Collection, 1915-

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Collection, 1915-

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Primarily printed material, 1915-present: annual reports, pamphlets, and Christmas cards issued by the FOR (Great Britain). Materials in the Swarthmore College Peace Collection combine all materials from the national chapters of the FOR in Great Britain.

15 linear in.

Swarthmore College, Peace Collection, SCPC

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SNAC Resource ID: 8085108

Swarthmore College, Peace Collection, SCPC

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Fellowship of Reconciliation (Great Britain)

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The FOR began in 1914 when an ecumenical conference was held in Switzerland by Christians seeking to prevent the outbreak of war in Europe. Before the conference ended, however, World War I had started and those present had to return to their respective countries. A German and an Englishman parted company with the words "We are one in Christ and can never be at war." Inspired by that pledge, about 130 Christians of all denominations gathered in Cambridge at the end of 1914 and set up the FOR. In...

Swarthmore College. Peace Collection.

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