From the Ground Up

Mennonite Contributions to International Peacebuilding

By: Cynthia Sampson (Editor), John Paul Lederach (Editor)

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Hardcover | 1 June 2000

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In recent years, religion- and culture-based approaches to conflict resolution have been implemented at both the local and regional level. The U.S. State Department, the U.S. Institute of Peace, and other governmental agencies now recognize that religious leaders, transnational religious movements, and faith-based NGOs are central players in the post Cold War era of ethnic and religious conflict.
Through the Mennonite Central Committee and its International Conciliation Service, the Mennonites have been the leaders in this emerging area of expertise. This collection of essays chronicles, analyzes, and evaluates the Mennonite contribution to the new cultural paradigm in conflict resolution and peacebuilding theory and practice. Here, essayists provide a thorough account of Mennonite initiatives to prevent, resolve, or transform conflict in a variety of settings. Part One of this volume sets the subject in historical context. Part Two presents case studies of Mennonite peacebuilding in South Africa, Northern Ireland, Colombia, Nicaragua, Somalia, Liberia, Haiti, and Hebron. In Part Three, four non-Mennonite scholars look at Mennonite peacebuilding, comparing it to Quaker and secular techniques, exploring its relationship with Mennonite religious values, and assessing its strengths and weaknesses.
Thoroughly researched and carefully argued, From the Ground Up is a vital resource for students and scholars of religion, diplomacy, and peacemaking.

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Preface	p. v
Contributors	p. xi
Abbreviations	p. xv
Setting the Context	p. 1
a History of the Mennonite Conciliation Service, International Conciliation Service, and Christian Peacemaker Teams	p. 3
Reflections on Twenty Years in Peacebuilding	p. 30
Journey from Resolution to Transformative Peacebuilding	p. 45
Mennonite Peacebuilding in Practice	p. 57
Building Peace in South Africa: A Case Study of Mennonite Program	p. 75
Mennonites and Conflict in Northern Ireland, 1970-1998	p. 77
Partnering with Mennonites in Northern Ireland	p. 97
Creating Space for Peace the Central American Peace Portfolio	p. 104
Building Peace from Below and Inside the Mennonite Experience in Colombia	p. 122
Mennonite Central Committee Efforts in Somalia and Somaliland	p. 141
the ""Bottom-Up"" Alternative in Somali Peacebuilding	p. 149
Trauma-Healing and Reconciliation Workshops During Liberia's Civil Crisis	p. 165
Summary and Analysis	p. 183
Conclusion	p. 199
Analysis of Mennonite Peacebuilding	p. 201
Mennonite Peacebuilding and Conflict Transformation a Cultural Analysis	p. 216
Mennonite Approaches to Peace and Conflict Resolution	p. 218
The Religious Component of Mennonite Peacemaking and Its Global Implicat ions	p. 233
Local Assessments of Mennonite Peacebuilding	p. 256
Appendix a Who Are the Mennonites?	p. 275
Notes	p. 281
Works Cited	p. 294
Index	p. 305
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