The Just Peacemaking Initiative (JPi) is an institute dedicated to research on peacemaking, its theological, biblical, and ethical basis, and the growing attention to the new paradigm we have developed, “Just Peacemaking.” Housed at Fuller Theological Seminary, the JPi is uniquely situated in the conversation about how evangelicals can and should be involved in the practices of just peacemaking in Israel and Palestine. Our contributions to this conversation are especially aimed at biblical and theological engagement with the issue; to this end, we aim to promote honest dialogue on the meaning of the biblical covenant with Abraham, among other aspects of the issue.
We have hosted many conversations, forums, movie screenings, and the like related to this issue (see our Past Events page for a complete listing), and our lineup throughout the Winter and Spring of 2013 will be largely focused here as well (watch our Upcoming Events page for more details as they emerge).
Articles Related to Just Peacemaking in Israel and Palestine
- The Medium is the Message - By Matt Lumpkin Editor’s Note: This post in its present form first appeared on the IMES blog (The Medium is the Message) and is used here with permission. This painting is about the deep unrest I feel about my government’s increasing use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV’s or drones) to assassinate people we assert are [...]
- Common Security: Path to Peace in Middle East - By Glen H. Stassen Editor’s note: This column first appeared on Ethics Daily (Common Security: Path to Peace in Middle East) and is used here with permission. In my 1992 “Just Peacemaking” book proposing just peacemaking theory, which led to the consensus “Just Peacemaking: The New Paradigm for the Ethics of Peace and War” (1998/2003/2008), [...]
- Will Obama’s Second Term Be Worth Dancing For? Revisiting the 2009 Cairo Speech - By Martin Accad Editor’s Note: This column first appeared on the Institute of Middle East Studies blog (Will Obama’s Second Term Be Worth Dancing For? Revisiting the 2009 Cairo Speech) and is used here with permission. On June 4, 2009, about 8 months after he took office for his first term, US President Barack Obama [...]
- 10 Things I Learned While in the Middle East - By Jon Huckins Editor’s Note: This column first appeared on Jon’s blog (10 Things I Learned While in the Middle East) and is used here with permission. Over the past four years I have had the opportunity to spend a significant amount time in the Middle East. I no longer approach the time as a [...]
- How To (and Not To) Respond to the Current Crisis in the Middle East on JonHuckins.net - By Jon Huckins Editor’s Note: This column first appeared on Jon’s blog (How To (and Not To) Respond to the Current Crisis in the Middle East) and is used here with permission. My heart is heavy. Every day for the past week, every social media outlet has told their version of the current uprising stretching [...]
- My view on Israel/Palestine is Inspired by a Jew | The Institute of Middle East Studies - By Martin Accad Editor’s Note: This column first appeared on the Institute of Middle East Studies blog (My view on Israel/Palestine is Inspired by a Jew) and is used here with permission. Biblical citations between quotation marks are from the New International Version of the Bible (NIV). IMES has just run its 9th annual conference: [...]
- Jewish Peacemaking Program in Jerusalem Creates a Niche on Haaretz - By Lauren Gelfond Feldinger for Haaretz Pardes Center for Judaism and Conflict Resolution is world’s first international center to teach Judaism and conflict resolution. When Rabbi Daniel Roth was a teenage yeshiva student, he heard a joke that would trouble him through the years. “How do you know the prayer book has a sense of [...]
- Just Peacemaking in Israel-Palestine: Conclusion - By Peter M. Sensenig Editor’s note: This is the last in a series of posts on just peacemaking in Israel-Palestine. One need not spend much time in the old city of Jerusalem to see what a remarkable place it is. My first impression was that the city exudes religiosity, as if the piety level had [...]
- Just Peacemaking in Israel-Palestine: Practice 11 - By Peter M. Sensenig Practice 11: Engage Traditional Forms of Reconciliation I propose an eleventh practice for just peacemaking, building on the arguments of John Paul Lederach, Marc Gopin, and Mohammed Abu-Nimer. This is to explore, engage, and prioritize traditional cultural forms of reconciliation. Lederach’s framework relies on a web of local actors, whose approaches [...]
- Just Peacemaking in Israel-Palestine: Practice 10 - By Peter M. Sensenig Practice 10: Encourage Grassroots Peacemaking Groups and Voluntary Associations Widespread agreement exists that a political solution to the conflict is critical. Unless leaders are willing and able to negotiate, compromise, and persevere through challenges, popular support for peace will be stilted. This has clearly been the case in Israel-Palestine; Yasser Arafat [...]
- Just Peacemaking in Israel-Palestine: Practice 9 - By Peter M. Sensenig Practice 9: Reduce Offensive Weapons and Weapons Trade Remarkably little is said about the need to reduce weapons in the Israel-Palestine conflict. In part this is because Israel has exercised near-total control over Palestinian access to weapons. The Israeli military, one of the strongest in the world, is well beyond any [...]
- Just Peacemaking in Israel-Palestine: Practices 7 and 8, Part 2 - By Peter M. Sensenig Practices 7 and 8: Work with Emerging Cooperative Forces in the International System, and Strengthen the United Nations and International Efforts Palestinians have long recognized the importance of the U.N. for their hopes for autonomy. Although they have been blamed for rejecting resolutions for peace, Naim Ateek points out that Arabs [...]
- Just Peacemaking in Israel-Palestine: Practices 7 and 8, Part 1 - By Peter M. Sensenig Practices 7 and 8: Work with Emerging Cooperative Forces in the International System, and Strengthen the United Nations and International Efforts Practices 7 and 8 of just peacemaking are related in that both seek to find a happy medium between the two conflicting goals of freedom and order. There is no [...]
- Jewish Voice for Peace: Thank you, 60 Minutes - A Letter From Cecilie Surasky, Jewish Voice for Peace Editor’s Note: Glen Stassen, Professor of Christian Ethics at Fuller Seminary, received this letter in an email message and has signed this petition. This week, something rare happened: A major U.S. media outlet actually showed the effects of the Israeli occupation on Palestinians. But the candid [...]
- Just Peacemaking in Israel-Palestine: Practice 6 - By Peter M. Sensenig Practice 6: Foster Just and Sustainable Economic Development Early one morning in East Jerusalem I went out to talk with the Palestinian men who gathered in the streets. Two friendly men engaged me in conversation, but when a car pulled up both men excused themselves and rushed over to ask the [...]