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Maridhiano Mashinani (Reconciliation at the Grassroots): Reflections on the role of the church in building sustainable peace in the north rift region of Kenya
No full textDescription taken directly from the blog: https://disarmament.blogs.pace.edu/2017/05/02/maridhiano-mashinani-reconciliation-at-the-grassroots-reflections-on-the-role-of-the-church-in-building-sustainable-peace-in-the-north-rift-region-of-kenya/
Faced with recurrent political and inter-communal violence since 1992, the Catholic Diocese of Eldoret in Kenya has responded in numerous ways to alleviate, contain and end the conflicts that have divided local communities. In a new book co-published by the Diocese and Pace University’s International Disarmament Institute, Bishop Cornelius Korir follows up on the success of his 2009 book Amani Mashinani (Peace at the Grassroots), by turning his attention to reconciliation.
With co-authors from the Diocese and beyond, Korir shows how reconciliation after violent conflict is a subtle, slow and often difficult process that is not just about ending observable fighting. Drawing on almost 25 years of experience with peacebuilding at the community level, Korir argues that reconciliation requires communities to recognize the worth of other, atone for injustice, heal wounds of the spirit and commit to building a non-violent, equitable and just society. While external actors can support it, sustainable reconciliation requires an intensive focus at the grassroots – maridhiano mashinani – by faith institutions and local civil society to build relationships of interdependence.
The book also offers insight into processes of disarmament at the very local level, often overlooked in global and national policymaking processes on arms control, nonproliferation and disarmament.https://digitalcommons.csbsju.edu/peace_studies_books/1003/thumbnail.jp
Mismeasuring Humanity: Dangers of The Contemporary Orthodoxy
Get PDFThe various unjust discriminations (racism, sexism, xenophobia, etc.) that plague society are tied to the larger question of how human lives and minds are regarded in society as a whole. Humans have always had a problem of mismeasuring the “other,” but this problem is compounded by promotion, from powerful voices, of the view that humans are just so much physics and chemistry, that the mind is the brain, and that humans are deluded about the power of consciousness and freedom. Daniel Dennett refers to the latter as “the contemporary orthodoxy,” as though it is the view of humanity that all educated people should take for granted (many do). On the other hand, there has been something of a growing flood of protests against this “orthodoxy,” and it is by no means coming only from theologians. This article will review some studies that protest what they see as the mismeasuring of humanity, and will aim to show that such re-evaluation is essential as an aspect of the battle not only against racism and sexism, but also for our amazing capacities for love, justice, and peace
Examining moral courage in perioperative nurses in different regions of the United States
No full textPurpose: Threats to patient safety exist. Nurse appraisals of these threats and the likelihood to act with moral courage have been researched in perioperative nurses in different regions of the United States. Presentation: results of two research studies which examined moral courage in perioperative nurses in different regions of the United States. This research examined moral courage in perioperative nurses in the western United States and comparing results of a previous study of perioperative nurses in the Midwest United States. Research results contain both quantitative and qualitative data. Attendees gain perspective of the level of moral courage necessary in the perioperative arena, positive influences of moral courage, potential barriers, leadership/management issues/support, and policy creation
