‘Blessed are the peacemakers.’
The gospel of Jesus Christ is the good news of peace: peace between God and humanity, peace among humans. And yet it can be difficult to see that peace in our broken, violent world.
In this volume, Shawn Graves and Marlena Graves have gathered contributions from theologians, pastors, and practitioners on the importance and implementation of Christian nonviolence in today's world. The vision they cast not only responds to the realities of war and conflict but also offers a broader, deeper understanding of peace that addresses topics such as race, gender, disability, immigration, the environment, food scarcity, and more—a holistic shalom that is evidence of God's presence.
May it be so.
Daftar Isi
Introduction by Shawn Graves and Marlena Graves
Part I: Biblical Reflections
1. The Old Testament as a Problem for Pacifists (and What to Do About It), Eric A. Seibert
2. Shalom for All: Toward an Old Testament Theology of Peace, T. C. Ham
3. Pride Fighter or Sacrificial Lamb? Discerning the Real Jesus in the Book of Revelation, Gregory A. Boyd
4. ‘The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet!’ Violence in the Gospel of Peace?, Thomas R. Yoder Neufeld
Part II: Learning from Others
5. A Pentagon for Peace: What America Could Learn from Its Oldest Enemy, Randy S. Woodley
6. Preachers, Prophets and Philosophers: Martin Luther King Jr.’s Moral Reasoning on Nonviolence, Aaron James
7. Listening for Peace: Nonviolence in William Stafford’s Writing and Teaching, Sarah Azaransky
8. Living Next Door to the Bronze Lady, Michael Jimenez
9. A Universal Love Ethic: Nonviolence and Human Rights Advocacy, Shawn Graves
Part III: War and Violence
10. War, Terror, and Peace, Lisa Sharon Harper
11. Christian Pacifism and the ‘Good War, ‘ Ted Grimsrud
12. Problematic Pacifism: Pursuing Biblical Justice Toward Effective Change, Mae Elise Cannon
13. Lights in the Darkness: Christian Peace Practice in the Violence of Central America, Willi Hugo Perez and Adrienne Wiebe
Part IV: Race, Gender, and Disability
14. Shalom and White Supremacy, Drew Hart
15. Healing from Racial Trauma, Sheila Wise Rowe
16. Faith-Rooted Reconciliation: Organizing for Shalom Justice, Peter Heltzel
17. Longing Forward: Peacemaking and Violence Toward Women and Girls, Beth Gerhardt
18. Disability, Identity, and the Resurrection of the Dead: Cultural Competency as Nonviolence, Chibuzo Petty
Part V: Immigration and Environment
19. Our Food System: The Tie to Immigration, Migrant Workers, Exploitation and Human Trafficking, Baldemar Velasquez
20. Immigration and the Church: Who Is My Neighbor?, Marlena Graves
21. Everything, Nothing, Something: Trading in World-Viewing for Everyday Faithfulness in Peacemaking and Sustainability, Jacob Alan Cook
22. Environmental Violence, Kathy Khang
Conclusion: Practical Steps Toward Communal Flourishing
List of Contributors
Tentang Penulis
Marlena Graves is a writer and adjunct professor. She has also worked at Farm Labor Organizing Committee (FLOC). Marlena holds an MDiv from Northeastern Seminary in Rochester, New York, and is a graduate of the Renovaré Institute. She has been a bylined writer for Christianity Today, (in)courage, womenleaders.com, and Our Daily Bread, and she is also the author of A Beautiful Disaster. She lives with her husband and three daughters in Toledo, Ohio.
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