Author Archives: Mark Golding
Christ v Bible / State Intro
The introduction touches on the language of beautification that crops up in the way the human race tries to make meaning out of mass destruction. War is both beautiful and ugly to soldier and victim but both are civilians, the
Iraq Body Count
It is likely, though not proven, that over 100,000 civilians have died as a direct result of conflict in Iraq since the illegal invasion by Western Forces in 2003. Various statistical analysts argue over the precise number but in terms
Alternative to Institutionalised Violence
Training for Peace and an Alternative to Institutionalised Violence (ed) Glencree Summer School: …for a new generation The Glencree Centre for Peace and Reconciliation’s annual Summer School will take place from 27th to 29th August and focuses on the role
Eternity Now
If everyone believed they had eternal life there would be no need for any military establishment, no armaments manufacturing, no weapons of mass destruction. Education would have no need of a war narrative to prop its justification for inhumanity. It
How the Bible started
Many scholarly books have been written about the life of the early church under Roman rule in the centuries leading up to the establishment of the Bible canon. If you need a more serious, detailed and referenced work I suggest
Hurting Christians
From my experience of church life in London and Birmingham, spread over 40 years across several denominations, there is as much conflict within churches as there is in the world. I have seen many people of a nervous, sensitive disposition
Tract for Article “War is not divine”
You can download a Tract version of this article which you can print both sides on an A4 sheet and convert into a little 16 page booklet. Print both sides, fold 3 times, staple and trim. Hand out in street.
