Resurrection Means Nonviolence

For me, resurrection is everything. It's the lynchpin of Christianity, the key to nonviolence, the hope we hold dear, and the possibility of a new world of peace. In other…

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Prayer Service for Int’l Nonviolence Day

In the name of the God of peace, the nonviolent Jesus, and the Holy Spirit of love. Welcome to this prayer service for International Nonviolence Day. Let’s begin by taking…

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Revolutionary Nonviolence

In the wake of the U.S. invasion of Iraq, our relentless pursuit of global domination, nuclear brinkmanship, corporate greed and silent oppression of the world's poor, I turn again to…

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The Common Ground of Interfaith Nonviolence

Before moving to New Mexico, I served as director of the Fellowship of Reconciliation, the largest, interfaith peace organization in the United States. Once, I called a meeting of all…

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Mahatma Gandhi, Apostle of Nonviolence

Mahatma Gandhi, Apostle of Nonviolence: An Introduction By John Dear When Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated on January 30, 1948, the world hailed him as one of the greatest spiritual leaders,…

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Mary of Nazareth, Prophet of Nonviolence

(December, 2001) The life of a Christian is a journey on the road to peace. In this culture of violence and war, we need teachers and models who can help…

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From Violence to Nonviolence

In 1988, I traveled with a delegation of North American Christians to a remote village in El Salvador in response to an invitation to stand in solidarity with the suffering…

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Nonviolence, The Hope of the Future

(published in Tikkun magazine, fall, 1999) In a world of war and injustice, any real spirituality has to engage the struggle for peace and justice. In a culture of violence…

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Blessed Are the Nonviolent

Blessed are the poor in spirit; for theirs is the reign of heaven. Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. Blessed are the meek, for they will…

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Our God Is a God of Nonviolence

Peacemaking Religion In a War Making World The God of peace is never glorified by human violence.-- Thomas Merton In Jesus Christ, God disarmed himself. God surrendered himself without protection…

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