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  | | They Will Inherit the Earth Peace and Nonviolence in a Time of Climate Change by John Dear Paperback, 176 Pages, Published 2018 by Orbis Books ISBN-13: 978-1-62698-264-2, ISBN: 1-62698-264-3 ""This is a remarkable testimony summing up a remarkable life: nonviolence is our greatest tool, and here you see it wielded with kindness, firmness, and skill."--Bill McKibbenIn the Beatitudes, Jesus says of the meek, "they will inherit the earth." Meekness, John Dear argues, is the biblical word for nonviolence. He makes the connection Jesus makes at the start of his Sermon on the Mount between our practice of nonviolence and our unity ..." |
 | | The Beatitudes of Peace Meditations on the Beatitudes, Peacemaking & the Spiritual Life by John Dear, Mairead Corrigan Maguire Paperback, 176 Pages, Published 2016 by Twenty-Third Publications ISBN-13: 978-1-62785-107-7, ISBN: 1-62785-107-0 "With a foreword by Nobel Winner Mairead Corrigan Maguire The Beatitudes are the hope and prayer and vision of Jesus...the blueprint for Christian discipleship, the job description of every Christian, says John Dear. These stirring meditations are more than mere reflections. They are a call to action, a summons to take up the Beatitudes as a daily handbook for life, written by an internationally known voice for peace and nonviolence. Se ..." |
 | | Thomas Merton, Peacemaker Meditations on Merton, Peacemaking, and the Spiritual Life by John Dear Paperback, 192 Pages, Published 2015 by Orbis Books ISBN-13: 978-1-62698-107-2, ISBN: 1-62698-107-8 "A noted peacemaker reflects on Thomas Merton's lessons for peacemaking today.In this centenary year of Thomas Merton's birth, longtime peace activist and author John Dear shares meditations on Merton's writings on peace and spiritual life. "The God of peace is never glorified by human violence," Merton wrote. In the early 1960s, the famous Trappist monk, author, and poet broke new ground through his prophetic writings on nuclear weapo ..." |
 | | Praise Be Peace Psalms of Peace and Nonviolence in a Time of War and Climate Change by John Dear Paperback, 176 Pages, Published 2020 by Twenty-Third Publications ISBN-13: 978-1-62785-433-7, ISBN: 1-62785-433-9 "In a violent world, and amid the reality of catastrophic climate change, it s easy to feel overwhelmed. Where can we turn to find the courage and inspiration, we need to stay hopeful and to keep working for peace? International peace activist Fr. John Dear has always found support and comfort in the psalms. In this profound and deeply reflective book he helps us see that if we read the psalms from Jesus vision of nonviolence, we will fi ..." |
 | | Radical Prayers(1st Edition) on Peace, Love, and Nonviolence by John Dear Paperback, 147 Pages, Published 2017 by Pace E Bene Press ISBN-13: 978-0-9978337-1-3, ISBN: 0-9978337-1-8 "This book offers fifty short prayers to encourage, challenge and inspire you on your nonviolent journey. Prayers cover subjects ranging from healing the environment, ending war, gun violence, poverty and racism, gratitude for the blessings around us and strength to continue on the path for peace, justice and nonviolence. John Dear writes in the introduction, “Prayer and nonviolence go hand in hand. On the one hand, prayer is a daily jou ..." |
 | | A Persistent Peace(1st Edition) One Man's Struggle for a Nonviolent World by John Dear, Martin Sheen Hardcover, 456 Pages, Published 2008 by Loyola Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8294-2720-2, ISBN: 0-8294-2720-1 "All of us say we want peace, but only a few are willing to prove it. John Dear, SJ, has been arrested more than seventy-five times. He has spent more than a year of his life in jail. He has been mocked by an armed and angry U.S. National Guard battalion standing outside the doors to his New Mexico parish. All this because he so fervently believes in peace. A Persistent Peace, John Dear’s autobiography, invites readers to follow the ..." |
