Page 14 RAIN May 1982 coHt. from page 12 bution and the personal and political obligations of affluent Christians toward the world's poor. The author makes a strong case for voluntary simplicity, Christian communal living, and active participation in organizations, such as Bread for the World, which are working to overcome economic injustice. A number of related books are available from The Other Side Book Service and from Sojourners (see access information below). Sojourners, monthly (except in July/August), $12/yr., from: Sojourners 1309 L Street N.W. Washington, DC 20005 Sojourners was begun in 1971 by seven students at a midwestern Protestant seminary who felt a need for a publication to make connections between Biblical principles and a radical commitment to social justice and peace. A decade ago, this combination of conservative theology and political radicalism was considered highly unusual, but Sojourners has since become an important voice among both conservative and liberal Protestants and has taken on an ecumenical flavor with inclusion of articles by and about radical Catholics. Coverage is excellent in such areas as the growing European peace movement, the battle for the Equal Rights Amendment, the emerging revolutions in Central America, Christian resistance to apartheid in South Africa, and changing Christian perspectives on stewardship of the earth. Sojourners' contributing editors include such well-known figures as peace activist Daniel Berrigan, Global Reach co-author Richard Barnet and U.S. Senator Mark Hatfield of Oregon. Evangelicals for Social Action 25 Commerce Street Grand Rapids, MI 49503 This national membership organization with branches in a number of cities provides evangelical Protestants concerned about social justice issues with a support network and a channel for action in their communities. ESA is an outgrowth of the Chicago Declaration of Evangelical Social Concern, drafted nearly a decade ago by a group of religious leaders who believed that the concept of Christian discipleship called for a forthright witness against racism, materialism and the maldistribution of American wealth as well as a strong challenge to "the misplaced trust of the nation in economic and military might [which] promotes a national pathology of war and violence . . ."At the local level, ESA members involve themselves in a variety of peace and social justice concerns, and seek to educate their fellow church members on behalf of the poor, the disadvantaged and the unjustly treated. Bread for the World 32 Union Square East New York, NY 10003 Essentially a Christian citizens' movement. Bread for the World has a membership which spans the denominational spectrum. Its concern is hunger, but rather than distributing food directly, it concentrates on lobbying for government policies to better address the basic causes of hunger. In recent years its headquarters staff and hundreds of local branches have marshalled support for legislation in such areas as adding "basic human needs" provisions to IMF (International Monetary Fund) lending policies in the world's poorest countries; setting up a U.S. farmer-held grain reserve to stabilize grain price and supply at home and abroad; reforming food stamp requirements to assure eligibility for the poorest of U.S. citizens; and re-orienting U.S. foreign aid toward Ground Zero Center for Nonviolent Action 16159 Clear Creek Road N.W. Poulsbo, WA 98370 Located directly alongside the Trident Submarine Base in Kitsap County, Washington, Ground Zero is headquarters for a community of people who are seeking to end nuclear proliferation through peaceful political action rooted in the Christian concept of agape (the transforming power of God's love operating in the human heart). Through vigils, leafletting, worship services, and community meetings. Ground Zero members have been helping countries become more self-reliant. Arthur Simon, Bread for the World's executive director, has noted that Christian concern for the hungry is incomplete without political commitment: "to make an offering in church for world relief and quietly leave the big decisions up to political leaders only encourages them to make the wrong decisions. Our silence is taken as indifference or hostility when policies are hammered out, and hungry people become victims." The Other Side, monthly, $16.75/yr., from: The Other Side 300 W. Apsley Street Philadelphia, PA 19144 Tax resistance as a means of protesting the arms race; strategies for overcoming personal consumerism; thoughts on the vices of capitalism; advice on living better without successful in creating a dialogue among Trident base employees about the significance of the submarine as an ultimate "first strike" nuclear weapon. They are presently cooperating with other American peacemakers and with Nichihonzan Myohoji Buddhist monks from Japan in the building of a peace pagoda at the Ground Zero site. It will serve as a gathering place for people of all faiths to pray for peace. As wego topress, thepeople atGroundZero inform us that an adverse ruling from Kitsap County authorities threatens the completion of the Peace Pagoda. We'll update you in a future issue. Peace Pagoda, Ground Zero Center
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