"Ploughshares" is an American
Past contributors
Past contributors to the journal have included:
External links
* [http://www.pshares.org/ "Ploughshares"]
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Ploughshares Ordeal — Ploughshares were laid across a fire pit in a grid pattern and allowed to become red hot. The victim then walked barefoot across the ploughshares, and if his wounds healed in three days he was innocent. This was also used to select leaders of… … The writer's dictionary of science fiction, fantasy, horror and mythology
Ploughshares Fund — The Ploughshares Fund is a public grantmaking foundation that supports initiatives to prevent the spread and use of nuclear, biological and chemical weapons and other weapons of war, and to prevent conflicts that could lead to the use of weapons… … Wikipedia
Trident Ploughshares — originally named Trident Ploughshares 2000 is an anti nuclear weapons group, founded in 1998 with the aim of beating swords into ploughshares (taken from the Book of Isaiah). This is specifically by attempting to disarm the UK Trident nuclear… … Wikipedia
Swords to ploughshares — is a concept in which military weapons or technologies are converted for peaceful civilian applications. The plowshare is often used to symbolize creative tools that benefit mankind, as opposed to destructive tools of war, symbolized by the sword … Wikipedia
Pitstop Ploughshares — The Pitstop Ploughshares are a group of five members of the Catholic Worker who made their way into Shannon Airport and damaged a US Navy C 40 transport in the early hours of 3 February 2003. Their actions were inspired by the vision of Isaiah… … Wikipedia
Trident Ploughshares — Die Trident Ploughshares sind eine Gruppe von Kernwaffengegnern, die auf friedlichem Weg für eine atomare Abrüstung Großbritanniens eintreten. Der Name der von Angie Zelter 1997/1998 gegründeten Gruppierung knüpft an die US amerikanische… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Cohen Awards (Ploughshares) — The Cohen Awards honor the best short story and poem published in Ploughshares. The awards are sponsored by Denise and Mel Cohen. Finalists are nominated by staff editors, and the winners are selected by the advisory editors. Each winner receives … Wikipedia
beat swords into ploughshares — beat/turn swords into ploughshares formal to stop preparing for war and to start using the money you previously spent on weapons to improve people s lives. It would have been unrealistic to expect a country like the United States to turn swords… … New idioms dictionary
turn swords into ploughshares — beat/turn swords into ploughshares formal to stop preparing for war and to start using the money you previously spent on weapons to improve people s lives. It would have been unrealistic to expect a country like the United States to turn swords… … New idioms dictionary
beat swords into ploughshares — If people beat swords into ploughshares, they spend money on humanitarian purposes rather than weapons. (The American English spelling is plowshares ) … The small dictionary of idiomes
