World Council of Churches2019-09-252019-09-252011-04-192008-12-16http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12424/177866"At the end of the Decade to Overcome Violence, we find ourselves at a special moment, a kairos of grace. We wish to take stock at this time to reflect upon where this journey of struggling to overcome violence and to enable the churches to contribute to genuine cultures of peace has come: how the events in history have spoken to us, and how we as churches have worked to respond to them." (p. 3)engWith permission of the license/copyright holdertheological ethicsjusticepeace ethicsPolitical ethicsMethods of ethicsPeace ethicsTheological ethicsInitial Statement Towards an Ecumenical Declaration on Just PeacePreprint