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Featured Books___________________________________________________
Trustbuilding: An honest conversation on race, reconciliation, $20.00
and responsibility By Rob Corcoran
(2010, 312 pages, Hardcover, University of Virginia Press ISBN 978-0-8139-2875-3)
This is the compelling story of how Richmond, Virginia, a former slave market and capital of the
Confederacy, has become a seedbed for interracial dialogue and trustbuilding. It is part historical
narrative and part handbook. This model of dialogue and community change, developed by Hope in
the Cities, has been adopted nationally and internationally. In his foreword, Virginia Governor Tim
Kaine writes, “it has moved what looked like an immoveable barricade… and has provided a map
for the future.” Trustbuilding includes case studies from several US cities, South Africa, France and
the U.K.
No Enemy to Conquer - Forgiveness in an unforgiving world $15.00 By Michael Henderson
(2009, 198 pages, Pbk, Baylor University Press, Texas ISBN 978-1-60258-140-1)
Prominent Christian, Jewish and Muslim publications have stressed the timeliness of these stories
about men and women of different faiths and cultures reaching out to those previously deemed
'enemies'. There are profound contributions from Archbishop Tutu, Chief Rabbi Lord Sacks, Bena-
zir Bhutto and the Dalai Lama as well as scholarly input from different American universities. Don-
ald Shriver, President Emeritus, Union Theological Seminary, writes, 'Need a strong dose of hope
for the future of the human race?Read this book. Its stories are balm for those who struggle over
the mystery of evil in human affairs and will make you stand in awe of the mystery of the good.'
On the Tail of a Comet: The Life of Frank Buchman, $15.00
By Garth Lean
(1988, 590 pages Pbk, Helmers & Howard, Colorado ISBN 0-93944307-4
The authoritative story of Frank Buchman, initiator of Initiatives of Change. Buchman’s
story starts with a small-town American who sets out “to remake the world” and in the attempt
affected the moral and spiritual condition of thousands of people at every level of society
throughout the world. From war-torn Europe to civil war in China, from the rise of black
nationalist independence movements in Africa to the civil rights hotbed in the U.S, in the lives of
great leaders such as Mahatma Gandhi, Konrad Adenauer, and Harry Truman – Buchman’s
remarkable influence kept turning up.
“Buchman was one of the most charismatic and influential leaders in the Christian world during the
twentieth century. Until Garth Lean’s biography was written, the story of Frank Buchman had
never been fully told…" James I. McCord Templeton Prize Winner and Chairman of Princeton’s
Center of Theological Inquiry.
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INITIATIVES OF CHANGE
Building trust across the world's divides
Biographies and Memoirs___________________________________________
Father of the House $20.00
The Memoirs of Kim E. Beazley
(2009, 335 pages, Pbk, Freemantle Press, Australia ISBN 3-24.29-4079-2)
Kim E Beazley was Australia's Minister for Education 1972-75 and was responsible for some of the
most enduring reforms of the Whitlam Labor Government. Mike Steketee in The Australian ,
January 1 2009 entitled ‘Principle not Power’ mentions the suspicion with which Beazley’s Labor
colleagues viewed his commitment to Moral Re-Armament (now Initiatives of Change) . ‘The Aus-
tralian tradition is to keep religion and politics apart but for Beazley they were inseparable. “If you
do not accept the importance of conscience, you accept only the importance of power,” he once
said.’ Steketee concludes that ‘his story overall is one that restores faith in politics.’
Faith in Diplomacy $10.00
By Archie Mackenzie
(2002 , 208 pages, Pbk, Caux Books, Caux, Switzerland ISBN 1-85239-030-1)
Ambassador Archie Mackenzie has seen diplomatic service over 32 years in Burma, Cyprus, France,
Thailand, Tunisia, the United States and Yugoslavia. Weaving through his narrative are insider
stories from war-time Washington with Isaiah Berlin; Tito’s Yugoslavia and beyond; the Brandt
Commission; and the United Nations from its very start at Dumbarton Oaks and San Francisco.
Mackenzie probes the moral issues behind such familiar diplomatic concepts as the nation-state,
multilateralism, and preventive diplomacy.
