No.3, September - December 2001
| Perspective |
| Ecology and Sustainable Development |
| Women Space |
| Ecofeminism |
| Solidarity |
| Human Rights and Religion |
| An Open Letter to President George W. Bush |
| Regional News |
| Movement News |
 Cover artwork is designed by Janea Llave of SCM Philippines, depicting the reality of genetic engineering where God’s creation are all being manipulated in the name of greed & profit. |
| Editorial Team: Rev. Shin Seung Min Ms. Wong Yock Leng Ms. Wong Yick Ching |
Christmas is coming soon again this year, in spite of the September 11 tragic accident in the US. The reason why we celebrate Christmas is that Jesus has come to this world to proclaim true peace among us, liberating us from all kinds of sins. The central message of Jesus was to proclaim 'reign of God', and in the center of the proclamation of reign of God, there was the concept of peace. In the biblical tradition, justice has been always fundamental in sustaining peace. As the Psalmist proclaims "righteousness and peace kiss each other" (85:10), justice and peace is closely interrelated. Jesus also challenged the Pax Romana maintained by the injustice, the violence of military power.
God completes the peace, shalom through the reconciling death of Jesus Christ. As Paul wrote in Colossians "and through him God was pleased to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, by making peace through the blood of his cross" (1:20), this peace includes not only human beings but also all creations. This new shalom has never been achieved by any political power whether it's Greeks, Romans or Americans......
In this issue of Praxis, we have tried to articulate the meaning of peace, the peace among people and the peace with God's creations (nature). Particularly, Ven. Sulak Sivaraksa's article encourages us to open up an ecumenical dialogue between Buddhist and Christian for ecological issues. In the Solidarity, Fr. Timm' article challenges all forms of religious fundamentalism, whether it is from Christianity or Islam, from the human rights perspective.
Finally, the Asia Pacific office would like to send our sincere Christmas greetings to all Praxis readers.
Shin Seung Min
Regional Secretary