 | | Jesus the Rebel Bearer of God's Peace and Justice by John Dear, Daniel Berrigan Paperback, 196 Pages, Published 2000 by Sheed & Ward ISBN-13: 978-1-58051-073-8, ISBN: 1-58051-073-6 "Jesus the Rebel explores the radical life and teaching of Jesus of Nazareth and shows how his witness speaks directly to our contemporary world of violence, war, poverty, and nuclear weaponry. As John Dear ponders Jesus' call to discipleship, he shares his own journey of Gospel peacemaking. In jails, soup kitchens, shelters, and war zones, Jesus the bearer of God's Peace and Justice is reborn and invites us to be transformed in our home ..." |
 | | The God of Peace Toward a Theology of Nonviolence by John Dear, Jim Douglass Paperback, 212 Pages, Published 1994 by Orbis Books ISBN-13: 978-0-88344-980-6, ISBN: 0-88344-980-3 "The fruit of committed action as well as study, The God of Peace represents the first effort to outline a systematic theology beginning with the insight that God is nonviolent. This insight has been embodied in our time by figures like Gandhi, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Dorothy Day. Dear shows what Christian faith looks like when nonviolence is treated not simply as a subtopic of ethics or a political tactic, but as a hermeneutic lens ..." |
 | | Our God Is Nonviolent(1st Edition) Witnesses in the Struggle for Peace and Justice by John Dear Paperback, 133 Pages, Published 1990 by Pilgrim Pr ISBN-13: 978-0-8298-0852-0, ISBN: 0-8298-0852-3 "Notes 1. John Deedy, "Apologies, Good Friends:" An Interim Biography of Daniel Berrigan, S.J. (Chicago: Fides/Claretian, 1981), 128-29. 2. ... William O'Brien, " Daniel Berrigan: Portrait of the Peacemaker as a Healer," The Other Side (July/ August 1987): 17. 13. Daniel ... Daniel Berrigan, "The Peacemaker," in Patrick Hart, ed., Thomas Mertoni Monk: A Monastic Tribute (Kalamazoo, Mich.: Cistercian Pub." |
 | | Disarming the Heart, Toward a Vow of Non-Violence by John Dear 132 Pages, Published 1987 by Paulist Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8091-2842-6, ISBN: 0-8091-2842-X |
 | | Mary of Nazareth, Prophet of Peace by Sj John Dear, Sister Joan Chittister Paperback, 130 Pages, Published 2003 by Ave Maria Press ISBN-13: 978-0-87793-982-5, ISBN: 0-87793-982-9 "More than a book about Mary alone, this is a book about us, a challenge to live a life of peace, a summons to proclaim to a violent world that we stand for something entirely different. It is a call for us to live a life steeped in prayer." |
 | | Peace Behind Bars(234th Edition) A Peacemaking Priest's Journey from Jail by Father John Dear Paperback, 234 Pages, Published 1995 by Sheed & Ward ISBN-13: 978-1-55612-771-7, ISBN: 1-55612-771-5 "It is also new in that his reading is an example of liberation theology in practice. Like the householder in the Gospel, Dear has brought forth old things and new. —Lawrence Cunningham, Commonweal John Dear is a Jesuit priest, peace activist, and executive director of the Fellowship of Reconciliation, the largest, oldest interfaith peace organization in the United States. Author of a dozen books on peace and nonviolence, including ..." |
 | | Walking the Way Following Jesus on the Lenten Journey of Gospel Nonviolence to the Cross and Resurrection by John Dear Paperback, 144 Pages, Published 2015 by Twenty-Third Publications ISBN-13: 978-1-62785-044-5, ISBN: 1-62785-044-9 "Our world of war, poverty, corporate greed, racism, sexism, nuclear weapons, and catastrophic climate change demonstrates the total failure of violence, says John Dear. The internationally known peace activist and Nobel Prize nominee has always offered a single answer: Jesus. Now he invites us to follow the nonviolent Jesus through the holy season of Lent, beginning with Jesus journey to Jerusalem and culminating in his resurrection and ..." |
