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Responding to the suggestion that he teach writing, McCarthy said, \"I'd rather teach peace,\" and that's what he's been doing ever since in every kind of school all over the country. He teaches his students about the famous (Gandhi and King) and about those who should be famous (Dorothy Day and Jeanette Rankin). He tells them startling things (since the end of World War II, there has never been a democratically elected government as a result of U.S. military presence in a foreign country), and he encourages them to talk about what they're learning. Here he offers a kind of how-to manual, explaining how he gets kids to explore issues relating to peace and how he motivates them to think creatively. Instead of theory, he gives us practice --and a sense of the pleasure he takes from introducing his students to the joy of exploration. The book should be required reading for every educator in America. \"\u003cstrong\u003e--David Pitt, Booklist, American Library Association\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen acclaimed \u003cem\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/em\u003e columnist Colman McCarthy was invited to teach a course on writing at an impoverished public school in Washington, D.C., he responded, \"I'd rather teach peace.\" Thus began the work he has passionately pursued for the past three decades: teaching courses on nonviolence, conflict management, and peace studies in high schools, colleges, and prisons.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eI'\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003ed Rather Teach Peace\u003c\/em\u003e chronicles one semester in six of these schools, as students find themselves challenged and inspired by an unconventional course and by a man who believes that if we don't teach our children peace, someone else will teach them violence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex flex-col text-sm pb-25\"\u003e\n\u003carticle data-turn=\"assistant\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-4\" data-turn-id=\"request-WEB:118b2b15-71b7-482d-9f11-d7bd484456a4-1\" dir=\"auto\" class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none [--shadow-height:45px] has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none has-data-writing-block:-mt-(--shadow-height) has-data-writing-block:pt-(--shadow-height) [\u0026amp;:has([data-writing-block])\u0026gt;*]:pointer-events-auto scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+\u0026amp;]:mt-1\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-2\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-id=\"92e9419f-e665-498c-9e6a-f4c490ab642d\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[1px]\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full wrap-break-word light markdown-new-styling\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-is-only-node=\"\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-end=\"481\" data-start=\"143\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eColman McCarthy\u003c\/strong\u003e was a columnist for \u003cem data-end=\"200\" data-start=\"179\"\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/em\u003e for 28 years and the founder of the Center for Teaching Peace, part of the Washington Peace Center, a nonprofit organization that helps schools establish peace studies programs. 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Ira Chernus surveys the evolution of this powerful idea from the Colonial Era up to today, focusing on representative movements (Anabaptists, Quakers, Anarchists, Progressives) and key individuals (Thoreau, Reinhold Niebuhr, Dorothy Day, A.J. Muste, King, Barbara Deming), including non-Americans like Mohandas Gandhi and Thich Nhat Hanh, who have helped form the idea of nonviolence in the United States. \u003cem\u003eAmerican Nonviolence\u003c\/em\u003e offers an essential guide for both students and activists.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIra Chernus\u003c\/strong\u003e is professor of religious studies at the University of Colorado at Boulder. 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Such people, whom he called living \"sacraments\" or signs of peace, were those \"able to unite in themselves and experience in their own lives all that is best and most true in the numerous spiritual traditions.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWilliam Apel\u003c\/strong\u003e was a professor of religious studies at Linfield College, Oregon.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":23985108615232,"sku":"978-1-57075-681-8","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/signs-of-peace-653x1000.jpg?v=1747248361"},{"product_id":"peacebuilding","title":"Peacebuilding","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"color: #3682d5;\"\u003e\"A uniquely powerful and important book. Its relevance begins with the Catholic community but it reaches beyond the church to other religious traditions to the role of states and international institutions and--most powerfully--to the lives of those seeking to build the structures of peace in conflicted communities throughout the world. For the church, these essays provide rich resources, building on the Catholic social essays offer a religiously grounded theology and ethics with secular relevance precisely because intrastate conflict has been so pervasive in this new century. The audiences for this book are multiple; the issues it confronts are compellingly important; the message it offers will be a sign of hope and a source of wisdom.\" --\u003cstrong\u003eJ. 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The 20 contributors represent a variety of disciplines and some of the issues discussed include:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEcclesiology and the challenges of reconciliation, justice and peace in the context of crises, conflict, and poverty\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReconciliation, justice, and peace in Scripture, small Christian communities, and the church\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCorruption, democratic principles, and governance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntegrity of the earth: environment, ecology, natural resources, and the church in Africa\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe role of the Catholic Church in the public sphere\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWomen, leadership, and the theology of the church\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGender justice in the church and in African society\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInterreligious dialogue (Christianity, Islam, and African Religion)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe challenge and ethics of HIV\/AIDS prevention.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAgbonkhianmeghe E. 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He saw the works of the American Jesuits as fully devoted to the service of others, resonant of an African anthropology of Ubuntu that teaches “a person is a person through other persons.”  He joined the Jesuits in 1986 and was ordained in 1998. \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eFluent in four languages, Dean Orobator received his Ph.D in theology and religious studies from the University of Leeds in England, his MBA from Georgetown University, and his licentiate in sacred theology from JST-SCU, from which he also received an honorary doctorate in 2012.  