Book Club: A Mighty Case
Against War with Kathy Beckwith
In February 2022, World BEYOND War will be holding a
weekly discussion each of four weeks of A Mighty
Case Against War with the author Kathy Beckwith as
part of a small group WBW book club limited to a group
of 18 participants. Kathy Beckwith will send each
participant a signed paperback copy of her book. We'll
let you know which parts of the book will be discussed
each week along with the Zoom details to access the
discussions. Kathy extends a special invitation to high
school students to join this WBW Book Club
selection.
When: For one hour on four
Wednesdays, February 2, 9, 16, and 23, 2022. The time is
5 p.m. Pacific, 8 p.m. Eastern, 2 a.m. Central European,
and so forth (noon in Sydney, 2 p.m. in Aukland):
This is a small group series with limited space of up
to 18 people. Sign up to reserve your spot and allow for
enough time to receive the book. We look forward to
reading and discussing this important book with you!
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About the Book:
Beckwith’s
history of war, and in particular U.S. wars, details why
war sells, the fallacies of common justifications for
war, true costs of war, and sensible alternatives. A
Mighty Case Against War proposes that this
culturally supported, deeply entrenched system of
governmental violence is simply too costly, destructive,
counterproductive, and inhumane to leave unchallenged.
An easily readable book, this is a resource for youth
and adult education, and all who have wondered if a
world beyond war is possible.
"Kathy Beckwith's book lives up to its title. I
probably can't imagine exactly how wonderful a world
we'd have if everyone learned this book in history
class, but I'd sure love to find out. I write about this
same topic and nonetheless learned a great deal of new
information here and found it to be brilliantly
presented. The author's goal is clearly not to get us to
believe something but to prod us into thinking. She
provides multiple points of view on wars. Understanding
what each side saw helps us grasp what Beckwith points
out next: the alternative paths not taken that could
have avoided each particular war. If we learn to
anticipate war propaganda to come, if we are ready to
reject it in real time, this book will have served its
purpose, and more books like it will not be needed; war
will have gone from 'inevitable' to archaic, humanity
from endangered to resilient." --David Swanson, author
of War Is A Lie
"With clear, thoughtful prose and careful research,
this book offers a systematic investigation into
American wars and various nonviolent alternatives. The
author shows U.S. military actions with new
perspectives. The heart of the book is “a gallop”
through America’s 15 wars, not counting the “secret”
wars. It is here that the author’s training as a
mediator shows, for she carefully considers the views of
both sides before considering possible alternatives to
war. Particularly interesting are her discussions of
nonviolent alternatives to World War II and the American
Revolution. The book concludes with a series of chapters
that address various justifications for war that are
commonly invoked. The author writes in an accessible way
about these complex issues, making this book ideal for
high school students interested in a view of U.S.
history not presented in the textbooks, as well as any
reader concerned about the role of the U.S. military in
conflicts around the world." --Daemion Lee, review for
Skipping Stones magazine
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About the Author:
Kathy Beckwith
is a mediation trainer from Dayton, Oregon, working with
schools (K-12) and community mediation programs. She is
a mediator in parent/teen, victim/offender, and
neighborhood mediation, and volunteers as a school
mediation coach. Kathy became concerned about America’s
strong reliance on war as a means of resolving
international conflict. That concern led to research and
study, and finally to this book. She discovered that she
had, indeed, missed some things in U.S. History class.
Kathy's latest book, just out in 2021 is a young
adult novel - ENCOUNTER: When Religions Become
Classmates - From Oregon to India and Back. Kathy
is also the author of the picture book Playing
War; a young adult novel, Critical Mass,
dealing with sexual abuse in the lives of teens; and two
books related to problem-solving, If You Choose Not
to Hit, and Don’t Shoot! We May Both Be on the
Same Side. Kathy is a graduate of Northwest
Nazarene University, Nampa, Idaho. She has been a Peace
Corps volunteer, caregiver in a residential treatment
home for boys, secretary for a geological exploration
office, teacher at an international school in South
India, and host parent for exchange students, in
addition to living and playing with her family on a
small farm where wild blackberries abound.
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