Resources

Study Guide

"Words, Not War" Study and Action Guide (PDF)

Multimedia

Video: PBS “NOW” Broadcast: Talking to Iran
Iranian-born producer Jamila Paksima accompanied the ecumenical delegation to Iran in February. This twenty-two minute video aired on “NOW” on PBS on March 23, 2007. Download the video, view a photo slideshow, and read the transcript at the link above.

Podcast: Different Narratives in Iran and the U.S.
Daryl Byler of the Mennonite Central Committee shares the separate histories of Iran and the U.S. in this twelve-minute podcast.

Video: Jeff Carr and Jim Winkler on Fox’s “Hannity and Colmes”
Jeff Carr of Sojourners/Call to Renewal and Jim Winkler of the United Methodist Church share their experiences on the March 3 rd broadcast of “Hannity and Colmes.” To read the transcript, click here.

Members of the Iran Delegation Share their Experiences:

Jeff Carr’s Posts on “God’s Politics”
“Welcome to Iran”
“How Do You Know Someone Until You Talk?”
“Two Different Histories”

Dave Robinson of Pax Christi
Dispatch from Tehran, 2-20-07

Joe Volk of the Friends Committee on National Legislation
Diary from Iran

Rev. Shanta Premawardhana of the National Council of Churches:
From Tehran

Articles on the Religious Leaders’ Delegation

For a full list of press coverage, visit http://mcc.org/iran/delegation/coverage/.

Articles on the Iranian Nuclear Standoff

“ Time for Détente with Iran” by Ray Takeyh, Foreign Affairs, March/April 2007.

“ Gates: Diplomacy with Iran Progressing,” Associated Press, April 18, 2007.

“The U.S.-Iran Game of Chicken” by Jim Winkler, United Methodist Church General Board of Church and Society website, March 6, 2007.

"Back from the Brink?" David Cortright, Sojourners , August 2006.

"Not another War." Jim Winkler, United Methodist Church, General Board of Church and Society website, June 2006.

"Denuking Iran: Washington calls the Kettle Black," David Cortright, Sojourners , April 2006.

Fact Sheets

Peace Action’s Fact Sheet on Iran (PDF)

Breaking Faith with Nuclear Weapons” (PDF)

Conflict Prevention Options with Iran (PDF)

This resource from Faithful Security answers your questions about nuclear weapons, and explains why religious leaders believe that no country should possess them. To order printed copies, email: info [at] faithfulsecurity.org.