“In this well-written book containing accounts of many delightful episodes in his diplomatic life,
Archie Mackenzie succeeds in combining his working principles with his deeply held beliefs.”
Edward Heath, KG, British Prime Minister from 1970-74
A Great Aim in Life $10.00
By Gordon Wise
(2006, 315 pages, Pbk, Caux Books, Caux, Switzerland ISBN 2-8803-7513-4)
Gordon Wise was born the son of an agriculturalist in tropical North Queensland, Australia. His
father went on to become Premier of Western Australia, but Gordon’s own life path proved to
have its own adventures, including service in World War II as an RAAF pilot in Coastal Command
over European waters. This story tells of traveling on five continents, meeting union leaders, em-
ployers, prime ministers, presidents, journalists and religious leaders, and often bringing together
people who would otherwise never have met. It tells of staying with a Buddhist Abbot in his Thai
monastery and later introducing him to the Pope; of flying in the Berlin Airlift and over the jungles
of Vietnam and Laos; and of two personal interviews with Churchill. It is about leadership, responsi-
bility and humility.
No Longer Down Under: Australians Creating Change $10.00
By Mike Brown
(2002, 300 pages, Pbk, Grosvenor Books, Australia ISBN 0-9592622-3-7)
Australian Mike Brown writes about ordinary people whose compassion and commitment played
“some part in turning the world right side up here in ‘down under’ Australia.”
Those profiled in the book include Ray Whitrod, Queensland’s Police Commissioner, who fought
courageously to expose corruption; and Max Gale, a dairy farmer who looked beyond his own local
perspective to help India improve their milk production. As Dean Brown, Mike’s brother and the
former Premier of South Australia, commented, “It goes from local and very personal to the global
and international.”
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An American in the Middle East $10.00 By Harry Almond
(2009, 179 page, Pbk, Caux Books, Caux, Switzerland ISBN 978-2-88037-521-8) This is a story that spans a half-century of tumultuous relationships between America and the Middle
East as seen through the eyes of an American who had extraordinary opportunities to meet a wide
range of personalities in the Arab and Muslim world. This book details for the first time several pio-
neering developments in IofC's interfaith diplomacy and provides timely reading for anyone wishing
to better understand some of the crucial issues of today. ‘We all need insights on how to build trust between the Western and Muslim worlds and Harry Almond's
book is important in this regard. It is the product, not of a few official postings to the Middle East, but of a
life dedicated to the peoples of that area…. His approach to problems was always constructive and his moti-
vation unselfish. If common cause is to be found among differing faiths and cultures, it will be by learning
from his experience’. A.R.K. Mackenzie, former British Ambassador
Matched Pair – the Elys of Embassy Row $10.00
By Jarvis Harriman
(1999, 254 pages, Pbk, Pooh Stix Press. Tucson, AZ ISBN 0-9634323-1-1)
This remarkable biography brings to life not only two intriguing individuals, but also the era in which
they lived—the American century, when Americans were called on to provide the means and the
statesmanship to win a war and then a peace.
Born to privilege, Jack and Connie Ely chose to exchange ease and comfort for an exhilarating
adventure as new-world pioneers. Connie’s father was a friend and partner of the Rockefellers,
while Jack’s was a physician whose patients included the family of Franklin Roosevelt. Yet the Elys
modeled a life of generosity and service that reached out to rich and poor, black and white, magnate
and coal miner. From their base on Washington’s Embassy Row, the Elys took their convictions
across the world: to the desolate German Ruhr at the close of World War II, the African veldt, the
Indian subcontinent, and, perhaps most significantly, to the corridors of power in Washington.
