Books by John Dear



  

"A Persistent Peace"

By John Dear

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"Put Down Your Sword"

By John Dear

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Read an interview with John about the book


Transfiguration "Transfiguration"

By John Dear

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Or call Doubleday, at 1-800-726-0600

Read the Foreword by Archbishop Desmond Tutu.


"Seeds of Nonviolence"

By John Dear

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"You Will Be My Witnesses"

By John Dear
Available from: Orbis Books. To order, call 1-800-258-5838.

The Questions of Jesus The Questions of Jesus

Foreword by Richard Rohr
Excerpts:
"The Questions of Jesus"

Reviews:
America Magazine
Review by Shelley Douglass
Available from: Amazon

Living Peace Living Peace: A Spirituality of Contemplation and Action

Excerpts:
From the conclusion of Living Peace
Beating Swords into Plowshares

Reviews:
"Answering the Call" in America Magazine
St. Anthony Messenger Book Review
"The Tidings" in Los Angeles
Review by Shelley Douglass
Available from: Amazon, or Iona Press


Mary of Nazareth, Prophet of Peace Mary of Nazareth, Prophet of Peace
Excerpts:
Read the Conclusion

Reviews:
Spirituality and Health magazine (April, 2003)
Available from: Ave Maria Press

Mohandas Gandhi Mohandas Gandhi: Essential Writings
Excerpts:
Mahatma Gandhi, Apostle of Nonviolence, Introduction
by John Dear


Available from: Orbis Books  and  Amazon


Testimony TESTIMONY
By Daniel Berrigan, Edited with a foreword by John Dear
Foreword by John Dear

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Jesus the Rebel Jesus the Rebel: Bearer of God's Peace and Justice
Excerpts:
Blessed Are the Nonviolent
Lazarus, Come Forth!

 
Available from: Sheed & Ward, Amazon, www.forusa.org or Iona Press


Peace Behind Bars Peace Behind Bars: A Journal from Jail
Reviews:
"Keeping Faith Alive" in Sojourners magazine
Available from: Sheed & Ward, Amazon or www.forusa.org


The Sound of Listening The Sound of Listening: A Retreat Journal from Thomas Merton's Hermitage
Excerpts:
Apostles' Creed
The Prayer of St. Francis, Updated

 


Disarming the Heart Disarming the Heart: Toward a Vow of Nonviolence
Excerpts:
Vow of Nonviolence
Available from: Amazon or www.forusa.org


The Vision of Peace The Vision of Peace: Faith and Hope in Northern Ireland
by Nobel Peace Laureate, Mairead Corrigan Maguire, edited by John Dear
Excerpts:
Foreward by John Dear

Available from: Orbis Books or Amazon


Road to Peace The Road to Peace: Writings on Peace and Justice by Henri Nouwen, edited by John Dear
Related Links:
Henri Nouwen
 
Available from: Orbis Books or Amazon
NOW AVAILABLE IN PAPERBACK! ($15)
(February, 2002)


Seeds of Nonviolence
Available from: Catholic Worker Bookstore, Amazon or www.forusa.org


The Sacrament of Civil Disobedience
Excerpts:
Jesus and Civil Disobedience
Available from: Catholic Worker Bookstore


Apostle of Peace: Essays in Honor of Daniel Berrigan, ed. by John Dear

Introduction by John Dear

Available from: www.forusa.org or Catholic Worker Bookstore


Risen Bread And the Risen Bread: The Selected Poems of Daniel Berrigan, 1957-1997, edited by John Dear
Available from: Amazon


The God of Peace: Toward a Theology of Nonviolence
Excerpts:
From Violence to Nonviolence
The Nonviolence of Jesus
Available from: Wipf and Stock


Our God Is Nonviolent: Witnesses in the Struggle for Peace and Justice
Available from: Amazon

It's a Sin to Build a Nuclear Weapon:
Writings on War and Peace by Richard McSorley, S.J.,
edited and with an introduction by John Dear, S.J.
Excerpts:
excerpt from the introduction by John Dear, S.J.

Available from: Catholic Worker Bookstore

The Questions of Jesus Oscar Romero and the Nonviolent Struggle for Justice, by John Dear, SJ

Excerpts: Read Text

Reviews:
Available from: Order Here

Jean Denovan and the Call to Discipleship Jean Donovan and the Call to Discipleship
Excerpts: Jean Donovan and the Call to Discipleship

Reviews:
Available from: www.paxchristiusa.org

Jean Denovan and the Call to Discipleship The Sound of Listening: A Retreat Journal from Thomas Merton’s Hermitage
Available from: www.wipfandstock.com

Still another book:
Words of Peace: Selections from Daniel Berrigan, S.J.
Edited with an introduction by John Dear, S.J.
Also available from: Pax Christi USA at www.paxchristiusa.org
Christ Is With the Poor: Stories and Sayings of Horace McKenna, S.J.,
Available from: The McKenna Center for the Homeless, 19 Eye Street, NW, Washington, DC, 20001. (202-842-1112)