‘Peacemakers provide equally-passionate alternatives in the language of peace.’ Photo: by Egor Myznik on Unsplash

‘Pacifism is a response to the complexities of violence in the messiness of real life.’

Pacifism in a time of war: Gillian Metheringham on a pathway of nonviolence

‘Pacifism is a response to the complexities of violence in the messiness of real life.’

by Gillian Metheringham 21st April 2023

I listened when Oliver Robertson was one of the ‘witnesses’ on the BBC Radio 4 programme Moral Maze (‘Pacifism on show’, 31 March). For those who missed it, he was presenting the case for pacifism to a panel of commentators and academics. The discussion

Pacifism in a time of war: Gillian Metheringham on a pathway of nonviolence

‘Pacifism is a response to the complexities of violence in the messiness of real life.’

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