Uncommon Friends $10.00
By James Newton
(1987, 368 pages, Pbk, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Publishers, Inc. ISBN 0-15-692620-2)
Foreword by Anne Morrow Lindbergh Thomas Edison, Henry Ford, Harvey Firestone, Alexis
Carrell, and Charles Lindbergh were twentieth-century giants whom few people knew personally. In
Uncommon Friends, James Newton recounts a lifetime of friendship with all of them—a friendship
that began the day he met Mina Edison, Thomas Edison’s wife. Only twenty years old and head of
development of Edison Park in Fort Myers, Florida, Newton endeared himself to the Edisons—and a
chain of acquaintances began. Based on Newton’s diaries, recollections and extensive
correspondence, Uncommon Friends is a rich, lively, resonant memoir—the perfect tribute to the
very human aspects of five uncommon heroes.
Never to Lose My Vision - The Story of Bill Jaeger $10.00
By Clara Jaeger
(1995 187 pages, Pbk, Grosvenor Books. London, England ISBN 1-85239-022-0)
From an early age Bill Jaeger had a passion for social justice. This was fired by his upbringing in the
hard industrial environment of Stockport, England, and his meeting with MRA (now Initiatives of
Change) which led him to become friend and confidant to leaders in labor and politics in many lands.
Jaeger’s skills as a teambuilder made possible an extraordinary outreach, and his understanding of
individuals put him at home in any company: young students, Ruhr communists, African-American
pioneers, industrialists, and leaders in Russia and China. His course was not without troubles and
opposition. Yet as he says, “I have learned never to lose my vision”—a vision of a world where men
and women of all races and classes can work together to fulfill need and end injustice.
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Books by Rajmohan Gandhi__________________________________________
The Good Boatman – A Portrait of Gandhi $15.00
By Rajmohan Gandhi
(1995, 495 pages, Hardcover, Viking by Penguin Books India ISBN 0-670-86822-1)
In this book, Rajmohan Gandhi, a grandson of the Mahatma and an acclaimed biographer and scholar,
attempts to understand one of the twentieth century’s greatest leaders. This he does by examining
in detail dominant and varied themes of Gandhi’s life—his unsuccessful bid to keep India united; his
attitude on caste and untouchability; his relationship with those whose empire he challenged; his
controversial experiments with chastity; his God, truth and nonviolence; and his selection of heirs to
lead a new-born nation.
“I must have read this book with as much eagerness and excitement as any gripping novel. It is a
valuable source book and guide. In brief, it is compulsory reading for everyone interested in
contemporary India. I recommend it wholeheartedly to the reading public.” Indian Review of Books
Eight Lives: A Study of the Hindu-Muslim Encounter $10.00
By Rajmohan Gandhi
(1986, 359 pages, Pbk, State University of New York Press. Albany, NY ISBN 0-88706-197-4)
This book was written by a Hindu, the grandson of Mohandas K. Gandhi. By writing on eight
Muslims and their influence on India in the twentieth century, Gandhi’s hopes to reduce the gulf
between Hindus and Muslims. Focusing on figures viewed as heroes by subcontinent Muslims, he
shows that they can be admired by Hindus as well - that they need not be frozen in Hindu minds as
foes. Here is a fascinating account of twentieth century India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh told through
biographical sketches of eight men: Sayyid Ahmed Khan (1817-1898), Fazlul Huq (1873-1962),
Muhammad Ali Jinnah (1876-1948), Muhammad Iqbal (1876-1938), Muhammad Ali (1878-1931), Abul
Kalam Azad (1888-1958), Liaqat Ali Khan (1895-1951), and Zakir Husain (1897-1969).
Books by Michael Henderson_________________________________________
Forgiveness – Breaking the Chain of Hate $7.50
By Michael Henderson
(1999, 176 pages, Pbk, Bookpartners, Inc. Newberg, OR ISBN 1-581-51050-0)
How could survivors of the Burma Road, the Siberian Gulag, or Nazi atrocities forgive those
who harmed them? How can representatives of entire peoples—Australian Aborigines, Africa–
Americans, black South Africans—be reconciled with whites who exploited them? And how
can the offenders find the grace to apologize? Michael Henderson writes about a dozen of re-
markable people of many nations and faiths who have been able to break the chain of hate and
the hold of history.
