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The Middle East Council of Churches and its programs serving Iraqi Refugees in Jordan
The Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) has offered relief to Iraqis through the Emergency...
Read MoreA Brief Examination of “Biblical” Justifications for War
Attempts to provide biblical warrants for Christian participation in warfare have long been offered...
Read MoreFrom War to Peace: Iraq and the Church’s Voice: Editor’s Note
From War to Peace: Iraq and the Church's Voice Editor's Note The Iraq and Afghanistan wars have...
Read MoreThe Churches of the Middle East and the Challenges of the War in Iraq
To say it positively, the churches in Iraq and the region have been faced with new challenges in...
Read MoreChristians in Iraq since the American Invasion in 2003
Before 2003, Iraqi Christians comprised about 5 percent of the overall population of Iraq, or...
Read MorePeace and War: A Biblical and Theological Bibliography
Peace and War: A Biblical and Theological Bibliography Wilma Ann Bailey, "You Shall Not Kill"...
Read MoreBefore and After the Reunion: Pastoral Care in a Time of War
After the Reunion The airport hugs and yellow ribbons paint a deceptively sanguine picture of...
Read MoreAn Overview of Peace in Scripture
Written by Rev. Craig M. Watts Few topics are more important than peace. Hostile divisions seem...
Read MoreAn Assessment of the Iraqi Refugee Situation in Syria
The case of Iraqi refugees in Syria is very complicated because accurate figures are not available...
Read MoreFrom War to Peace: Iraq and the Churches’ Voice: Advocacy and Public Policy
In 2008, we mark the five-year anniversary of the beginning of the Iraq War. The terrible human...
Read MoreA View from Jordan
Not for the first time, stable, Jordan is serving as a haven for refugees from a strife-torn...
Read MoreA Story from Iraq
Huda is a widow and a mother of three—two sons and a daughter. Her children are Issa (17 years...
Read MoreA Story from Damascus of an Iraqi Family
Sami and his family lived all their life in Basra, a city in southern Iraq, until the US...
Read MoreA Call for Peace, Reconciliation, and Action: Reflections from Egypt
Conditions in Iraq and the surrounding regions There is a severe disintegration process taking...
Read MoreSt. Matthew’s United Church of Christ, Maiden North Carolina
The Men’s Brotherhood of St. Matthew’s United Church of Christ, in Maiden, North Carolina,...
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