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Ekklesia, UK
June 19 2013
Submitted by Simon Barrow on 19 June 2013 - 11:56am Crime
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BriefarmeniaarmenianArmenian genocidegenocideharry
hagopianTurkeyBlogLooking back to look forward
Every year Ekklesia contributors, and especially our associate Dr Harry
Hagopian, reflect on the historical crime of the 1915-23 Armenian
genocide, a tragedy which illustrates all-too-well the contemporary
resonance and impact of difficult history.
These events, if not exactly hidden from history, has been overlooked
(deliberately so) in the catalogue of horrors that make up a
significant portion of the twentieth century.
The philosopher Peter Singer has recently argued that, demographically
and statistically, war and conflict has been declining in the world
on modern times. That may be true in terms of numbers, and for the
portion of the planet who live in comparative affluence. As an overall
judgement, it raises many questions, however - not least ones about
who makes such judgments, what weight history carries, what prospects
exist for a more meaningfully peaceful future, and how the stories
of those like the Armenians (and millions who have lost their lives
in a stunning 500+ conflagrations since World War 2) feature in -
and beyond - our arithmetic.
In 2013 we are a little behind with our marking of the Armenian
Genocide. But we are extremely grateful to Harry for providing the
opportunity to publish a moving, personal, profoundly Christian
(yet also politically aware) piece by Ara Iskanderian, entitled
'Remembrance, forgiveness, transformation: the Armenian Genocide'. You
can read it in full here: http://www.ekklesia.co.uk/node/18569
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© Simon Barrow is co-director of Ekklesia.
http://www.ekklesia.co.uk/node/18570
Ekklesia, UK
June 19 2013
Submitted by Simon Barrow on 19 June 2013 - 11:56am Crime
and JusticeEconomy and PoliticsReligion and SocietyNews
BriefarmeniaarmenianArmenian genocidegenocideharry
hagopianTurkeyBlogLooking back to look forward
Every year Ekklesia contributors, and especially our associate Dr Harry
Hagopian, reflect on the historical crime of the 1915-23 Armenian
genocide, a tragedy which illustrates all-too-well the contemporary
resonance and impact of difficult history.
These events, if not exactly hidden from history, has been overlooked
(deliberately so) in the catalogue of horrors that make up a
significant portion of the twentieth century.
The philosopher Peter Singer has recently argued that, demographically
and statistically, war and conflict has been declining in the world
on modern times. That may be true in terms of numbers, and for the
portion of the planet who live in comparative affluence. As an overall
judgement, it raises many questions, however - not least ones about
who makes such judgments, what weight history carries, what prospects
exist for a more meaningfully peaceful future, and how the stories
of those like the Armenians (and millions who have lost their lives
in a stunning 500+ conflagrations since World War 2) feature in -
and beyond - our arithmetic.
In 2013 we are a little behind with our marking of the Armenian
Genocide. But we are extremely grateful to Harry for providing the
opportunity to publish a moving, personal, profoundly Christian
(yet also politically aware) piece by Ara Iskanderian, entitled
'Remembrance, forgiveness, transformation: the Armenian Genocide'. You
can read it in full here: http://www.ekklesia.co.uk/node/18569
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© Simon Barrow is co-director of Ekklesia.
http://www.ekklesia.co.uk/node/18570