Description
Book SynopsisA Word & Way 2022 Book of the Year Sojourners' 2022 Book Roundup to Inspire Faith and Justice Christian nonviolence is not a settled position but a vibrant and living tradition. This book offers a concise introduction to diverse approaches to, proponents of, and resources for this tradition. It explores the myriad biblical, theological, and practical dimensions of Christian nonviolence as represented by a variety of twentieth- and twenty-first-century thinkers and movements, including previously underrepresented voices. The authors invite readers to explore this tradition and discover how they might live out the gospel in our modern world.
Table of ContentsContents
Introduction
1. Nonviolence of Christian DiscipleshipFollowing Jesus in a World at War
2. Nonviolence as Christian VirtueBecoming a Peaceable People
3. Nonviolence of Christian MysticismUniting with the God of Peace
4. Apocalyptic NonviolenceExposing the Power of Death
5. Realist NonviolenceCreating Just Peace in a Fallen World
6. Nonviolence as Political PracticeBringing Nonviolence into the Public Square
7. Liberationist NonviolenceDisrupting the Spiral of Violence
8. Christian AntiviolenceResisting Sexual and Gender-Based Violence
Conclusion
Index
