War: How World War I Became a Religious Crusade
By Phil Jenkins. Offers a look at how religion created and prolonged the First World War. Read more.
The Morality of Private War: The Challenge of Private Military and Security Companies
By James Pattison. Provides an assessment of the moral arguments for and against the use of Private Military & Security Companies (PMSCs)... Read More
The Morality of War
By Brian Orend. Moves beyond the standard just war categories to deal comprehensively with new challenges such as the conflict with terrorism, cyber-warfare,... Read More
The Root of War is Fear: Thomas Merton’s Advice to Peacemakers
By Jim Forest. Drawing in large part on the letters the author received from Thomas Merton, this book offers spiritual encouragement and guidance... Read More
Waging Peace: One Soldier’s Story of Putting Love First
By Diana Oestreich. The The autobiographical story of a combat medic in the Army National Guard, who refused to follow orders to... Read More
War Against War: The American Fight for Peace 1914-1918
By Michael Kazin. The story of the movement that came close to keeping the United States out of the First World War... Read More
War and Christian Ethics: Classic and Contemporary Readings on the Morality of War
Edited by Arthur Holmes. Offers a variety of Christian perspectives from many influential classic and contemporary writers that have contributed to the... Read More
War Made Invisible: How America Hides the Human Toll of Its Military Machine
By Norman Solomon. Exposes how since 9/11 a perpetual state of war that is almost entirely invisible to the American public happened, and... Read More
War on Peace: The End of Diplomacy and the Decline of American Influence
By Ronan Farrow. An exploration of the collapse of American diplomacy and the abdication of global leadership, by the winner of the 2018... Read More
War, An Enquiry
By A.C. Grayling. Examines, and challenges the concept of war. Proposes that a deeper, more accurate understanding of war may enable human... Read More
Winning and Losing the Nuclear Peace: The Rise, Demise, and Revival of Arms Control
By Michael Krepon. Provides an in-depth history of how the nuclear peace was won by complementing deterrence with reassurance, and then jeopardized... Read More