Podcast Episodes

#60 Part 1 of 2: John Dear on his newest book "Universal Love, Surrendering to the God of Peace": "We have more power as ordinary people than we realize".

Season 2 Episode 60

This week I reflect on my new book, Universal Love: Surrendering to the God of Peace. This is Part 1 of 2 episodes.

In this first episode, I tell how …

6 months, 3 weeks ago

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#59 With retired US Army Colonel and peace activist Ann Wright: "Make sure you write your Congress before breakfast every day!"

Season 2 Episode 59

This week my guest is my friend peace activist Ann Wright. She is a retired US Army Colonel who worked in the military for 29 years, 13 on active dut…

6 months, 4 weeks ago

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#58 With activist, theologian and scripture scholar Ched Myers on "Sabbath Economics" and "Resisting Plutocracy": "Concentrated wealth underlies every form of violence."

Season 2 Episode 58

This week I speak with Ched Myers, one of the world’s greatest scripture scholars, about his new book on the Gospel of Luke, called Healing Affluenza…

7 months ago

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#57 With Emily Yellin on her new posthumous memoir of Civil Rights leader Jim Lawson: "Nonviolent: My Life of Resistance, Agitation and Love"

Episode 57

This week I speak with writer Emily Yellin, co-author of the new, posthumous memoir by the late Civil Rights leader Rev. James Lawson called Nonvio…

7 months, 1 week ago

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#56 With Mike Farrell from M*A*S*H, actor, producer, writer, and political and social activist: "I don't understand how anybody who believes in Christ could support the death penalty".

Season 2 Episode 56

This week I speak with Mike Farrell, best known as "Captain B.J. Hunnicutt", one of the stars of the hit TV show "M*A*S*H" in the 1970's, and later "…

7 months, 2 weeks ago

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#55 MLK DAY With Rev. Andrew Young, activist, author, politician, diplomat, and Dr Martin Luther King's right-hand man: "I was asked to come to Alabama in case MLK didn't show up, but we both showed up".

Season 2 Episode 55

This week I speak with legendary Civil Rights activist, author, pastor, politician, and diplomat Rev. Andrew Young to mark Dr. King's holiday.

Born in…

7 months, 3 weeks ago

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#54 Charlene Howard, Executive Director of Pax Christi USA: "Don't be fooled into thinking that we are not gaining ground for the good and for peace, because we are.”

Season 2 Episode 54

In this episode I speak with Charlene Howard, the executive director of the national Catholic peace movement Pax Christi USA, and I ask her about Pax…

8 months ago

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#53 With Robert Ellsberg, one of our best spiritual writers in the country, publisher and editor of Orbis Books and author of Volume 2, Blessed Among Us

Season 2 Episode 53

Hi friends,

I invited Robert Ellsberg, one of our best spiritual writers in the country, the publisher and editor of Orbis Books, and a legendary cha…

8 months, 1 week ago

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#52 A Special Year End One Hour Episode of Highlights of the Nonviolent Jesus Podcast from 2025 featuring Joan Baez, Cornel West, Joan Chittister, John Fugelsang, Martin Sheen, Richard Rohr and many more!

Season 1 Episode 52

This week we have created a special one hour year end episode of highlights of just some of our guests that have contributed to The Nonviolent Jesus …

8 months, 2 weeks ago

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#51 With John Dear: "Epiphanies come at night. They are political. The story of the Magi is our story!"

Season 1 Episode 51

Dear friends,

Next week we will be publishing highlights of our 52 episodes here on the first year of The Nonviolent Jesus podcast. Next year we will…

8 months, 3 weeks ago

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