Publications
Here you will find a variety of publications from Jesuit Refugee Service. The Annual Reports give you an idea of our involvement in over 50 countries worldwide. The JRS Eastern Africa Newsletter provides you with more insight on specific areas of concern. Servir is a bi-annual magazine that highlights issues affecting the forcibly displaced and JRS' latest project activities. You will also find books, brochures, research reports and recommended readings.
Here you will find a variety of publications from Jesuit Refugee Service. The Annual Reports give you an idea of our involvement in over 50 countries worldwide. The JRS Eastern Africa Newsletter provides you with more insight on specific areas of concern. Servir is a bi-annual magazine that highlights issues affecting the forcibly displaced and JRS' latest project activities. You will also find books, brochures, research reports and recommended readings.
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Advocacy in Jesuit Refugee Service The 36-page booklet addresses all aspects of JRS advocacy, from day-to-day work in favour of one or more individuals to longer-term activities seeking to change policies nationally, regionally and globally, such as the organisation's participation in campaigns against the use of landmines and refugee detention. The booklet gives a breakdown of the most important issues on which JRS advocacy is focused and provides concrete examples of concerns and positive outcomes of this work. The issues include: access to quality education, food security, detention, protection and durable solutions, landmines and cluster bombs, sexual- and gender-based violence and peace and reconciliation. Download Now |
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In the Footsteps of Pedro Arrupe The hundredth anniversary of Pedro Arrupe's birth is a fitting moment to remember his vision for JRS and ensure, even as the organisation grows and the world changes, that its vitality is sustained into the future. The reflections of Jesuits shared in this booklet testify to the enduring legacy of his vision. They prove correct his prophetic hopes of the role that Jesuits are called to play in alleviating the dramatically urgent needs of forcibly displaced people, and of the spiritual benefits to be reaped in this important modern apostolate. Twenty-seven years after the establishment of JRS, the magnificent response to his initial appeal has not diminished, and the impact of this apostolate on Provinces who make men available, remains real and profound. Arrupe's vision has inspired so many Jesuits, lay people and religious who have worked with JRS and will continue to guide it into the future. Rome 1 November 2007 Lluís Magriñà, SJ Peter Balleis SJ Download Now |
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The wound on the border: 25 years with refugees The history of the Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) is the history of refugees. To mark the 25th anniversary of its foundation by Fr Pedro Arrupe SJ, we offer this memoir. The centre of gravity of this book is not JRS or its work, but the refugees themselves. What we celebrate is their dignity, courage and determination to keep hope alive: to choose light instead of darkness. This book has been written thanks to a priceless resource material: the lives and experiences of JRS workers. It is not meant to be historically exhaustive, but to bring together testimonies of people who have witnessed the growth of JRS at different stages and to offer their experience and vision, sharing significant events in their regions, the specific challenges and dilemmas they encountered, and the signs of hope. In his letter which established the Jesuit Refugee Service, Fr Arrupe had said: 'The spiritual as well as the material needs of nearly 16 million refugees throughout the world today could scarcely be greater'. Today there are 50 million forcibly displaced people worldwide. The words of Fr Arrupe have inspired many people to give themselves to the service of refugees, a privilege that many share in the pages of this book. Those who would like copies of the book are asked to contact the JRS International Office at international@mail06.jrs.net We have chosen to distribute the book without charge. We would be grateful for your contribution towards its publication. Thank you. The Wound of the Border is also available here in Acrobat PDF format. Download Now |
