Steve Breyman is Associate Professor Emeritus of Science and Technology Studies at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and the author of Why Movements Matter: The West German Peace Movement and US Arms Control Policy, also published by SUNY Press. John W. Amidon founded the Kateri Tekakwitha Interfaith Peace Conference and is a member of Veterans For Peace. Maureen Baillargeon Aumand is a retired public school English teacher and librarian. She is an active member of Women Against War and cofacilitator of the Kateri Peace Conference.

"The book provides a fascinating look into the motivations and visions of contemporary peace activists." — CHOICE"This collection of activist voices is enjoyable, interesting, and moving to read, and it will help readers understand why and how people actually get involved with peace work." — Jason Del Gandio, coeditor of Educating for Action: Strategies to Ignite Social Justice

• IntroductionSteve Breyman1. The Kateri Tekakwitha Interfaith Peace Conference: The Early Years: An Intimate History, 1998–2006John W. Amidon2. History of The Kateri Peace Conference, Part 2: Leaving the Comfort of HomeMaureen Baillargeon Aumand3. The Road to CODEPINKMedea Benjamin4. Liberation TheologyBlase Bonpane5. Paradigm for PeaceKristin Y. Christman6. The Struggle for Peace and Justice as a Way of LifeLawrence Davidson7. The Old Tribalism and the Vision of AbrahamStephen Downs8. A Quixotic Vision of PeaceJames E. Jennings9. Voices in the WildernessKathy Kelly10. The Quiet RevolutionJim Merkel11. Becoming a CounterterroristEd Kinane12. Blind to EmpireNick Mottern13. Initiation toward Spiritual Activism: Knowing, Calling, and HopeRev. Felicia Parazaider14. No Justice, No PeaceBill Quigley15. How I Became a Peace ActivistDavid Swanson16. Cultivating PeaceAnn Wright17. Peacemakers: Apostates of the U.S. National ReligionChris J. AntalConclusionSteve Breyman, John W. Amidon, and Maureen Baillargeon AumandAcknowledgmentsAppendix AAppendix BContributorsIndex

Steve Breyman is Associate Professor Emeritus of Science and Technology Studies at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and the author of Why Movements Matter: The West German Peace Movement and US Arms Control Policy, also published by SUNY Press. John W. Amidon founded the Kateri Tekakwitha Interfaith Peace Conference and is a member of Veterans For Peace. Maureen Baillargeon Aumand is a retired public school English teacher and librarian. She is an active member of Women Against War and cofacilitator of the Kateri Peace Conference.

"The book provides a fascinating look into the motivations and visions of contemporary peace activists." — CHOICE"This collection of activist voices is enjoyable, interesting, and moving to read, and it will help readers understand why and how people actually get involved with peace work." — Jason Del Gandio, coeditor of Educating for Action: Strategies to Ignite Social Justice

• IntroductionSteve Breyman1. The Kateri Tekakwitha Interfaith Peace Conference: The Early Years: An Intimate History, 1998–2006John W. Amidon2. History of The Kateri Peace Conference, Part 2: Leaving the Comfort of HomeMaureen Baillargeon Aumand3. The Road to CODEPINKMedea Benjamin4. Liberation TheologyBlase Bonpane5. Paradigm for PeaceKristin Y. Christman6. The Struggle for Peace and Justice as a Way of LifeLawrence Davidson7. The Old Tribalism and the Vision of AbrahamStephen Downs8. A Quixotic Vision of PeaceJames E. Jennings9. Voices in the WildernessKathy Kelly10. The Quiet RevolutionJim Merkel11. Becoming a CounterterroristEd Kinane12. Blind to EmpireNick Mottern13. Initiation toward Spiritual Activism: Knowing, Calling, and HopeRev. Felicia Parazaider14. No Justice, No PeaceBill Quigley15. How I Became a Peace ActivistDavid Swanson16. Cultivating PeaceAnn Wright17. Peacemakers: Apostates of the U.S. National ReligionChris J. AntalConclusionSteve Breyman, John W. Amidon, and Maureen Baillargeon AumandAcknowledgmentsAppendix AAppendix BContributorsIndex