1st Edition

Witnessing Peace Becoming Agents Under Duress in Colombia

By Janna L. Hunter-Bowman Copyright 2022
274 Pages
by Routledge

274 Pages
by Routledge

274 Pages
by Routledge

This book, rooted in the disciplines of theology and peace studies, reflects with and on war-affected communities in Colombia about transitioning from violence to peace. It argues that much that is significant for peace- building in situations of war escapes the notice of governments, human rights organizations, and academics because it is accomplished through a kind of agency they do not... Read more

Introduction

1 The making of duress

2 Agents under duress and the frayed edges of human rights and post-structuralist alternatives

3 Now time

4 Gradual time

5 State of change: Pauline principalities and powers as a model for a political theology of peacebuilding

6 A nonviolent political theology of peacebuilding

Biography

Janna L. Hunter-Bowman is Assistant Professor of Peace Studies and Christian Social Ethics at Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary, USA.