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Peter Adams works in Interfaith Relations and Peacemaking, based at St Mary's Church in Luton, England.
- Journey (the blog)
The day by day encounters of Christian faith with multifaith and multicultural Luton / UK and a globalised world.
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Design Changes
- Over the next few days there will be some changes to the design of reconciliationtalk.com. The structure is changing so some links may not work or lead to blank pages. Please bear with me and my wonderful son who is implementing these changes.
Making Peace & Doing Reconciliation
- China Reconciliation Initiative
Exploring new ways of thinking about and relating to China, in the light of negative history. - Luton: The New Face of Britain!
Exploring unity, embracing diversity and making peace in a town disregarded by many as 'crap town UK'. Lessons for multicultural UK. - A Church That Makes Peace
Taking seriously the call of the church to be the followers of the man called "Prince of Peace". - Religions: Holy War or Holy Peace?
Pulling down barriers, building understanding and making friendships between people of different faith. - Think Globally, Act Locally - "Be Glocal"
The Challenge and Potential of Globalised Age for Life in a Multicultural Town
Talking, Thinking, Doing. Learning Reconciliation
Peacemaking & Cultural Resources
- Resources, including records of events past and present, are not posted on the front page, but under the the following categories: Peacemaking Resources Cultural/Intercultural Resources Events, training, conferences
- There are also many resources listed on an old blog I kept: Research Resources.
Recent Posts
- Integration at last .... and Luton is praised!
- It's often the small things that make for peace ...
- Another world of difference
- "The Mercy of Diversity": A Christian speaks to Muslims on Peace
- Being non violent or just using the words?
- "Fear and Hope": Searchlight Education Trust's report on the new politics of identity
- Tomorrow St George's Square will resound with hatred.
- News for the EDL! "Christmas Celebrations are underway in Luton!"
- While hatred is fast breeding hatred, I still hold tight to hope.
- There is life apart from Luton!
Categories
- 2008 US Elections and beyond
- A Church that makes peace
- Africa
- Being a Peacemaker
- Blog admin
- Books
- Books reviewed
- British Identity
- China
- Christian-Muslim relations
- Cultural/Intercultural Resources
- Current Affairs
- Devotion & Spirituality
- Dialogue (Talking to one another!!)
- East Asia Relations
- English Defence League
- Environmental Issues
- Europe
- Events, training, conferences
- Film
- Forgiveness
- Global, Local = Glocal
- Globalisation
- Immigration
- Impact of Slavery
- Islam
- Legacy of Empire
- Luton
- Making Peace in different ways
- Middle East
- Multicultural Church
- Multicultural UK
- Peace for the Holy Land?
- Peacemaking
- Peacemaking Resources
- Pete's comment
- Provocative Thoughts
- Religion
- Reviewing News of China
- Rumours of war and conflict
- Science
- Social Networks
- South and Central Asia
- St Mary's Luton
- Stories of Reconciliation
- The destruction caused by war
- The War on Terror
- USA
- Vozpelida
- Wisdom for Peacemaking
Design Changes
- Over the next few days there will be some changes to the design of reconciliationtalk.com. The structure is changing so some links may not work or lead to blank pages. Please bear with me and my wonderful son who is implementing these changes.
Peace in Luton
- The peace of our town, Luton, is being challenged by the views of a few that seek to polarise the rest of us. As Christians and Muslims our commitment is:“in the face of extremist minorities that seek to separate us, we are united in the teaching of both our faiths, to love God and love our neighbour as ourselves.”
see the full statement here:Working Together for Peace and Unity in Luton
And join the Facebook page: Working Together for Peace and Unity in Luton
and sign the online petitionWorking Together for Peace and Unity in Luton
And to consider the political dimensions of opposing extremism and especially the hate politics of the BNP we suggest a visit to the Hope Not Hate website below.
Hope Not Hate
Big Issues of the Moment
- Seeking Peace in Luton – and multicultural UK. Extremist Muslim protests; concern at the Islamification of the UK; rising nationalism; a British National Party election campaign; economic crisis causing a “British jobs for British people” campaign; attempts to safeguard the Christian heritage of Britain; derision of “multiculturalism” and political correctness; and competing claims on “Englishness” – all these are strands in ferment that we are experiencing at the moment. www.ReconciliationTalk.com is at home here in Luton and is following the action, analysing trends and seeking to brings its own wisdom from the teaching of Jesus to the table. Read more here and the latest posts in the category Luton and and Multicultural UK
- Peace for the Holy Land? Israel's war on Gaza has raised many questions. Read my posts on the subject here and the latest posts in the category Peace for the Holy Land?
- Some 200 million people had a vote in the recent US elections. Yet the future course of global politics depended to a great extent on those votes. single issues. What difference will the Obama presidency make to the rest of us. Read more here and the latest posts in the category 2008 US Elections.
The Olympic Year in China
- Peter and Anne Adams spent Summer 2008, the Olympic Season, in China. While there they wrote regularly on things they saw and did, people they talked to, and news articles they read. They tried to provide a different take on things from that which often comes across in the media. Read more about them and their thought about China on China Encounters
ChinaEncounters
"The War on Terror"
- openDemocracy -- Paul Rogers
Probably the best weekly review (usually Thursdays; latest article at top) on the "War on Terror" as played out in Iraq, Afghanistan, Iran, etc, and beyond.
Blogs I look out for
Books Pete is reading
The Promise of Scriptural Reasoning (Directions in Modern Theology)
Ronald Wells: Friendship Towards Peace: The Journey of Ken Newell and Gerry Reynolds
Sandra E. Johnson: Standing on Holy Ground: A Triumph Over Hate Crime in the Deep South
Gavin Menzies: 1434: The Year a Chinese Fleet Sailed to Italy and Ignited the Renaissance
Barack Obama: The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream
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