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• Editor's Note
  The Iraq and Afghanistan wars have continued for several years.  The impacts of these wars on both countries, and on the US, have been quite stark in terms of social, political, and economic effects, as well as the most important, the human. Click to read full text
• From War to Peace Cover Letter
  Signed by Rev. Sharon Watkins, Rev. John Thomas, Rev. David Vargas, and Rev. Cally Rogers-Witte

• A Story from Iraq, by Khalied Koutmeh
• The Suffering of the Iraqi People, by Rev. Dr. Riad Jarjour
• A View from Jordan, by Ms. Wafaa Goussous
• The Churches of the Middle East and the Challenges of the War in Iraq, by Rev. Dr. Nuhad Tomeh
• Reflections on Iraq from Lebanon, by Dr. Arda Arsenian–Ekmekji
• The Impact of the Iraq War on the Middle East; or, a Call to Partnership, by Rev. Dr. Paul Haidostian
• A Call for Peace, Reconciliation, and Action: Reflections from Egypt, by Mr. Nabil S. Abadir

• "One Iraqi Family's Journey," by Matt Hackworth, Church World Service
• The Middle East Council of Churches and its programs serving Iraqi Refugees in Jordan, by Ms. Wafaa Goussous
• An assessment of the Iraqi refugee situation in Syria, by Mr. Samer Laham
• A story from Damascus of an Iraqi Family, by Rev. Dr. Nuhad Tomeh
• Christians in Iraq since the American Invasion in 2003, by Rev. Dr. Nuhad Tomeh
• Some recommendations on what the UCC and Disciples can do to address the situation of Iraqi refugees and internally displaced, by Jennifer Riggs and Mary Kuenning Gross
• UCC 2009 General Synod Resolution: On the Situation of Iraqi Refugees and Internally Displaced

• The War and Pastoral Care of Soldiers, Military Families, and Chaplains, by Rev. John Gundlach
• Before and After the Reunion: Pastoral Care in a Time of War, Contributed by the Disciples Peace Fellowship, by Dr. Jim Higginbotham

• From War to Peace: Iraq and the Churches' Voice—Advocacy and Public Policy, by Sandy Sorenson

• Reflections on Peace, Power and Prayer, by Lonnie Graves
• A Brief Examination of "Biblical" Justifications for War, by Rev. Craig M. Watts
• An Overview of Peace in Scripture, by Rev. Craig M. Watts
• Peace in the Era of Predatory Globalization and Global Terror: The Church as a Human Community of Peacebuilders, by Rev. Dr. Eleazar S. Fernandez
• Peace and War: A Biblical and Theological Bibliography, Prepared by the Disciples Peace Fellowship
• From War to Peace: Iraq and the Churches' Voice—Web-based resources
• This "Behavioral Covenant," developed by the Illinois Conference of the United Church of Christ, is recommended as a helpful resource for groups and congregations to use when discussing difficult issues together.