Books

Books on the work of CPT, written by CPTers and our supporters.


Purchase

CPT books are available for US$15.00 or CDN$20.00.  Make checks payable to: Christian Peacemaker Teams

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In the United States: PO Box 6508 Chicago IL 60680
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Getting in the Way: Stories From Christian Peacemaker Teams

edited by CPTer Tricia Gates Brown; Herald Press, 2005

Paperback, 300 pages

Christian Peacemaker Teams (CPT) stop soldiers from firing on unarmed protesters in the West Bank, "occupy" a military base in Chiapas, Mexico, and oppose brutality against native fishers in Esgenoopetitj (New Brunswick, Canada). These are three of the stories recounted in this collection of first-person narratives written by members of CPT. The fear, joy and challenge faced by these committed Christians is reported vividly from trouble spots like Haiti, Iraq and Colombia, where the CPT work to reduce violence and conflict. Whether relating an account of incarceration in an Israeli prison, the death of a CPT member in Iraq, or coming face-to-face with angry loggers in the forests of Canada, the narratives in Getting in the Way are intimate, moving and deeply humanizing.

Getting in the Way Study Guide [PDF], by Tricia Gates Brown.

 

To Baghdad and Beyond: How I got born again in Babylon

by CPT delegation member Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove; Cascade Books, 2005

Paperback, 113 pages

'To Baghdad and Beyond' is the story of a young evangelical couple who followed the conviction of their faith into a war zone on a CPT delegation and discovered an alternative to the violence of empires and the complicity of quietism in the "third way" of Jesus's beloved community. Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove writes of his journey from a rural Southern Baptist church to Iraq in a time of war to a Christian community of hospitality in an urban neighborhood. Excited by ways that Christian hope is taking concrete form, Wilson-Hartgrove describes a new monastic movement that is witnessing to a world at war that another way is possible.

 

West Bank Diary: Middle East Violence as Reported by a Former American Hostage

by CPTer Jerry Levin; Hope Publishing, 2005

Paperback, 248 pages

When he was CNN's Beirut Bureau Chief, Jerry Levin was kidnapped and held hostage by the Hezbollah for almost a year. Yet when he was released, instead of being vindictive against his captors, Jerry decided to devote his life to giving voice to peoples silenced by foreign policies that often victimize the innocent.

Rather than return to his role as an observer and reporter, he became a dedicated advocate for nonviolence and a CPT worker in Hebron, West Bank. In this book Jerry describes his firsthand observations and personal experiences. Determined to demonstrate the power of nonviolence, he sets out to be an example as he escorts Palestinian children to school or farmers to their fields, being a peacemaker in a world filled with hate and violence. He shows how merely "getting in the way" of the Israeli occupation becomes a visible act of social consequence that gives recognition, courage and hope to those seeking to defend and protect Palestinian human rights.

 

Iraq: A Journey of Hope and Peace

by CPTer Peggy Gish; Herald Press, 2004
Paperback,296 pages

Peggy Gish went to Iraq as an attempt to prevent war. But on March 20, 2003, the bombs began falling on Baghdad. In her book, Peggy recounts the moving experiences of CPT's work in Iraq, before, during and after the 2003 war and occupation. Told as her personal account, Peggy makes real the story of prisoner abuse, the character of the Iraqi people, and a passionate vision for peace.

From the fall of 2002 to the spring of 2004, she chronicles her Iraq experience. Here are stories of sleeping in a tent during bomb attacks, villages surrounded in razor wire, being deported out of Iraq, fighting for justice for Iraqi prisoners, being robbed, creating relationships with Iraqi citizens, and through it all -- seeking the way of Christ's peace.

 

Hebron Journal: Stories of Nonviolent Peacemaking

by CPTer Arthur Gish; Herald Press, 2001

Paperback, 301 pages

Art Gish records a moving story of the turmoil and suffering of the Palestinian people, the agony experienced by Israelis, and a vision of hope and new possibilities of reconciliation between Jews, Muslims, and Christians.

From 1995 to 2001, Art experienced living with Muslim families, engaging in nonviolent actions with Israelis and Palestinians, and struggling to find creative responses to injustice. Drawn from his personal journal, selected excerpts tell of CPT's work and give us a vision of how small peacemaking groups can make a difference in violent conflicts. If you want to learn about CPT's work in Hebron, this is the book to read.

 

Getting in the way Getting in the Way: Studies in the Book of Acts

by CPTer Kathleen Kern; a CPT-printed 33-page booklet

This unit of four lessons from the Book of Acts is designed for groups who wish to study the work of CPT within the context of the biblical witness. Each lesson is tied to a passage from Acts with study focusing on the first century church and the history of CPT. Great for Sunday School discussion!

Bound booklets available from CPT for US$5.00 per copy, or download PDF files below:
Lesson Introduction
Lesson One: In the Beginning
Lesson Two: Subverting Privilege
Lesson Three: Speaking Truth to Power
Lesson Four: the Logistics of Growth


Whatever Kindles: A Play About Christian Peacemaker Teams

by CPTer Tricia Gates Brown

Click here for the PDF version, 51 pages.