All Her Paths Are Peace: Women Pioneers in Peacemaking $10.00
By Michael Henderson
(1994, 172 pages, Pbk, Kumarian Press Inc. West Hartford, CT ISBN 1-56549-034-7)
Henderson portrays sixteen maverick women whose daring acts have made a difference. From
Japan to Brazil, from Northern Ireland to the United States, he relates their gripping stories and
depicts the practical yet often risky steps each woman took to resolve the conflict facing her and
her nation.
“What Michael Henderson so powerfully and eloquently teaches us is that we all have the ability to
play the roles of peacemaker and reconciler. The women he shows are not at first glance
extraordinary people, they are ordinary women who rise to meet extraordinary challenges.”
Naomi Tutu Lecturer, University of Connecticut; daughter of Archbishop Desmond Tutu.
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Social and Community Change______________________________________ Bread, Bricks and Belief: Communities in Charge of Their Future $10.00
By Mary Lean
(1995, 182 pages, Pbk, Kumarian Press. West Hartford, CT ISBN 1-56549-046-0)
Readers enter poor cities and villages to meet Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Muslim, and Sikh
leaders who, with their driving spirit, seed the community with their energy and vision. Readers
see how these efforts take root, steadily changing the cultural and economic life of these once
despondent and declining communities.
“I recommend this book to anyone who contemplates helping in community development.”
Sir Howard Cooke Governor General of Jamaica
Connecting Communities $5.00
By Rob Corcoran and Karen E. Greisdorf
( 2001, 127 pages, spiral bound)
This time-tested handbook, based on the experience of Hope in the Cities, contains stories and
resources related to personal and community change. It is an invaluable resource for individuals and
groups seeking to implement change. Key lessons and insights from the field reveal how honest
conversation, personal responsibility and acts of reconciliation can provide a basis for healing
divisions of race, class and politics.
Dialogue for Difficult Subjects $5.00
By Lisa Schirch & David Campt
(2007, 82 pages, Pbk, Good Books ISBN 978-1-56148-551-2)
Authors Schirch and Campt present a transforming and freshly hopeful approach to handling ten-
sion-filled topics using principles of dialogue. For conversations around the table, in the boardroom,
within community or across the globe, “Dialogue allows people in conflict to listen to each other,
affirm their common ground, and explore their differences in a safe environment.”
Trust and Integrity in the Global Economy $10.00
By Michael Smith
(2007,120 pages, Pbk, ISBN 978-2-88037-516-4)
'What are the great issues that confront the generation growing up in the foothills of the 21st cen-
tury? Some of today's generation will determine to change things. They will scale the Himalayan
heights to create an alternative future. What does it mean to have a calling-to give one's life for a
great cause? The stories in this book, taken largely from the entrepreneurial field, serve as illustra-
tions of such a determination to make a difference, to change the world... I wanted to present the
stories in this book in the hope that they would be a source of inspiration to others.
Beyond the Bottom Line $5.00
By Michael Smith
(2001, 62 pages, Pbk, For A Change and The Industrial Pioneer , UK ISBN 1-85239 027-1)
The stories in this book tell of business people’s concern for the environment, unemployment, in-
dustrial partnership, poverty and social justice. They show that, in an era of globalization, the indi-
vidual can be a powerful agent for positive social change. Smith argues that beyond the bottom line
lie other criteria—the social, the ethical and the environmental—which companies of any size ig-
nore at their peril.
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Religion and Diplomacy_____________________________________________ Holy War, Holy Peace: How Religion Can Bring Peace to the Middle East $20.00
By Marc Gopin
(2002, 288 pages, Hardcover, Oxford University Press ISBN 01-951-46506)
The complete neglect of deeper cultural and religious systems in the Middle East peace process is
now apparent, as is the role that this neglect has played in the failure of the process. Building on his
earlier book, Between Eden and Armageddon, Gopin provides a detailed blueprint of how the religious
traditions in question can become a principal asset in the search for peace and justice. He
demonstrates how religious people can be the critical link in peacemaking and how the
incorporation of their values and symbols can unleash a new dynamic that directly addresses basic
issues of ethics, justice, and peace.
