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Beloved Strangers:
Christian Faith in a Pluralistic World
The gospel calls Christians to live in community with every neighbor, friend, acquaintance and stranger alike. As the world grows continually smaller and religious landscapes shift, neighbors become more and more diverse in faith traditions and ideologies. What guidance for living faithfully in this quickly changing world do Christians have? How is God calling us to respond? The articles in this issue of Horizons offer some biblical, theological, spiritual and practical answers to these questions.

• Peace 101—Mark Koenig and Sara Lisherness provide some answers to the question, “What is peacemaking?”
• Ripples of Compassion—Ann Smith shares stories from Peace X Peace, a global revolutionary movement to connect women’s circles around the world.
• Breaking the Cycle of Violence—Ingrid Christiansen offers insights from her work as a capital mitigation specialist, helping persons in prison come to terms with what they have done.
• Raising Peaceful Children—Kathy McGinnis reflects on how much children have to teach us and how important it is to teach them what it means to be a peacemaker.
• Bullied to Death—Amy MacLachlan explores the causes and effects of girl bullies.
• The Wisdom of Anger—Jean Gray reveals the peace that comes from embracing nonviolent, healthy anger.
• Plus Thank Offering grant recipients are announced and a dedication service is provided for use in your congregation, presbytery or synod.
• and much more!

How to Use This Magazine

Horizons is the magazine of Presbyterian Women. It is planned and designed for individuals and PW circles, newcomers and longtime participants in the organization. You'll notice resources are scattered throughout the magazine—in sidebars, boxes and sometimes entire articles—because Presbyterian Women is made up of leaders, both current leaders and women with leadership potential. Participants in Presbyterian Women are also active—in their congregation, community and world-so we work to include ways you can respond to what you read in Horizons.

The purpose of Horizons magazine is the same as the purpose of our publisher, Presbyterian Women:

Forgiven and freed by God in Jesus Christ
and empowered by the Holy Spirit
we commit ourselves:

• to nurture our faith through prayer and Bible study
• to support the mission of the church worldwide
• to work for justice and peace
• to build an inclusive, caring community of women that strengthens the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and witnesses to the promise of God's kingdom

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