TEACHING PEACE PROJECT
Peace & Justice Library Catalog
Note: Most of the materials listed below are located for your convenience, in the Westminster Church House Lounge (East Wall display shelves). Please fill in the requested information on the sign out sheet (top shelf), and observe a two-week lending period. Call Sue Brown at 330-263-2398 or David Gillespie at 330-234-4799 for more information.
A Culture of Peace, Alan Kreider, Eleanor Kreider, Paulus Widjaja. Good Books (in cooperation with Mennonite World Conference), 2005.
Blessed Are the Peacemakers: A Children’s Peacemaking Resource, Presbryterian Peacemaking Program. Louisville, 1993. (Christian Education resource for children, grades 3-6.)
Breaking Down the Walls: Responding to the Racism that Divides Us, Virgil Cruz, Jean Cooley.
Christians and Muslims in Dialogue: Facets of a Relationship, second ed. Office of Interaith Relations, PC(USA), 2002.
The Church, the Gospel, and War—Edited by Rufus M. Jones. Harper and Brothers, 1948.
Economic Globalization: A critical view and an alternative vision. World Council of Churches, 2002.
For the Peace of the Wrold: A Christian Curriculum on International Relations. Kireopoulos, Antonios, ed. National Council of Churches USA, 2005. (87 pp.)
Growing Compassionate Kids: Helping Kids See Beyond Their Backyard, Jan Johnson. Upper Room Books, 2001.
Growing Toward Peace, Kathryn Aschliman.
The Higher Power of Lucky, Susan Patron. Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2006 (2 copies).
How To Teach Peace To Children, Anne Meyer Byler. Herald Press, 1981, 2003.
I’d Rather Teach Peace, Coman McCarthy. Orbis Books, 2002.
Islam: An Introduction. Special pull-out section from Saudi Aramco World, Jan./Feb. 2002.
Islam: FAQs, John Esposito. Special pull-out section from Saudi Aramco World, Sept./Oct. 2003.
The Island of Hope: An alternative to Economic Globalization, Dossier 7 (27 pp.), The Justice, Peace, and Creation Team of the World Council of Churches, 2002.
Just Peacemaking: Transforming Initiatives for Justice and Peace, Glen H. Stassen. Westminster/John Knox Press, 1992.
Justice and Only Justice: A Palestinian Theology of Liberation, Naim Stifan Ateek. New York, Orbis Books, 1989.
Kids With Courage: True Stories About Young People Making a Difference, Barbara A. Lewis. Free Spirit Publishing, 1992.
Let’s Talk: Communication skills and conflict Transformation, Barry C. Bartel, Faith & Life Press and Herald Press, 1999.
The Little Book of Strategic Peacebuilding: A vision and framework for peace with justice--Lisa Schrirch, The Little Books of Justice and Peacebuilding by Good Books, 2004.
National Council of Churches of Christ in the USA, 2005.
Making Friends, Breaking Cliques, Faye Burdick, ed.; Bebe Baldwin, writer. Louisville: Presbyterian Publishing House, 1994.
Making Things Right: 32 activities teach conflict resolution & mediation skills, Roxanne and Ron Claasen. Center for Peacemaking and Conflict Studies, 1996.
Martin’s Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther KIng, Jr., Doreen Rappaport. Bryan Collier, illustrator. New York: Hyperion Books for Children, 2001.
Matthew and Tilly – Rebecca C. Jones
National Observance of Children’s Sabbaths Manual, Vol. 17. “When Will We Hear Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Call to End Poverty in America?”, Published by the Children’s Defense Fund, 2008.
Obstacles to Peace: A Re-Framing of the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict—Jeff Halper. The Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions, April 2005.
One-Eyed Cat – Paula Fox
One Hen: How One Small Loan Made a Big Difference, Katie Smith Milway. Eudgenie Fernandes, illustrator. Toronto, ON, Tonawanda, NY: Kids Can Press, 2008.
Out of War: True Stories From the Front Lines of the Children’s Movement For Peace In Colombia, Sara Cameron. New York: Scholastic Press, 2001.