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God in Exile: Towards a Shared Spirituality with Refugees To join JRS is to embark on a journey of faith accompanied by refugees (JRS seminar, Kigali, 1995). Over the years, JRS workers have reflected on the spiritual values represented by refugees, what message they have to share with JRS and the rest of the world. This spontaneous search for meaning echoes a need voiced several times over, for greater emphasis on and definition of aspects of the faith, the cornerstone on which JRS is built. God in Exile: Towards a Shared Spirituality with Refugees evolved precisely as a response to this need. It is a compilation of reflections from a spiritual perspective shared by people - religious, lay people and refugees - who are part of the JRS mission. It does not pretend to be the final answer in what is essentially a process; rather it is a step in the journey towards discovering, together with refugees, a spirituality arising out of the experience of forced exile and the specific faith-based response of JRS. A value of this book is that it underlines the typically Ignatian nature of the JRS response. Download Now |
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Dans les pas de Pedro Arrupe La spiritualité ignacienne vécue dans le service des réfugiés
Le centième anniversaire de la naissance du père Pedro Arrupe est le moment rêvé pour se rappeler sa vision du JRS et faire en sorte que, même si l'organisation grandit et si le monde change, le JRS continue à vivre aujourd'hui et demain. Les diverses réflexions que des Jésuites ont bien voulu partager dansce livret rendent témoignage à la vitalité de cet héritage. Elles témoignent du rôle prophétique que les Jésuites sont appelés à jouer pour alléger le fardeau qui pèse sur les épaules des personnes déplacées. Mais elles témoignent également du profit spirituel que l'on peut tirer de cet apostolat qui est aussi important que moderne. Vingt-sept ans après la fondation du JRS, la merveilleuse réponse à l'appel initial demeure. Tandis que l'impact de cet apostolat sur les Provinces qui fournissent des hommes, reste profond et réel. La vision du père Arrupe a inspiré un grand nombre de Jésuites, de laïcs et de religieux et religieuses qui ont travaillé avec le JRS et elle continuera à les inspirer dans l'avenir. Rome, 1 novembre 2007 Lluís Magriñà SJ Peter Balleis SJ Download Now |
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Tras los pasos de Pedro Arrupe La espiritualidad ignaciana vivida al servicio de los refugiados El centenario del nacimiento de Pedro Arrupe es un momento oportuno para rememorar la visión que tuvo para el JRS y asegurar, incluso cuando la organización crece y el mundo cambia, que su vitalidad se mantenga en el futuro. Las reflexiones de los jesuitas compartidas en este folleto testifican la permanencia del legado de su visión. Prueban que acertó en su esperanzadora profecía de que los jesuitas han sido llamados para aliviar las acuciantes necesidades de las personas desplazadas por la fuerza y de los beneficios espirituales que se recogerán de este importantey moderno apostolado. Veintisiete años después de la creación del JRS, la magnífica respuesta a su llamamiento inicial no ha disminuido, y el impacto de su apostolado en las Provincias que ponían hombres a su disposición, sigue siendo real y profunda. La visión de Arrupe ha inspirado a muchos jesuitas, laicos y religiosos que han trabajado con el JRS y les continuará guiando en el futuro. Roma, 1 de noviembre de 2007 Lluís Magriñà SJ Peter Balleis SJ Download Now |
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Tras los pasos de Pedro Arrupe Vivere la spiritualità ignaziana nel servizio per i rifugiati
Il centenario della nascita di Pedro Arrupe costituisce un'occasione ideale per ricordare la sua visione del JRS e assicurarci che, nonostante l'organizzazione cresca e il mondo cambi, la sua vitalità venga conservata e proiettata nel futuro. Le riflessioni dei gesuiti condivise in questa pubblicazione testimoniano il perdurare dell'eredità della sua visione. Dimostrano l'esattezza delle sue speranze profetiche sul ruolo dei gesuiti nel dare risposta ai bisogni più drammaticamente urgenti dei rifugiati e degli sfollati, e riguardo ai benefici spirituali che possono essere colti da questo importante apostolato moderno. A ventisette anni dalla fondazione del JRS, la magnifica risposta alla sua prima chiamata non è diminuita e l'impatto di questo apostolato sulle Province che mettono a disposizione i loro uomini resta concreto e profondo. La visione di Arrupe è stata fonte di ispirazione per molti, gesuiti, laici e religiosi che hanno lavorato con il JRS e continuerà ad esserne la guida anche in futuro. Roma, 1 Novembre 2007 Lluís Magriñà SJ Peter Balleis SJ Download Now |
