The Challenge of Peace: God's Promise and Our Response : a Pastoral Letter on War and Peace : May 3, 1983"We write this letter from the perspective of Catholic faith. Faith does not insulate us from the daily challenges of life but intensifies our desire to address them precisely in light of the Gospel which has come to us in the person of the risen Christ. Through the resources of faith and reason we desire in this letter to provide hope for people in our day and direction toward a world freed of the nuclear threat." [Summary]. |
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Introduction | 1 |
Proposals | 85 |
The Pastoral Challenge and Response | 115 |
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