Church Peace Mission (U.S.)
Organization
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Church Peace Mission Records
Collection
Identifier: SCPC-DG-177
Abstract
The Church Peace Mission began as an outgrowth of a conference on the "Church and War," held in Detroit in May 1950, with its purpose being to disseminate the findings of the conference to as many churches and seminaries as possible in the next six months. Its objective was to challenge the various peace groups "to face anew their responsibility to Christ, to his Church, and to mankind," by appealing to Christians not to make or use weapons of war and to "devote their energies to the removal...
Dates:
1950-1967; Majority of material found within 1959-1965
Found in:
Swarthmore College Peace Collection
Fellowship of Reconciliation (U.S.) Records
Collection
Identifier: SCPC-DG-013
Abstract
The Fellowship of Reconciliation in the U.S. was founded in 1915 by Christian pacifists. The organization, whose members are now drawn from many religious groups, seeks to apply principles of peace and social justice and non-violent social change to issues such as disarmament, conscription, race relations, economic justice, and civil liberties.
Dates:
1915-
Found in:
Swarthmore College Peace Collection
Additional filters:
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- Conscientious objection -- United States -- History -- Sources 1
- Disarmament -- Religious aspects -- History -- Sources 1
- Historic peace churches -- History -- Sources 1
- Nonviolence -- Religious aspects -- History -- Sources 1
- Pacifism -- Religious aspects -- Christianity -- History -- Sources 1
- Pacifism -- Religious aspects -- History -- Sources 1
- Peace -- Religious aspects -- Christianity -- History -- Sources 1
- Peace -- Religious aspects -- History -- Sources 1
- Peace -- Societies, etc. -- History -- Sources 1
- Peace movements -- United States -- History -- Sources 1
- United States -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century -- Sources 1
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Protest movements -- United States -- Sources 1
- War victims -- Services for -- History -- Sources 1 + ∧ less
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