He previously served as provincial superior of the Jesuits of the Eastern Africa Province, and has taught theology and religious studies at Hekima University College, St. Augustine College of South Africa in Johannesburg, and Marquette University in Milwaukee. He serves on the board of directors of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eTheological Studies\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eand the editorial board o\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eMarraige, Families, \u0026amp; Spirituality. \u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eA member of the board of directors of Georgetown University, Dean Orobator is author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eTheology Brewed in an African Pot\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eReligion and Faith in Africa: Confessions of an Animist\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003ebased on Duffy Lectures he delivered at Boston College, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Pope and the Pandemic: Lessons in Leadership in a Time of Crisis\u003c\/i\u003e, a Catholic Media Association award winner. 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But we will not necessarily know all about it beforehand.” –\u003c\/i\u003eThomas Merton to Jim Forest\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eIn entering the Trappist Abbey of Gethsemane in 1941, Thomas Merton initially saw himself as withdrawing from “the world.” But in later years his sense of monastic vocation changed. His contemplative life became a point of prophetic engagement with his fellow men and women in their struggles, their hopes, and their questions. 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And together we must commit ourselves to building a world that is more peaceful because it is more just, where it is peace that triumphs and not the folly of war; justice, and not the injustice of war; mutual forgiveness, and not the hatred that divides and makes us see the other, the person who is different from us, as an enemy.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #1575ab;\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePope Francis\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFrom the beginning of his papacy, Pope Francis has made concern and action for peace and nonviolence one of his signature themes. From his travels to Iraq and other war-torn regions to his prophetic homilies in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, he has called the world to pursue a different path. Now, with the recent crisis in the Ukraine, his powerful voice is more prophetic and necessary than ever.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/filigree-divider_18_lg_480x480.gif?v=1648062511\" alt=\"\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" width=\"433\" height=\"83\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Pope_Francis_Against_War_Intro.pdf?v=1653657081\"\u003eClick Here For The Book Introduction\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; 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mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=75000;\"\u003e“John Dear’s is a beautiful message of peace!”—\u003cb\u003eAnne Lamott, author, \u003ci\u003eTraveling Mercies\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAlmost Everything\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; margin-bottom: 11.25pt; text-align: center; background: white;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: #2e75b6; mso-themecolor: accent1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #2E75B6; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=75000;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“There is an imaginative quality to Dear’s commentary, a prophetic ability to extract Christ’s opposition to violence even from unlikely or less-than-obvious passages. . . . [This] detailed look at how the synoptic Gospels emphasize nonviolence is a sorely needed contribution in a country and a church that blur the stark lines between Christianity and militarism.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: #2e75b6; mso-themecolor: accent1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #2E75B6; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=75000;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e--\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmerica\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; margin-bottom: 11.25pt; text-align: center; background: white;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: #2e75b6; mso-themecolor: accent1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #2E75B6; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=75000;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #2e75b6; mso-themecolor: accent1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #2E75B6; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=75000;\"\u003e\"[Dear] is not only an advocate for peace but also an excavator as he uncovers the vein of nonviolence that he sees threaded throughout the Synoptic Gospels.\"- \u003cb\u003eVincent M. Smiles, The Bible Today\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; margin-bottom: 11.25pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal; background: white;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #2e75b6; mso-themecolor: accent1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #2E75B6; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=75000;\"\u003eWith the Third World War being fought piecemeal as our Holy Father Pope Francis regularly reminds us, and the violence of handguns and assault weapons daily taking the lives of God's children in the U.S., we Christians need to be reminded that the Gospel of Jesus is about peace. . . .  Father John Dear's book [assists] us in becoming blessed peacemakers ourselves.”\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e—\u003cb\u003eBishop John Stowe, OFM Conv., Bishop-President, Pax Christi USA\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; text-align: center; line-height: normal; background: white;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #2e75b6; mso-themecolor: accent1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #2E75B6; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=75000;\"\u003e“Prepare to be inspired, as John Dear guides you on a journey into the nonviolent revolution grounded in Jesus and his Way of Love. Along the way, you will encounter anew the steadfast fearlessness of figures like Gandhi, Martin Luther King, Jr., Dorothy Day, and Oscar Romero . . . and find yourself ready to join them in this holy work.” —\u003cb\u003eThe Most Rev. Michael B. Curry, Presiding Bishop of The Episcopal Church; author, \u003ci\u003eThe Power of Love \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; text-align: center; line-height: normal; background: white;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #2e75b6; mso-themecolor: accent1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #2E75B6; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=75000;\"\u003e“Each time I consult this magnificent commentary for insight into a particular gospel passage, I am drawn further into the nonviolent teachings of Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King, Jr.  As John Dear convincingly demonstrates, Jesus was their inspiration. The Gospel of Peace lovingly confronts us all with what it means to follow Jesus in all dimensions of life. It is a master class on Christian discipleship.”—\u003cb\u003eThe Rt. Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde, Bishop, Episcopal Diocese of Washington, DC. \u003c\/b\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; text-align: center; line-height: normal; background: white;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #2e75b6; mso-themecolor: accent1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #2E75B6; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=75000;\"\u003e'As I read carefully through Dear’s exegesis of the Sermon on the Mount, which he renames “The Great Mountaintop Sermon on Nonviolence,” I bought more and more into his thesis, that peace and the commitment to radical nonviolence are at the very heart of Jesus’s message. And as I read through Dear’s interpretations of Mark and Luke’s Gospels, I became increasingly convinced that the peace he gave us was indeed Jesus’s primary message.\" - \u003cb\u003eMarian Ronan, EqualwRites\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #2e75b6; mso-themecolor: accent1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #2E75B6; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=75000;\"\u003e“This book is highly recommended for seminaries and parish libraries. It will challenge readers and preachers to reconsider the message of the gospels and the truth of Christ’s message. Dear never succumbs to scholarly jargon or theoretical arguments. Instead, he takes the gospels seriously and seems to imagine that if the rest of us did the same, well, it could change the world. This commentary belongs in the hands of every priest and deacon, every minister and chaplain, and every politician and leader in our country (and the world). “- \u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003eHerman Sutter, Catholic Library World \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; margin-bottom: 11.25pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal; background: white;\" align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e                                                  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"x_MsoNormal x_ContentPasted0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_ContentPasted0\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Untitleddesign_996f4ae0-8f3e-42e0-a70e-fae1efcca8a6_480x480.png?v=1692714321\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"x_MsoNormal x_ContentPasted0\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"x_MsoNormal x_ContentPasted0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_ContentPasted0\"\u003eIn this original and inspiring new commentary\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_contentpasted0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_ContentPasted0\"\u003eFather John Dear walks us through every line of the three synoptic Gospels, pointing out Jesus’ practice and teachings of nonviolence each step of the way.   \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"x_MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_contentpasted0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_ContentPasted0\"\u003eAs Dear shows us, Jesus is\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_contentpasted0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_ContentPasted0\"\u003e—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_contentpasted0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_ContentPasted0\"\u003elike Gandhi and Martin Luther King, Jr.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_contentpasted0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_ContentPasted0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_contentpasted0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_ContentPasted0\"\u003enonviolent to the core, a disarming, healing presence toward those in need. This Jesus is also a revolutionary disrupter of the unjust status quo and a political threat to the ruling authorities. Those authorities succeed in killing him, only to push Jesus to the heights of nonviolence through his death and resurrection. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"x_MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_contentpasted0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_ContentPasted0\"\u003eThis original commentary brings a fresh new approach to the Gospels for all those who preach or engage in social ministries. It is sure to inspire everyone in this time of permanent warfare, gun violence, racism, poverty, and climate change.   \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_WordSection1\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"x_MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_contentpasted0\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_ContentPasted0\"\u003eRev. John Dear\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_contentpasted0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_ContentPasted0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_ContentPasted0\"\u003eis an internationally recognized voice and leader for peace and nonviolence. A priest, activist, and author, he served for years as the director of the Fellowship of Reconciliation. \u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_contentpasted0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_ContentPasted0\"\u003eThe author of forty books, including\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci class=\"x_ContentPasted0\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/orbisbooks.com\/products\/they-will-inherit-the-earth?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=421000274\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eThey Will Inherit the Earth\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci class=\"x_ContentPasted0\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/orbisbooks.com\/products\/lazarus-come-forth?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=d9b6621ac\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eLazarus, Come Forth!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e(from Orbis), Father John is founder and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_ContentPasted0\"\u003edirector of “The Beatitudes Center for the Nonviolent Jesus,”\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_MsoHyperlink\" style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.beatitudescenter.org\/\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" id=\"LPlnkOWA164f3e54-542e-ca60-b3ec-47efaf77e26c\" class=\"x_OWAAutoLink x_ContentPasted0\" data-loopstyle=\"linkonly\" data-linkindex=\"0\" style=\"color: #2b00ff;\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ewww.beatitudescenter.org\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_MsoHyperlink\"\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_contentpasted0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_ContentPasted0\"\u003ewhere he hosts and offers virtual workshops on Jesus and nonviolence. He was nominated several times for the Nobel Peace Prize, including by Archbishop Desmond Tutu. He lives in Cayucos, CA. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr class=\"x_ContentPasted0\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #1c7b2f;\" class=\"x_ContentPasted0\"\u003eCover art: Jesus the Peacemaker, © Laura James  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #1c7b2f;\" class=\"x_ContentPasted0\"\u003eCover design: Diane Mastrogiulio \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #1c7b2f;\" class=\"x_ContentPasted0\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/image_480x480.jpg?v=1684772385\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_ContentPasted0\"\u003eRelated Materials\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch4 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Dear_The_Gospel_of_Peace_TOC.pdf?v=1692733820\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; 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