“For twenty years Marc Gopin has stood in the gap between Israelis and Palestinians... Diplomats,
politicians, and educators who yearn for peace among the ‘Abrahamic peoples’ should read this
book. It will show them how the Abrahamic religions can become a taproot of that peace.” Donald
W. Shriver, Jr., author of An Ethic for Enemies
Religion, The Missing Dimension of Statecraft $20.00
Edited by Douglas Johnston and Cynthia Sampson
(1994, 350 pages, Hardcover, Center for Strategic and International Studies. Oxford University
Press, New York, NY ISBN 0-19-508734-8)
Religion plays a crucial role in many international conflicts, yet, for the most part, diplomacy either
ignores or misunderstands the role. This unified collection of case studies and theoretical pieces
attempts to restore this missing dimension to its rightful place in the conduct of international
diplomacy. It offers the first systematic account of modern cases in which religion or spiritual factors
have played a part in preventing or resolving conflict and achieving nonviolent change. A
distinguished roster of scholars provides examples from Europe, Central America, Asia, and Africa.
Additional essays bring out the implications of these case studies for foreign policy and for the
religious communities.
“Holds lessons not only for government officials but also for religious leaders willing to take
initiatives for peace.” NY Times
Healing Streams $10.00
By Sushobha Barve
(2003, 232 pages, Pbk, Penguin Books India ISBN 0-14-302962-2)
On a train journey in 1984, Sushobha Barve watched in horror as two of her co-passengers were
beaten up, set afire and left to die in the aftermath of Indira Gandhi’s assassination. The nightmare of
that journey led her to find ways of preventing such conflagrations and, where violence had already
occurred, working towards alleviating the distress and sense of hopelessness that such events leave
in their wake. It was an exploration that took her to Bhagalpur in 1989, Mumbai in 1992 and Ahmed-
abad in 2002, where some of the worst riots in post-Partition India had occurred. Thrown into the
middle of pitched battles and desperate attempts to save lives, she discovered a world of simmering
bitterness and hatred, of lives reduced to utter despair by a few days of madness. She also discov-
ered that her self-appointed task of preventing and alleviating distress required enormous fortitude
and courage. This account of her work with riot victims is an engrossing and topical book that ad-
dresses the reality that escapes the newspaper headlines, the suffering that continues long after the
events themselves have dimmed from our memory. It is heartbreaking work but the rewards, for
her as for the reader who follows her on this journey, are dazzling.
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The History and Life of Initiatives of Change _________________________
The Spiritual Vision of Frank Buchman By Philip Boobbyer
(2013, 232 pages, HB, Penn State University Press ISBN: 978-0-271-05979-2)
In this recent book Philip Boobbyer, a senior lecturer at the University of Kent in the UK, suc-
cessfully captures the essence of the life and thought of one of the twentieth century’s most in-
fluential and controversial religious figures.
The book is offered from the publisher at a special discounted price. Go to the Penn State Uni-
versity website. After adding the book to the cart, proceed to the checkout page. There you will
find a box for a discount code. After checking “I have a discount code” the box will expand and
then enter PB13. This will drop the price by 20%.
The Worldwide Legacy of Frank Buchman $10.00 Compiled by Archie Mackenzie & David Young
(2008, 312 pages, Pbk, Caux Books, Caux, Switzerland ISBN 2-88037-517-7)
In 1908 Buchman, an American Lutheran minister of Swiss descent who was the originator of
Initiatives of Change, had a spiritual experience of release from bitterness in crucial relationships
that altered the course of his life. This new book opens with Archie Mackenzie's answer to the
young man who asked, "Why is Frank Buchman important?" - followed by 19 chapters that have
been contributed by 33 authors. Compiled by David Young and Archie Mackenzie, it gives a
broad picture of how Buchman's message and meaning has been borne forward across the
world.
Good God, It Works! An experiment in faith $5.00
By Garth Lean
(1974, 216 pages, Pbk, Blandford Press, Dorset, England ISBN 0 7137 0722 4)
“I have been making an experiment…” said Garth Lean to a friend as he walked into his Oxford
college one day in 1932. That was the beginning of his journey into faith, an adventure which
continued for the rest of his life.
