“Jesus was totally nonviolent and calls us to practice and teach Gospel nonviolence and welcome God’s reign of peace and nonviolence, which means from now on, we work for the abolition of war, poverty, racism, gun violence, the death penalty, nuclear weapons, environmental destruction, and all violence.” – Fr. John Dear
The Gospel of Peace: A Commentary on Matthew, Mark & Luke from the Perspective of Nonviolence
Fr. John Dear’s new book, his life’s work, “The Gospel of Peace: A Commentary on Matthew, Mark and Luke from the Perspective of Nonviolence” is now available from Orbis Books. It is the first ever commentary on the Synoptic Gospels from the perspective of active nonviolence, in the tradition of...
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The Sacrament of Civil Disobedience
“The Sacrament of Civil Disobedience” Revised 2022 Edition, with new foreword by Shane Claiborne, Available on amazon, in the U.K. To order, visit: https://labora.press/product/the-sacrament-of-civil-disobedience/...
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The Trouble with Our State
“The Trouble with Our State,” Poetry by Daniel Berrigan, Edited by John Dear (available at wipfandstock.com)...
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PRAISE BE PEACE: The Psalms of Peace and Nonviolence in a Time of War and Climate Change
Introduction to “Praise Be Peace” By John Dear Driving north along California’s Highway One from my little hermitage beside the Pacific Ocean near the village of Harmony to Big Sur and its mountaintop New Camaldoli monastery, I feel a lightness of spirit amidst the breath-taking scenery and the fresh ocean...
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- Landmark Speeches On U.S. Pacifism, Ed. Susan Schultz Huxman, includes John’s “Speech at the National March against the Iraq War, 2003.” Texas A & M Univ. Press, 2015.
- Love, Henri: The Letters of Henri Nouwen, Features letters to John Dear from Henri Nouwen, Penguin Press, Fall, 2016.
- Nonviolent Lives, by Ken Butigan, with a chapter profile on John (Pace e Bene Press, 2016)
- Divine Rebels: American Christian Activists for Social Justice, By Deena Guzder, Features a chapter on John Dear, Lawrence Hill Books, 2011.
- We Are Already One: Thomas Merton’s Message of Hope, Ed. By Gray Henry and Jonathan Montaldo, Features John’s chapter, “Thomas Merton’s Hopeful Life of Peace,” Fons Vitae, 2014.
- Doing Time for Peace: Resistance, Family and Community, Ed. By Rosalie Riegle, Features a chapter on John Dear, Vanderbilt Univ. Press, 2012.
- Waging Peace: a Memoir of David Hartsough, With a foreword by John Dear, PM Press, 2014.
- Love Is What Matters: Writings of Louie Vitale, With an Afterword by John Dear, Pace e Bene Press, 2015.
- Lightning East to West by Jim Douglass, With an Afterword by John Dear, Wipf and Stock, 2006.
- Peacework by Henri Nouwen, With a Foreword by John Dear, Orbis Books, 2006.
- Pursuing the Spiritual Roots of Protest: Merton’s Peace Retreat, by Gordon Oyer, With an afterword by John Dear, Cascade Books, 2014.
- Remembering Henri, Eds., Gerald Twomey and Claude Pomerleau, With a chapter by John Dear, Orbis Books, 2016
- A Faith Not Worth Fighting For, Ed. By Tripp York and Justin Barringer, With a chapter by John Dear, Cascade Books, 2012.
- It’s a Sin to Build a Nuclear Weapon, By Richard McSorley, Ed., with an introduction by John Dear, Wipf and Stock, 2010.
- Challenging Empire (Sabeel Conference, Palestine, 2011) With a chapter by John Dear, Sabeel Center, Jerusalem, 2012
- The Merton Annual, 2006, With a chapter by John Dear, Ed. Victor Kramer, Fons Vitae, 2006.
- Witness Against Torture: The Campaign to Close Guantanamo, with a chapter by John Dear, www.yellowbikepress.com 2008.
- Peace Is the Way: Writings from the Fellowship of Reconciliation, with a chapter by John Dear, Orbis Books, 2000.
- Bread and Wine: Readings for Lent and Easter, with a chapter by John Dear, Plough Publishing House, 2003.
- “To Dwell In Peace”, by Daniel Berrigan (autobiography) Foreword by John Dear. Wipf and Stock Edition, www.wipfandstock.com 2008.
- “Daniel Berrigan: Essential Writings” edited by John Dear,AUDIOBOOK, from Blackstone audio, CDs, available from amazon.com
- “Choosing Peace: The Catholic Church Returns to Gospel Nonviolence,”edited by Marie Dennis, featuring a chapter by John Dear, Orbis Books, 2018
- “John Dear: Ein Mensch des Friedens und der Gewaltfreiheit warden,”an anthology of writings by John Dear, 2018, available only in Germany.