 | | The Road to Peace(Updated) Writings on Peace and Justice by John Dear, Henri J. Nouwen, Sj Dear John Paperback, 256 Pages, Published 2002 by Orbis Books ISBN-13: 978-1-57075-192-9, ISBN: 1-57075-192-7 "Every phrase of Henri Nouwen's life expressed his conviction that intimacy with Christ requires active involvement with powerless people in the world. This conviction is the organizing theme of The Road to Peace, edited by John Dear, which contains dozens of essays, interviews, and occasional writings. His reflections on the March on Selma in 1965, the funeral of Martin Luther King Jr., the legacy of Oscar Romero, and his work wit ..." |
 | | Transfiguration A Meditation on Transforming Ourselves and Our World by Sj John Dear Paperback, 237 Pages, Published 2007 by Image ISBN-13: 978-0-385-51008-0, ISBN: 0-385-51008-X "Spiritual leader and peace activist John Dear guides readers on the path to finding peace within, and bringing harmony to a world torn by hatred and violence, through following in the footsteps of Jesus.John Dear s efforts on behalf of social justice and world peace have won him international admiration and spurred features in the" New York Times," the" Washington Post," NPR s "All Things Considered," "USA TODAY," and the "National Cath ..." |
 | | The Gospel of Peace A Commentary on Matthew, Mark, and Luke from the Perspective of Nonviolence by John Dear 874 Pages, Published 2023 by Orbis Books ISBN-13: 978-1-60833-990-7, ISBN: 1-60833-990-4 "... The gospel of peace : reading Matthew , Mark , and Luke from the perspective of nonviolence / John Dear . Description : Maryknoll , NY : Orbis Books , [ 2024 ] | Includes bibliographical references and index . | Summary : " A ..." |
 | | Lazarus, Come Forth! How Jesus Confronts the Culture of Death and Invites Us Into the New Life of Peace by John Dear 179 Pages, Published by Orbis Books ISBN-13: 978-1-60833-088-1, ISBN: 1-60833-088-5 "They were brilliant. ... They cited the classic example of someone driving down a street, seeing a house on fire, noticing a child in the third floor window, hearing the ... Drone strikes by U.S. and coalition forces kill a 126 Lazarus, Come Forth!" |
 | | They Will Inherit the Earth Peace and Nonviolence in a Time of Climate Change by John Dear Published 2017 by Orbis Books ISBN-13: 978-1-60833-730-9, ISBN: 1-60833-730-8 "... Michael Brune, Terry Rynne, Phil Cousineau, Danny Muller, Joe Cosgrove, Louis Vitale, Gerry Straub, Bruce Friedrich, Janice Vanderhaar, Jim Wallis, Richard Rohr, Kerry Kennedy, Joan Halifax, and Dolores Gardini and David Mark of Yosemite. Special thanks to Connie Clark for all her great editorial suggestions . Finally, I thank my dear friend and editor, Robert Ellsberg, and Orbis Books for publishing these reflections. I thank a ..." |
 | | Daniel Berrigan Essential Writings (Modern Spiritual Masters Series) by Daniel Berrigan, John Dear Cd, Published 2017 by Blackstone Audiobooks Audiolivro, Mp3 Audio ISBN-13: 978-1-5047-7283-9, ISBN: 1-5047-7283-0 ""Our apologies, good friends, for the fracture of good order, the burning of paper instead of children, the angering of the orderlies in the front parlor of the charnel house. We could not, so help us God, do otherwise."Daniel Berrigan was a Jesuit priest, poet, and peacemaker whose words and actions over fifty years have offered a powerful witness to the God of Life. Father Berrigan, along with his brother Philip, was one of the Catons ..." |
 | | Plough Quarterly No. 10 What Makes Humans Sacred? by Shane Claiborne, Joel Salatin, John Dear, Erna Albertz, Ron Sider, Shelley Douglass, Yacoub Yousif, Rober Mielke, Steven Fouch, Peter Mommsen Paperback, 80 Pages, Published 2016 by Plough Publishing House ISBN-13: 978-0-87486-819-7, ISBN: 0-87486-819-X "The gospel teaches that every human is sacred. Refugee children and Islamist terrorists. Police officers and young African Americans. Unborn babies, always, and also abortionists. Orange-haired casino owners, former First Ladies, progressive hipsters, prosperity-gospel televangelists, members of Congress, Confederate-flag-waving white nationalists? Sacred. This absurd claim is at the heart of the gospel. Each person is created in the im ..." |
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