“You dammed fool!” shouted the friend, and through the years some scoffed while others
followed Lean’s experiment with surprising results. In this book we meet a fascinating range of
characters - writers, unemployed, students and politicians - many of them closely involved in the
ideological struggle that has raged before, during and since World War II.
Streams $10.00
By Mark O. Gouldseth
(1982, 180 pages, Pbk ISBN 0-911103-00-7)
This book traces the wellsprings of Frank Buchman’s life’s work and discovers the people who
may have passed on to him at least part of the floodtide of faith and originality which he pos-
sessed. Two streams converged. One lead back to a man named D. L. Moody, the other to an
American of still earlier generation, Charles Finney. This story is the flow of those streams.
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Listening_and Quiet Time____________________________________________ The Power of Silence: the riches that lie within
By Graham Turner
(2013, 272 pages, Hardcover and Kindle, Bloomsbury USA, ISBN-10: 1620401029)
Available from Amazon.
Many people find the very notion of silence uncomfortable, even alarming or embarrassing. Many
try to obliterate silence by turning up the volume of music or TV. The Power of Silence explores the
world of silence--a mysterious and unfathomable realm, perhaps the most underused of all re-
sources--and those who recognize its value. It is based on extensive interviews with those whose
business is silence and who understand its creative and therapeutic uses. This is a powerful book
about a great gap in modern human awareness.
Rediscovering Freedom $5.00
By John Lester and Pierre Spoerri
(1992, 157 pages, Pbk, Grosvenor Books, London, England ISBN 1-85239-016-6)
This book takes us on a journey of discovery. It is set against the emergence of political freedom
in Eastern Europe and the search for inner freedom in the West. The authors have traveled
widely. They have seen color, humor and inner liberty in unexpected places, even amongst those
who have suffered under the greyness of totalitarian regimes. If true liberty is something we want,
the search for it will have to be at a deep level. Does our freedom allow us the freedom to
dream? Are we free from materialism and fear? Are we able to take on the most exacting freedom
of all, the freedom to care? This freedom would mean a freedom to serve, to make a better world
for our children to live in; to restore relationships; to tackle the bitter legacies in the world; to
discover, invent, and create.
The Morning Quiet Time $5.00
By Jack Winslow
(2005, 62 pages, Pbk, Published by John Faber ISBN 1-85239-035-2)
Many people hr for a closer walk with God yet the practicalities can seem elusive. How does one
actually get in touch with God and deepen ones spiritual life? First published in 1938 under the
title When I Awake, this book reflects Winslow’s own experience of prayer and meditation.
This book has much to offer to people who are just setting out on a life of faith.
Listen for a Change $5.00
By Annejet Campbell
(1986, 106 pages, Pbk, Grosvenor Books, London, England ISBN 1-85239-001-8)
More and more people are getting married everyday - and more and more marriages are breaking
up. This book tells the stories of couples who have found reconciliation, some after months of
separation or years of divorce. They have found that marriage can be exciting and satisfying and
that instead of changing partners, it is possible for both partners to change.
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Booklets__________________________________________________________ A serious Guide to Remaking the World $2.00
By Jean Brown
(2007, 20 pages, Caux Books, Caux, Switzerland)
A serious guide to remaking the world' is taken from Jean Brown's series of Reflections articles pub-
lished in For A Change magazine. Jean looks at four steps to 'remaking the world': Starting with your-
self; Engaging others; Creating answers; Giving hope to humanity. The booklet is designed and illus-
trated with cartoons by Nigel Heywood.
Frank Buchman’s Legacy $2.00
By Archie Mackenzie
(2008, 33 pages, Caux Books, Caux, Switzerland)
The year 2008 marked the 100th anniversary of Frank Buchman’s formative spiritual experience at
Keswick in northern England. It is an appropriate moment to attempt a general re-appraisal of Buch-
man’s life and work as seen from the perspective of the 21st century
The Sound of Silence $2.00
By Michael Smith
(2004, 12 pages, Caux Books, Caux, Switzerland)
How do we live in an age of information - and often information overload? How to gain a sense of priori-
ties and a meaningful life? How do busy people find unhurried time for each other and a largess of leisure
in the hurly-burly of life? Subtitled ‘How to find Inspiration in an Age of Information’, this 12-page booklet
with cartoons is written for today's web-surfing generation.
