Making Wars Cease: A Survey of MCC Peace Section Christmas and of New York City

and of New York City itself – all of which converge daily at the Bowery Mission’s red doors

All of our shofars are sold as half-polished

As he read and studied the Bible

to show how the men and women of the anthracite coal region crafted their gender and ethnic identities via the medical decisions they made

Making Wars Cease: A Survey of MCC Peace Section Christmas and of New York CityAcross five decades, North American Mennonites worked together in the MCC Peace Section to address issues of war and peace and to push boundaries of social justice advocacy. Urbane Peacheys stance as practitioner, visionary, and critic provides authenticity and depth to this study of twentieth century Mennonite led efforts, outcomes, and roads not taken. Peacheys historical appraisal of this lively mosaic is a timely contribution to contemporary