Land of Unlikeness: Explorations into Reconciliation
by David Stevens 
This book comes out of the experience of living in the society of Northern Ireland which has undergone some level of political violence during the whole of the authors adult life. It is therefore about Northern Ireland but it is not only about Northern Ireland because there are lots of societies experiencing violent conflict or coming out of violent conflict. The book asks questions can such societies make good again? And what can Christian faith bring to the search for reconciliation. In exploring the answers to these questions the book looks at the meaning of reconciliation and offers biblical and theological perspectives. At the heart of the book is an examination of the vital question of dealing with the past in particular how the complex and multi-stranded weave of forgiveness, justice, truth and repentance can diversify the past. The book is primarily interested in the resource Christians can bring to the search for reconciliation, particularly in a social and political context. ISBN: 9781856074377
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The War Diaries: From Prisoner-of-War to Peacemaker: by Ray Davey
When Ray Davey set sail from Belfast, Northern Ireland to North Africa in November 1940, little did he suspect how his experiences would change his life. While carrying out his duties with the YMCA, Davey bore witness to the ebb and flow of the Desert War, observing how the men around him dealt with the day-to-day realities of possible capture or death, often with great humour and greater courage. When Davey himself was captured and transferred to prisoner-of-war camps in Italy and Germany, he began to try to find meaning in the conflict raging around him. By writing down his observations in a series of notebooks, chronicling both the grand drama and the intimate detail of life in a theatre of war, he embarked on a spiritual voyage, learning vital and positive lessons that he would carry back with him to post-war Northern Ireland. These remarkable diaries, charting the author’s emotional journey from Tobruk to Dresden, provide an exciting and important addition to the literature of the Second World War.
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Take away this hate: The Story of a Search for Community by Ray Davey
This is the story of a pilgrimage—Ray Davey's pilgrimage from his Protestant childhood in the village of Dunmurry near Belfast to the founding and continuing work of Corrymeela. His formative experiences included service and imprisonment during World War II and the horrors of the Dresden bombing. Out of this, and his work as Queen's University chaplain in a Northern Ireland increasingly tormented by sectarian violence, came Corrymeela—a Christian community dedicated to reconciliation. Ray Davey's quest for community is both an absorbing story and a direct challenge. ISBN: TAKEAWAYTH
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Six of the Best: Stories for My Grandchildren by Ray Davey Available
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The Pollen of Peace by Ray Davey
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