A Journey of Discovery $2.00
By Imam Dr. Abduljalil Sajid
(2007, 21 pages, Caux Books, Caux, Switzerland)
Was Rudyard Kipling right to say that East and West would always remain apart? Or is teamwork and
understanding possible? With the headlines often full of violence and terrorism, Imam Dr Abduljalil Sajid's
booklet A Journey of Discovery - a Muslim encounters Initiatives of Change is a convincing outline of such a
future. Written originally for Muslim friends, this relevant, topical and readable account has something for
all of us, Muslim and non-Muslim alike.
The Forgiveness We Need $1.00
By Donald W. Shriver, Jr.
(2001, 20 pages, Initiatives of Change, Washington, DC)
This talk, part of a series entitled Sources of Reconciliation was first given at Mountain House in Caux,
Switzerland, and was revised following the events of September 11, 2001, for the Inaugural Conference of
the Center for Religion, Ethics and Culture at Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts. Dr. Donald
Shriver was President and Professor of Ethics at Union Theological Seminary in New York from 1975-
1996. He is n active speaker on issues realted to religion and international relations and is the author or
editor of numerous books including Honest Patriots.
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DVDs____________________________________________________________
The Imam & the Pastor and An African Answer $45.00 Two DVD Set (FTL Films)
The Imam & the Pastor brings to life the astonishing reconciliation between Imam Muhammad
Ashafa and Pastor James Wuye, and their peacemaking initiatives which have ensued. They were
leaders of militant groups involved in conflict between Muslims and Christians in Kaduna, northern
Nigeria. From vengeance and killing to healing and forgiveness - a moving story of grass-roots peace-
building that gives hope to humanity.
An African Answer, commissioned by the United States Institute of Peace, depicts a dramatic bid by
Pastor Wuye and Imam Ashafa to bring reconciliation in Kenya’s Rift Valley Province, following
communal killings. It is filmed in the district of Kenya worst hit by the post-election violence of early
2008 when around 1000 people were killed and many thousands were displaced.
“We need to learn, indeed, from Imam Ashafa and Pastor James and multiply in a thousand places their
experience of healing and reconciliation” Kofi Annan, Former Secretary General of the United Nations.
For the Love of Tomorrow - The Story of Irene Laure $25.00 (MRA Productions, 44 minutes, Three language version)
Used around the world in classes on peace-building and reconciliation.
“I had a great hatred of the Germans...I suffered a lot from the way I hardened myself so I should
never weep again. Even when I heard one of my sons had been tortured, I didn't weep. I longed for
the total destruction of Germany...that it should no longer exist.” Twice in Irene Laure’s lifetime her
country, France, was invaded by Germany. She was a nurse and fought in the Resistance, seeing
women and children die. In 1945 she was elected to the Constituent Assembly and became
Secretary General of the Socialist Women of France. In 1946 she had a transforming experience that
redirected the course of her life. It caused her to ask forgiveness for her hatred and for the mistakes
France had made.
Healing the Heart of America: $15.00 A city walks through its past to build relationships for its future
(Cornerstone Productions, 1993, 27 minutes,)
In June 1993, citizens of Richmond, Virginia—the former capital of the Confederacy—initiated
“Healing the Heart of America: an honest conversation on race, reconciliation and responsibility.”
Joined by people from 50 cities around the US and the world, they gave recognition to unacknow-
ledged sites and events in the 370-year history of black-white relations. This is the story of their
walk through Richmond history.
Older IofC Feature Films now available on DVD__________________
Voice of the Hurricane $25.00
(FLT Films, 75 minutes)
The film from the play by Peter Howard and Alan Thornhill.
With Muriel Smith, Phyllis Konstam and Reginald Owen.
Freedom $25.00 (FTL Films, 95 minutes)
Filmed in Nigeria it was the first all African film made in Africa.
Ifoghale Amata, Elsie Chiwuzie, Matthew Elebesunu, Manasseh Moerane, Kezia Fashina and Lionel Jardine.
