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Nonviolence: More Than A Discussion

By T.G. Blankenship at The Gethsemane Blog I recently had a discussion with a friend in which he said he felt nonviolence was merely a "classroom discussion" in the United States because there is a lack of extreme and v…
Violence As A Last Resort

By T.G. Blankenship at The Gethsemane Blog Most people don't desire to be violent. Most people do not plan on being violent. Most people dislike and try to avoid violence. In my experience, most people say "I'm not a vi…
The Jewish Legacy and Christian Nonviolence

By Nic Don at Theopolitical John Howard Yoder is well known for articulating a Christological nonviolence – that is, an account of nonviolence that cannot be separated from from Christ and his cross. I follow Yode…
Leymah Gbowee: 2011 Nobel Peace Prize Winner and Non-Violent Activist

By Nick Don at Theopolitical The 2011 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to three African women “for their non-violent struggle for the safety of women and for women’s rights to full participation in peace-buildin…
Love Beats the Ku Klux Klan: Johnny Lee Clary's Story

I've written about the practicality of nonviolence but it would make more sense for me to write about the practicality of Christ-like love. There is an cavalcade of stories in which Christ-like love has overcome hate…
A Foundation for Non-violence

The point of nonviolence is to build a floor, a strong new floor beneath which we can no longer sink. A platform which stands a few feet above napalm, torture, exploitation, poison gas, A and H bombs, the works. -Joan Ba…
The Fight of Our Lives: Ever-Changing Church Culture

I just started reading a book called The Fight of Our Lives by William Bennett and Seth Leibsohn. I got it through the book review blogger program I'm doing through Thomas Nelson Publishing. Thomas Nelson is a Christian…
Is It Ever Okay to Take Another's Life?

I just had an interesting disagreement with a friend. She says that Christ calls for no violence of any kind, any time; instead, pray for your enemies and such. She says we should turn the other cheek. I pointed out th…
The Peace of Christ

Paul writes to the Colossians that they are called to live in the peace of Christ as members of one body [3:15]. It's is not enough to feel the peace of God around us - it should reign in our hearts. The soul of man groa…
Was Jesus a Pacifist?

There has been some discussion lately about non-violence and the role it plays in our Christian life and witness. There are Christians who believe in concepts such as the “Just War” or justifiable self-defens…