John Andrew Bolton Vita

John Andrew Bolton

• Academic Teaching as adjunct faculty:
  • a) Graceland University:
    • Undergraduate: Religions of the World
    • Master of Arts in Religion courses:
      Peace and Justice: Specialism track
  • b) Park University:
    • Peace Studies undergraduate courses
      • Introduction to Peace Studies
      • History of Peace
      • Nations at War, People of Peace
      • Practice of Peacemaking
      • Global Peace Issues
      • Religion, Conflict and Visions of Peace
    • Coordinating Peace Studies at Park from August 2004
• Director of the annual Peace Colloquy – weekend Peace conference with around 400-500 attendance and opened by a Nobel Peace Laureate for the last 5 years.
• Writing resources on peace and justice to empower individuals, groups and congregations in peace and justice mission.
• Coordinator of Community of Christ International Peace Award.
• Coordinating development work in Asia as a consultant with Outreach International

• Teaching in Japan 1982-1984
• Teaching World Religions at Beauchamp College, Oadby, Leicester, UK 1985-1992
• Teaching World Religions at Westminster College, Oxford, UK 1994-1997
• Educational Advisor on teaching World Religions, Leicester Education Depart 1997-8

• BSc Univ. London, PhD Univ. Wales, MAR Park Univ.

• Lived and worked in the UK, Germany (15 months), Japan (2 years) and USA (10 years)
• Travel teaching/consulting in Canada, Australia, French Polynesia, Africa and Asia.

• Books
  • 1986 Restoring Persons in World Community, Herald House, Independence, MO.
    looked at economic justice and war and peace in the contemporary world through Community of Christ tradition
  • 1999 The Sermon on the Mount - Foundations for an International Peace Church,
    Herald House, Independence, MO. (now in third printing)
  • 1999 Learning Peace through the Study of War with Paul Edwards and Jim Juhnke
    (JWHA Monograph/Herald, Independence, MO).
  • 2000 Swords into Ploughshares with Jenny Miller (Peace and Justice Ministries/Herald House, Independence, MO).
  • 2000 Paths of Peace: As the Sky Meets the Earth, Editor with Brad Martell and Sue McLaughlin. (Herald House, Independence, MO)
  • 2001 A Prophetic People Embrace Peace and Justice, Editor and contributor of two chapters. (Herald House, Independence, MO)
  • 2001 Paths of Peace: Restoring Justice, Editor with Brad Martell and Sue McLaughlin. (Herald House, Independence, MO)
  • 2002 Paths of Peace: Seeds of Spirit, Harvest of Shalom, Editor with Brad Martell and Sue McLaughlin. (Herald House, Independence, MO)
  • 2003 Military Service, Pacificism and Christian Discipleship – A Diversity of Callings? (Herald House, Independence, MO)
  • 2005 The Sacraments: Symbol, Meaning and Discipleship, Editor and writer with Jane Gardner + a chapter on peace and justice implications of the Christian sacraments (Herald House, Independence, MO)
• Articles/Chapters in Journals, Books, Newspapers and Magazines
  (*indicates refereed journals)
  • 1992 “The Witness of a Christian Community” Herald January 1992 p.11-13
  • 1993 "The Hutterites - Inside a Faith." Religious Education Today 11/1:36-37.
  • *1993 "Peace: Learning from Anabaptists", Pp.13-24 in D. Caswell (ed) Restoration Studies V, Independence, MO: Herald House.
  • 1993 "An Approach to World Religions through Beliefs and Values in Years 10 and 11 in a Leicestershire Upper School", Pp. 12-18 in C. Erricker (ed), Teaching World Religions, London: Heinemann.
  • 1993 "Religious Education: Values and Pluralism" Pp.34-36 in C.S.G. Selmes and W.M. Robb (eds), Values and the Curriculum: Theory and Practice,.N.A.V.E.T /C.A.V.E.: Loughborough/Aberdeen.1996.
  • 1996 “A Developing Vision for Religious Education”, Resource, January l996
  • 1996 “Loving thy Stranger”, Times Educational Supplement Extra: Religious Education February 16 1996 p.II.
  • 1996 “Does the Book of Mormon support ‘My Country Right or Wrong’, Just War or Pacifism” in Davies, Douglas (Ed) Mormon Identities in Transition, Pinter Press/Cassell. 1996
  • *1996 “Religious Education and Values: Key questions for the next 5-10 years” Journal of Beliefs and Values October 1996
  • *1997 “Moral Development: Whose Ethics in the Teaching of Religious Education” Journal of Moral Education May 1997
  • *1997 “Should Religious Education Foster National Consciousness?” British Journal for Religious Education Summer 1997
  • *1998 “Developing a Theology of Peace: Tough Questions and Hard Decisions” Restoration Studies VII, Independence, MO: Herald House, 1998
  • 1998 ‘“Blessed Are …” Developing a Christ-Centered Theology of Peace, J Justice and Sustainable Environment’ Saints Herald, October 1998, 13-17
  • 1998 Christianity chapters in Morgan, P. & Braybrooke, M. Testing the Global Ethic, (Ada, Michigan: CoNexus Press, 1998).
  • 1999 “Beating Swords into Plowshares: Learning from Haun’s Mill” Saints Herald, January 1999, 14-16
  • 1999 “Jesus: Prince of Just War?” in 1998 Theology Lectures, (Ed.) Tony Chvala Smith, Temple School John Whitmer Historical Association Journal
  • 1999 “Non-conformist Approaches to Spiritual and Moral Development” in Thatcher, Adrian (Ed) Spirituality and Moral Development, London: Pinter, 1999.
  • 2000 “Becoming a People Dedicated to the Pursuit of Peace” in Darlene Caswell, (Ed) Becoming a Transformed People, Independence: Herald.
  • 2000 “Prophetic Task of Engaging with Culture” in Darlene Caswell, (Ed) Yearnings for Peace: Assemble the Worldwide Orchestra, Independence: Herald.
  • 2001 “Creating Congregations of Non-violence and Reconciliation” Herald, October 2001, 10-13
  • *2002 “A Realized and Fallen Zion - A look at the 19^th century context of IV Nephi” Theology Volume 10, Edited: Don Compier and Shandra Newcom Wolsey (Independence, MO: Herald House, 2002)
  • 2002 “War is not the answer.” Editorial for The Independence Examiner 9/12/2001
  • 2002 “Violence Just Leads to More Violence” Editorial for The Independence Examiner 9/11/2002
  • 2003 “U.S. Needs to Look Inward: True Peace Must begin With Repentance” Editorial for The Independence Examiner Thursday 20^th March 2003
  • 2003 “Community of Christ – from Sectarian Violence to the Pursuit of Peace?” Fellowship magazine Fellowship of Reconciliation USA, May-June issue “Should concealed guns in Missouri be made legal?” The Independence Examiner 9/10/2003
  • *2004 “Anabaptism, the Book of Mormon and the Peace Church Option” Dialogue, March 2004