The Crowning Experience $25.00 (FTL films, 100 minutes)
A musical based on the life of Mary McLeod Bethune, an American educator, starring mezzo-soprano Muriel Smith.
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Bargain Books_-_Only $2.00 each!___________________________
Whose Side is God On? By Peter Hannon
(81 pages, Pbk, The Universities Press, Belfast, Limited)
A compelling, courageous and well-written story. Peter Hannon brings to his writing a vast experience of working for healing and
reconciliation, not only in Northern Ireland, but for 30 years in Nigeria and South Africa.
“I have been especially impressed, and indeed challenged, by his persistent attempts to build relationships across our various divides.
His call for personal integrity as basic to social and political life is most relevant.” Rev. Ray Davey Founder of the Corrymeela
Community
Step Ahead of Disaster by Eugene von Teuber with Basil Entwistle
(1993, 162 pages, Pbk, Grosvenor Books USA. Salem, OR ISBN 1-85239-510-9)
“Within the pages of this brief book, the world of the twentieth century turns upside down. A noble family of proud aristocrats is
humbled, imprisoned, reduced to slave labor, and their once great and manicured properties are pushed into ruin… Turning the pages
rapidly as suspense mounts, the reader will follow the efforts of the young aristocrat, married to a young Californian of striking beauty,
to rescue their children (from the Nazis) and later his parents (from the Communists)… Its story is one of the classics of our era. Few
books so well convey the feeling of a thousand year era collapsing.”from the Foreword by Michael Novak American Enterprise
Institute
The World at the Turning By Charles Piquet and Michel Sentis
(1989, 115 pages, Pbk, Grosvenor Books, London, England ISBN 0-901269-68-9)
“This book is written for everyone who is looking to the future. It holds out a hand to people of every belief who are ready to offer
hope to mankind. We have learnt, in thirty years of working with Buddhists, Hindus, North American Indians, Africans of all beliefs,
militant Communists, young revolutionaries, powerful capitalists, peasants, politicians, trade union leaders, that hope is not confined to
any one temple. Modern communications have made the world into one large community. They require us to come out of our reli-
gious ghettos and find the vocabulary, the attitudes, the behavior which will allow all people to unite in a common spiritual battle. God
has given us this world. It is up to us to be responsible for it.” Charles Piguet and Michel Sentis.
The Revolutionary Path Extracts from speeches by Frank Buchman
(1975, 71 pages, Pbk, Grosvenor Books, London, England ISBN 0-901269-14-X)
Extracts from speeches 1932-1961. Frank Buchman believed in a revolution radical enough to remake men, A new social order, in his
view, calls for changes in men themselves, freeing them from their hatreds, fears and greeds and giving them new motives. He ex-
pected everyone to be a remaker of the world. The Revolutionary Path draws on Buchman’s speeches to illustrate the thinking of this
original and practical-minded revolutionary.
Listen to the Children By Annejet Campbell
(1980, 80 pages, Pbk, Grosvenor Books, London, England ISBN 0-901269-40-9)
“There’s nothing like reading how other parents have solved their family problems to pick up tips for oneself,” SUNDAY TELE-
GRAPH, London. “Running through the book is the theme that to listen to God in the still small voice of conscience can be the start
of a new life together with your children,” CATHOLIC ADVOCATE, Melbourne, Australia.
The Forgiveness Factor – Stories of Hope in A World of Conflict By Michael Henderson
(1996, 290 pages Pbk, Grosvenor Books USA. Salem, OR ISBN 1-85239-024-7)
Winner of the 1996 Silver Award in the prestigious Washington, DC Edpress competition.
Account of Initiatives of Change’s work over 50 years and its impact on people and nations around the world. Forewords by Rajmohan
Gandhi and Joseph Montville.
Like a Cork out of a Bottle By Brian Boobbyer
(2004, 142 pages, Pbk, Published by John Faber)
Brian Boobyer was one of the outstanding sportsmen of his generation. This collection of short pieces reflects his faith, his love of
nature and literature and his passion for sport.
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