Fighting For Peace, Paperback (frames Series): Your Role In A Culture Too Comfortable With Violence

There are lots of questions we must ask ourselves when we talk about violence, and our role in perpetuating it or in creating peace. Why are we, as Christians, more comfortable with violence in our movies than sex? What does it mean that Jesus called us to love our enemies? How can we, in our churches, cultivate a peace that might reshape society? Do we create it by constantly protesting violence? By preaching? By rethinking our foreign policy? By somehow making peace cool? Join Tyler Wigg-Stevenson and Carol Howard Merritt as they tackle these tough questions and others in this Barna Frame. Violence is a tough, timely topic, and one that we, as the Church, have the chance to transform. WHEN IT COMES TO VIOLENCE, HAVE WE GONE TOO FAR? Fighting for Peace is for every parent, student, and leader uncomfortable with violence as the 'new norm.' 'Blessed are the peacemakers,' Jesus said. But in the face of the horrific realities of school shootings, war, bullying, and domestic abuse we feel helpless to address such overwhelming violence. Certainly, we can pray for peace. But maybe it's time to starting fighting for it, too. Fighting for Peace is a thought-provoking and practical guide for answering God's call to become peacemakers and championing the kind of peace that can reshape our world. Fighting for Peace is part of the FRAMES series - short yet meaningful reads on the top issues facing us in today's complex culture. A new kind of book brought to you by Barna Group, to help you read less, and know more. To sign up for updates about FRAMES, see videos, and learn more about these products, visit (http://www.BarnaFrames.com) www.BarnaFrames.com . Millions of children are not fulfilling their God-given potential in many of our nation's classrooms. Their potential and purpose is being left on the floor of classrooms in many low-income communities. What may God have called them to do? How is a substandard education prohibiting them from accomplishing that purpose? In what ways are Christians and churches accountable for that? How are we our brother and sister's keeper with respect to a quality education? Join Nicole Baker Fulgham, formerly on the national staff of Teach for America and the founder of The Expectations Project, as she explores what our role is in solving the nation's crisis for public education. This Barna Frame explores a critical topic of our time - schools in crisis. This book is for parents, mentors, and friends who want kids to succeed. In many ways, America's children are at the mercy of their zip code. They are either raised in a zip code zoned for a public school with quality education or a public school with poor education. This education will set the trajectory for their future---for better or for worse. Educational inequity is one of the biggest social problems of our time. But it can be fixed within our lifetime. And each of us, whether we have school-aged children or not, has a role to play. Schools in Crisis is part of the FRAMES series - short yet meaningful reads on the top issues facing us in today's complex culture This book is for every parent, student, and leader uncomfortable with violence as the 'new norm.' Fighting for Peace is a thought-provoking and practical guide for answering God's call to become peacemakers and championing the kind of peace that can reshape our world. Fighting for Peace is part of the FRAMES series - short yet meaningful reads on the top issues facing us in today's complex culture It seems as though every day we hear more stories about violence - around the world and in our country. Is our culture making us more violent? And if so, what does it look like for Christians to have a responsible ethic of violence? This ebook explores our role as Christians in a violent world, and how we might resist violence in our communities Most Christians believe public schools have gotten worse over the years, yet very few are part of the solution. How can people of faith contribute meaningfully to the challenges facing public education? This ebook gives you a history of how Christians have shaped public education, and gives a vision for what a continued role might look like