Resume of John Dear
| 1959. | Born on August 13th in Elizabeth City, North Carolina. |
| 1977. | Attended Fall Semester at Georgetown University, Washington, D.C. |
| 1981. | May, Graduated from Duke, Magna Cum Laude. September, began working at the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Foundation, and graduate courses at Georgetown University. |
| 1982. | June-July, Traveled throughout Israel. August 18th, entered the Society of Jesus, at Wernersville, Pennsylvania. Fall, worked at the John Paul II Center for Handicapped Children |
| 1983. | Spring, worked at the Trinity Spiritual Center in Harrisburg, PA, and the Gesu Church in Philadelphia. |
| 1984. | Spring, Founded and directed the D.C. Schools Project
for Salvadoran Youth, from Georgetown University, Washington, D.C. April 17th, first arrest for civil disobedience at the Pentagon. August 18th, professed vows as a Jesuit, Wernersville, PA. September 1st, moved to New York, began graduate studies in philosophy at Fordham University |
| 1985. | May-August, lived and worked in El Salvador. Traveled to Nicaragua and Guatemala. |
| 1986. | May-August, worked at Witness for Peace with Nicaragua,
in Washington, D.C. September 1st, moved to Scranton, PA to begin teaching at Scranton Prep High School. |
| 1987. | Disarming the Heart: Toward a Vow of Nonviolence published. |
| 1988. | Jean Donovan and the Call to Discipleship published. June 1st. Moved to Washington, D.C. to work at the McKenna Center for the homeless and St. Aloysius church. August, traveled to El Salvador. |
| 1989. | September 1st. Moved to Berkeley, California to
begin studies at the Graduate Theological Union. Christ Is With the Poor: Stories of Horace McKenna published. |
| 1990. | Our God Is Nonviolent published. January, 21-day public fast for an end to US military aid to El Salvador. Summer, travel to the Philippines and El Salvador. |
| 1991 | Oscar Romero and the Nonviolent Struggle for Justice
published. It's a Sin to Build a Nuclear Weapon: The Writings of Richard McSorley published. Words of Peace: Selections from Daniel Berrigan published. |
| 1992. | Seeds of Nonviolence published. May, received Master of Divinity Degree; May-August, lived in Guatemala; October, journey to Haiti. |
| 1993. | May, received Master of Sacred Theology Degree; June 12th, ordained Catholic priest, begin working at St. Aloysius' church in D.C. December 7th, arrested for Plowshares disarmament action in Goldsboro, North Carolina. |
| 1994. | July 22nd, released from jail; begins 6 months under
house arrest, Washington, D.C. The God of Peace: Toward a Theology of Nonviolence published. The Sacrament of Civil Disobedience published. |
| 1995. | Peace Behind Bars: A Journal from Jail published. May 1st, move to Richmond, Virginia, become director of the Sacred Heart Center. Summer, organized protest against the Smithsonian's "Enola Gay/Hiroshima" exhibit. |
| 1996. | Apostle of Peace: Essays in Honor of Daniel Berrigan published. |
| 1997. | January, moved to New York City, to teach theology
for the spring semester at Fordham University. September 1st, move to Derry, Northern Ireland for sabbatical "tertianship" year. |
| 1998. | June, moved to New York City, became director of
the Fellowship of Reconciliation. And the Risen Bread: Selected Poems of Daniel Berrigan published. The Road to Peace: Writings on Peace and Justice by Henri Nouwen published. |
| 1999. | The Vision of Peace: Faith and Hope in Northern
Ireland, The Writings of Mairead Maguire published. The Sound of Listening: A Retreat Journal from Thomas Merton's Hermitage published. March, lead Nobel Peace Laureate delegation to Iraq; October, met with Palestinian and Israeli peace activists. |
| 2000. | Jesus the Rebel published. Organized "The People's Campaign for Nonviolence," 40 days of protest, Washington,DC. |
| 2001. | "Living Peace" published in April. Arrested at the United Nations, January 16th, in protest of sanctions on Iraq. Arrested on Good Friday, April 15, at the USS Intrepid War Museum, New York City. September 11th, begins volunteer work as a Red Cross chaplain for family members Who lost loved ones in the World Trade Center disaster. |
| 2002. | "Mohandas Gandhi: Essential Writings" published in July. August, John moves to northeastern New Mexico to become pastor of churches in Cimarron, Springer, Maxwell, Eagle Nest, Tinaja, Reyado, and Paolo Blanco. |
| 2003. | "Mary of Nazareth, Prophet of Peace" published. Spoke to 300,000 people at the anti-war rally in Washington, D.C. on January 18. Formed "Pax Christi New Mexico," a region of the national Catholic peace movement. |
| 2004. | "The Questions of Jesus" published by Doubleday. Also, edited and published "Testimony: The Word Made Fresh" by Daniel Berrigan |
| 2005. | Made a pilgrimage to India with Arun Gandhi, Gandhi's grandson. Helped coordinate the "sackcloth and ashes" act of repentance at Los Alamos, New Mexico on August 6th, the 60th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima |
| 2006. | Journeyed to Colombia on a pilgrimage of peace; "You Will Be My Witnesses," published by Orbis Books Begins weekly column for the "National Catholic Reporter" |
| 2007. | "Transfiguration," published be Doubleday Month long, national speaking tour of Australia Premiere of the documentary film, "The Narrow Path: Walking the Way of Nonviolence with John Dear," from www.sandamianofoundation.org |
| 2008. | "A Persistent Peace" (John's autobiography) published Nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize |