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The foundational stuff
From Thomas Merton...
"Christian nonviolence is not built on a presupposed division, but on the basic unity of humankind. It is not out for the conversion of the wicked to the ideas of the good, but for healing and reconciliation." More...
From Walter Wink...
The new reality Jesus proclaimed was nonviolent. That much is clear, not just from the Sermon on the Mount, but his entire life and teaching and, above all, the way he faced his death. His was not merely a tactical or pragmatic nonviolence seized upon because nothing else would have worked against the Roman empire's near monopoly on violence. Rather, he saw nonviolence as a direct corollary of the nature of God and of the new reality emerging in the world from God. More...
Efforts toward Active Nonviolence
- Christian Peacemaker Teams
- A Force More Powerful
- Overcoming Violence
- Film: On the Line
- Fellowship of Reconciliation