The March/April 2002 issue of New World Outlook will be
a special issue dedicated to the issues and programs of Restorative
Justice.
Featured titles:
Restorative Justice in Northern Ireland:
By the Project Manager of Greater Shankill Alternatives, a center
whose work is based on the principles of restorative justice,
with a sidebar by the pastor the Methodist East Belfast Mission.
A Model of Peace for Muslims and Christians:
The Five Pillars of Islam and other insights from Union Theological
Seminary.
Coming Together
A Catholic Relief Services staffer tells the story of how a small
community in West Timor took in 3000 East Timor refugees. Side bar
from the East Timor Religious Outreach.
Native Americans Called to Minister in New York
By the district superintendent in the Oklahoma Indian Missionary
Conference and the Disaster Response Coordinator for the Conference.
The OIMC team was called to work at ground zero, and got to know
some of the Mohawk iron workers who labor in the wreckage.
Restorative Justice in the Face of Violence and Oppression
Addresses the question, "Is Christianity a violent religion?"
and looks at alternative models for religiously sanctioned wars.
New Technologies, New Challenges: What Does the Internet Offer
the World's Poor?
How various indigenous groups have been using the internet and other
forms of communication to get the stories of human rights abuses
out to the public.
West Africa Consultation
A GBGM regional missionary who works with Youth and
Young Adult Networks in West Africa, stationed in Ghana reports
on the work of the youth representatives in West Africa as they
tackle Christian-Muslim dialogue in West Africa.
Restoring Justice in Palestine
A look
at how NGOs in Palestine work on restoring justice in a community
that is controlled by another.
Crime Victims Advocacy Council
The CVAC in Atlanta works with the
victims of crime to try to bring justice to their situations.