The Peacecast

Ruth Harvey is the leader of the Iona Community, an international, ecumenical Christian movement working for peace and justice, the rebuilding of community and the renewal of worship. 

In this episode, Ruth explores what it means to live in community and the common concerns of the Iona Community. She also reflects on her time working for the Student Christian Movement in Eastern Europe following the fall of the Berlin Wall.

Sr Katrina Alton shares with us her journey of becoming a nun in the Congregation of the Sisters of St Joseph of Peace (CSJP), her experiences of protesting against a gun factory in her local area and the importance of listening to the voices of the marginalised.

With Adam we talk about challenging injustice, from both inside and outside the political establishment, mainly drawing on his time in the Whitehouse during the Obama Administration. We also explore the central calling to change the world around us and the beloved community, which he explores in his new book that will come out later this year.

The Revd Adam Russell Taylor is the new President of Sojourners and author of Mobilizing Hope: Faith-Inspired Activism for a Post Civil Rights Generation. He has worked as Faith Advisor to the world bank and been political advisor to the Sojourners movement. He is formed in the powerful American Baptist Tradition and is an ordained Baptist pastor.

Recommended Reading
Mobilizing Hope: Faith-Inspired Activism for a Post-Civil Rights Generation by Adam Taylor
Jesus and the Disinherited by Howard Thurman
A More Perfect Union: A New Vision for Building the Beloved Community by Adam Taylor – coming out Sept 2021

In conversation with Peggy, she talks about working with Extinction Rebellion and the energy surrounding the movement of young people who take action for the climate. We also hear about her experience of the Aldermaston Marches, and how the singing of folk songs can bring people together.

Peggy Seeger is an American folksinger who is well-known both in America and in the UK. Recently Peggy has worked with Extinction Rebellion to write protest songs focusing on climate justice. Alongside this, she is also a feminist, left-winger, and an advocate.

As peacemakers, it can be very hard reading the stories of violence in the Bible, especially when the violence is seen as acceptable to God. Helen helps us face some of these stories head-on, and explore why these stories are in the Bible and what we can learn from them.