Our God is Nonviolent: Witnesses in the Struggle for Peace & JusticePilgrim Press, 1990 - 133 pages |
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Witnesses in the Struggle for Peace & Justice John Dear. In the life of a modern messenger of nonviolence , the monk Thomas Merton , we find this insistence on prayer and contemplation in every- thing he had to say concerning the struggle ...
Witnesses in the Struggle for Peace & Justice John Dear. In the life of a modern messenger of nonviolence , the monk Thomas Merton , we find this insistence on prayer and contemplation in every- thing he had to say concerning the struggle ...
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... struggle for peace with justice . " The chief difference between violence and nonviolence , ” he explained , “ is that violence depends entirely on its own calculations . Nonviolence depends entirely on God and God's Word . " 11 Merton ...
... struggle for peace with justice . " The chief difference between violence and nonviolence , ” he explained , “ is that violence depends entirely on its own calculations . Nonviolence depends entirely on God and God's Word . " 11 Merton ...
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... struggle for justice and peace , helping them remain focused on the ultimate reward . In one of his final talks , in Calcutta , he concluded : " My brothers and sisters , we are already one . But we imagine that we are not . And what we ...
... struggle for justice and peace , helping them remain focused on the ultimate reward . In one of his final talks , in Calcutta , he concluded : " My brothers and sisters , we are already one . But we imagine that we are not . And what we ...
Contents
The Witness of Jesus | 26 |
The Lessons | 53 |
The Only Solution Is Love | 72 |
Copyright | |
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