Why is peace such a divisive issue, even among Christians? Why is it so hard to practice
right here right now? Why is peace often considered an extra, rather than an essential, to
faithful Christian living? The three authors decided to write this book when the Indonesian
member of the team remarked to the other two:" If the Christian church is to make any impact
on Indonesia, it must address itself to the biggest peace issue--reconciliation with Muslims."
But before the writers could honestly consider that explosive possibility, they first had to ask …

Reading this book was like looking into a slowly turning kaleidoscope. From page to page I
saw the reflected light of Christ colored by conflicted cultures overlapped by the witness of
the church--each turned into illuminating patterns of transformed relationships named the
culture of peace.