Waging Peace

Waging Peaceicon

by Diana Oestreich

Publisher
Broadleaf Books
Publication
Sep 01, 2020
Format
Hardback
Illustrated
No
Price
24.99
Dimensions
6.25 x 9.25 in
ISBN
9781506463704
Pages
240
Age
Adult 18+
Category
Biographies & MemoirsChristian LivingGeneral Nonfiction

Rights Sold

LanguageEnglish AudioCountryWorldwideAgent-BuyerBlack Rose Writing

Description

Diana Oestreich, a combat medic in the Army National Guard, enlisted like both her parents before her. But when she was commanded to run over an Iraqi child to keep her convoy rolling and keep her battle buddies safe, she was confronted with a choice she never thought she'd have to make.Torn between God's call to love her enemy and her country's command to be willing to kill, Diana chose to wage peace in a place of war. For the remainder of her tour of duty, Diana sought to be a peacemaker--leading to an unlikely and beautiful friendship with an Iraqi family.A beautiful and gut-wrenching memoir, Waging Peace exposes the false divide between loving our country and living out our faith's call to love our enemies--whether we perceive our enemy as the neighbor with an opposing political viewpoint, the clerk wearing a head-covering, or the refugee from a war-torn country. By showing that us-versus-them is a false choice, this book will inspire each of us to choose love over fear.

Awards & Endorsements

John Paul Lederach, professor emeritus, University of Notre Dame
"In faith pursuits, the simplest commitments always get closer to the heart of things. That's what I found in Diana's Waging Peace. Summed up with clarity rising from living into truth, not just talking about it, she offers this message: 'Love first. Love always. Neighbors and enemies. It's possible, even in life's most challenging moments.' Diana's story could not be more relevant and needed, here and now, where fear and division find constant justification to see even our neighbors as enemies. This book inspires. I feel a resonant sense of gratitude for this voice at this time."

Author(s)

Diana Oestreich

Diana Oestreich

Diana Oestreich is an author, former combat medic and Peace Activist. The Iraq war is where she found her purpose: waging peace. Waging peace has lead her to the West Bank to Tehran, from her son’s middle school to Haiti. From melting down guns into garden tools to lecturing at Universities. She helps everyday people disarm violence and heal the divides tearing us apart by waging peace instead of waging war right where they live. She is the Founder of The Waging Peace Project: empowering everyday peacemakers to activate justice and instigate joy by committing acts of courage right where we live. She Hosts The Waging Peace Podcast elevating voices who are changing the world and challenging injustice. Diana, her partner and their two sons, live along the shores of Lake Superior on Ojibwa land.

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