Patrol: An American Soldier In Vietnam, Walter Dean Myers. Collages by Ann Grifalconi. New York: Harper Collins Children’s Books, 2002.
The Peace Book: 108 simple ways to create a more peaceful world—Louise Diamond. Published by The Peace Company (not available in bookstores), 2001.
Peace In the Family: A workbook of Ideas & Actions—By Lois Dorn. Pantheon Books, 1983.
Peaceful PRotest: The Life of Nelson Mandela, Yona Zeldis McDonough. Illustrations by Malcah Zeldis. New York: Walker & Company, 2002.
Plant a Seed of Peace, Rebecca Seiling; illustrated by Brooke Rothshank. Scottdale, Pa., Waterloo, Ont.: Herald Press, 2007.
The Prince & the Lute, Kurt Baumann; illustrated by Jean Claverie. New York: North-South Books, 1986.
Raising Children Compassionately: Parenting the Nonviolent Communication Way, Marshall B. Roenberg, Ph.D. PuddleDancer Press, 2005. (28 pp.)
Rethinking Justice, Restoring Our Humanity, Richard H. Bell. Roman & Littlefield Publishers/Lexington Books, 2007.
Seven Friends, Seven Faiths: Looking at celebrations of different faiths: Teacher's Guide, Martha Bettis Gee. United Methodist Church, General Board of Global Ministries, 2003. (67 pp.)
The Shalom of God In the Midst of Empire: A peacemaking bible study on Isaiah, Rebecca J. Kruger Gaudino. Presbyterian Peacemaking Program, Presbyterian Church (USA), 2006.
Signs of the Times. Christian Peacemaker Teams, Su ’07.
Solidarity with Victims of Climate Change: Reflections on the World Council of Churches' Response to Climate Change. World Council of Churches Justice, Peace, and Creation, 2002. (30 pp.)
Somewhere Today: A Book of Peace, Shelley Moore Thomas. Eric Futran, photographer. Morton Grove, Illinois: Albert Whitman & Company, 1998.
Stop Teachinging Our Kids To Kill: A call to action against TV, movie & video game violence, Lt. Col. Dave Grossman and gloria DeGaetano. New York: Crown Publishers, 1999.
Strategic Peace Building (The Little Book of): A vision and framework for peace with justice, Lisa Schirch. Good Books, 2004.
Surprising Things: Teacher’s Guide With Resources, The Geneva Press, 1979.
Teaching Children about Global Awareness
The Things That Make For Peace... Begin With Children: Learning To Care; Learning To ResolveConflicts; Learning To Make Enemies Into Friends; Learning To Be Stewards of God’s Earth, Presbyterian Peacemaking Program. (This is a flexible, four-session, program of study, primarily for children, but which also could be done with family participation.)
The Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig – Eugene Trivizas
To Strengthen Christ’s Body: Tools for Talking ABout Tough Issues, Published by the Presbyterian Peacemaking Program, 2008.
Wangari’s Trees of Peace: A True Story From Africa, Jeanette Winter. Orlando, Austin, New York, San Diego, London: Harcourt, Inc., 2008. (Picture-storybook)
War and the Pity of War, edited by Neil Philip. Clarion Books, 1998. Children’s poetry.
War Games – Michael Foreman
We Believe: Islam and Christianity, Young Adult Bible Study Series, Congregational Ministries Publishing, PC(USA), 2003.
We Belong To the Land: The Story of a Palestinian Israeli Who Lives for Peace and Reconciliation, Elias Chacour with Mary E. Jensen. University of Notre Dame Press, 2001.
What Does Peace Feel Like?, “V. Radunsky and children just like you from around the world.” New York: Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2004.
What About the Children?: The Threat of Nuclear War and Our Respnsibility to Preserve this Planet for Future Generations. Parents and Teachers for Social Responsibility, 1986. (15 pp.)
What Shall We Tell the Children?, Parenting in the Nuclear Age, 1983.
When Will We Hear Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Call to End Poverty in America? (A multi-faith resource for year-round child advocacy), Vol. 17, by Shannon Daley-Harris. Children's Defense Fund, 2008.
Zazoo, Richard Mosher. Graphia, 2001.