I am active in
the religious peace movement Oz veShalom, «Strength and Peace,» a name taken from the last verse of Psalm 29: «May the Lord give strength [oz] to His people!
The priestly task of
a religious peace movement is to call both Israelis and Palestinians to suffer the amputation of part of their collective, symbolic bodies and agree to two independent states alongside each other in our common homeland.
Not exact matches
If the day of the formally established church ever ends once and for all, then transnational
religious movements may be increasingly valued and supported and perhaps can be more effective as
peace agents if they remain institutionally poor and weak.
Take a look at ten issues from that first year or two and you'll find essays on
religious freedom, war and
peace, marriage and family, philosophical materialism, literary figures, and theological
movements.
We had been released by our supporting
religious denominations from the encumbrances of liturgical and institutional forms to go with the «
movement» for racial justice and for
peace.