"Risking Peace" Companion Study Guide to "Five Risks Presbyterians Must Take for Peace"

This companion study guide accompanies the reading of Five Risks Presbyterians Must Take for Peace by Christian Iosso, published by Westminster John Knox Press in August 2017. It also can be ordered for study groups through the PCUSA Store at a significant discount. It is timely for Presbyterians to read this new book and use this companion study guide to facilitate reading groups. The General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) in 2016 commended Five Peacemaking Affirmations to the church to guide and direct our peacemaking work and witness. This book and accompanying study guide provide a timely opportunity for Presbyterians to dig deeply into these affirmations and to consider their implications for themselves. Though it mentions five peacemaking risks, the book is organized into six chapters. The companion study guide follows the organization of the text and so includes six sessions. For those who wish to conduct a study group in five sessions, the final two sessions can be combined into one session.