The Challenge of Peace: 25 Years Later
A symposium featuring pieces by Paul J. Griffiths; Rick Gribble, Molly Rush; Frank Cordaro; Kathy Kelly; Drew Christiansen; Gerard V. Bradley; & Tom Cornell

Ground Zero: A Focus on Local Peacemaking
by Shelley Douglass

Two Voices from the Drafting Committee
Reflections on the 25th anniversary of The Challenge of Peace by drafting committee members Fr. J. Bryan Hehir and Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Detroit, Thomas J. Gumbleton.

Shepherding in a Time of Crisis
The CPF Staff on the bishop's pastoral letter and the crisis of our times.

The Pastor and Pantex
Bishop Leroy T. Matthiesen, Bishop Emeritus of Amarillo, reflects on hoping in God during a time of fear.

A Bishop Calls for Arms Workers to Resign
by Leroy T. Matthiesen, Bishop of Amarillo

The Moral Implications of a Nuclear Deterrent
The CPF reprints part of this work by Cahtolic moral theologian Germain Grisez.

Augustine and the Presumption Against War
CPF staffmember Michael Schorsch takes another look at St. Augustine's just war doctrine.

Swords into Plowshares
A poem by Daniel Berrigan, SJ

Nonviolence and the Problem of Hitler
Karl Meyer responds to the last issue of The Sign of Peace

Benedict XVI On Conscience
Jonathan D. Lace, a conscientious objector from the Air Force, reviews this important work.

SUMMER 2008 VOL 7.1 (PDF 30.0 MB)

Summer 2008 Reading Guide Cover Letter (PDF)

CPF Reading Circle Guide for Summer 2008 VOL 7.1 (PDF)