Important Church Documents
- U.S. Bishops, The Challenge of Peace: God’s Promise and Our Response (1983). http://old.usccb.org/sdwp/international/TheChallengeofPeace.pdf
Other Helpful Resources
- Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church, chap. 11 The Promotion of Peace
- Catechism of the Catholic Church, 2nd ed. Nos. 2302-2317.
- U.S. Catholic Catechism for Adults, chap. 29, pp. 395-97.
- Arms trade http://old.usccb.org/sdwp/international/armstrade.shtml
- Catholic Campaign to Ban Landmines http://www.usccb.org/issues-and-action/human-life-and-dignity/war-and-peace/landmines/
- Conscience and Military Service http://old.usccb.org/sdwp/peace/consciencewar.shtml
- Iraq: The Way to Peace http://www.usccb.org/issues-and-action/human-life-and-dignity/global-issues/middle-east/iraq/index.cfm
- Nuclear Weapons http://old.usccb.org/sdwp/international/nuclear.shtml
Audio-Visual Resources
- Film Gandhi. The U.S. Bishops’ document The Challenge of Peace names Gandhi as one of the prominent proponents of non-violent resistance to evil.
