André Trocmé of Le Chambon is famous for his role in saving thousands of Jews from the Nazis during World War II. But his bold deeds did not spring from a void. They were rooted in his understanding of Jesus’ way of nonviolence – an understanding that gave him the remarkable insights contained in this long out-of-print classic.
In this book, you’ll encounter a Jesus you may have never met before – a Jesus who not only calls for spiritual transformation, but for practical changes that answer the most perplexing political, economic, and social problems of our time.
Tabella dei contenuti
Contents
Introduction
Preface
PART I : Jesus and His REvolution
1 Jesus the Jew
2 Jesus Proclaims Jubilee
3 Implications of Jubilee
4 The “Politics” of Jesus
5 Ethics of the Revolution
PART II : Jesus and His Contemporaries
6 Precursors to Peace
7 Crises in Palestine
8 Resistance Movements
9 Seeds of Nonviolence
10 Another Way
PART III : Jesus and Revolutionary Nonviolence
11 The Radical Explosion
12 The Sword of the Spirit
13 Nonviolent Love and the Person
14 The Greatest Commandment
15 The Politics of Witness
16 God’s History
Notes
Select Bibliography
Scripture Index
General Index
Circa l’autore
André Trocmé (1901-1971) is best known as the Protestant pastor of the French village of Le Chambon who organized the resue of Jews during Nazi occupation. After the war he became a leading voice for peace and reconciliation.