It was six o’clock on April 5th,1968, a Friday morning. My mother came into my room, shook me awake and said, “John, Martin Luther King has been killed. You have…
There they are, two crestfallen disciples after Jesus’ horrific torture and execution. Fearful and grief-stricken, they're clearing out of Jerusalem and drifting toward Emmaus, none of which should bring the…
It was six o’clock on April 5 th,1968, a Friday morning. My mother came into my room, shook me awake and said, “John, Martin Luther King has been killed. You…
Originally published in 1992 by Fortkamp Publishing Co., the critically acclaimed Seeds of Nonviolence chronicles John Dear’s early experiments in Gospel nonviolence, from his service to the homeless in Washington,…
From the Director… “Father Dear is a celebrated peace activist and the author of over twenty books; he also served as a chaplain ministering to the families of those killed…
Available from Wipf and Stock publishers. To order, call: 1-541-344-1528. See also: www.wipfandstock.com “It’s a real soul art to be engaged in fever pitch in social action and to be…
Foreword by John Dear The Vision of Peace, edited by John Dear, features the first ever collection of writings by Mairead Corrigan Maguire, the 1976 Nobel Peace Prize Winner from…
Edited with a foreword by John Dear In word and deed, whether in courts, jail cells, classrooms, or chapels, Daniel Berrigan has proclaimed the Word of God: 'Blessed are teh…
After pondering the arrest, trial, torture and execution of Jesus this past Holy Week, and the ongoing crucifixion of Christ in the world’s poor, in the people of Iraq, in…
Last week, after lectures at the Thomas Merton Conference in Vancouver, British Columbia, and in Victoria and Cowichan Bay on Vancouver Island, I caught the early morning ferry back to…