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Nonviolence -- Religious aspects -- Christianity

 Subject
Subject Source: Library Of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Ailanthus Collected Records

 Collection — Othertype CDG-A
Identifier: SCPC-CDG-A-Ailanthus
Abstract

The collection consists primarily of printed material; includes flyers, notes from meetings, newspaper clippings, photographs, banners, legal briefs, publicity materials, and reference files. Also includes a memoir by Robert W. Hillegass about the making of the play "Handy Dandy" by William Gibson which draws heavily on Ailanthus courtroom experience and spirituality.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1979-1992

Community of Christ Records

 Collection
Identifier: SCPC-DG-273
Overview

The Community of Christ was established in 1965 as a progressive, ecumenical community committed to the city and rooted in the Mt. Pleasant neighborhood of Washington, D.C.

Dates: 1965-2016

Fellowship of Reconciliation Collected Records

 Collection
Identifier: SCPC-CDG-B-Great Britain-Fellowship of Reconciliation
Overview

The Fellowship of Reconciliation was established in December of 1914, during a meeting at Cambridge, England. It is still in existence today.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1915-

International Peace Society Collected Records

 Collection
Identifier: SCPC-CDG-B-Great Britain-International Peace Society
Abstract

The Society for the Promotion of Universal and Permanent Peace, also known as the London Peace Society, was founded June 14, 1816. Members were primarily Protestant, especially Quaker. Although its official platform was based on an absolutist pacifist stance, its members included peace workers who did not accept the full pacifist position. By 1930 it had taken the name of International Peace Society, having become incorporated with the International Christian Peace Fellowship.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1817-1948