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#41 With international peace educator, former military captain Paul Chappell: "Teaching peace is necessary for human survival".
Episode 41
What is "peace literacy"?
Did you know that there is a peace curriculum available to all ages starting K-12? What if we were to teach our children abo…
11 months ago
#40 With John Dear on the nonviolent Jesus and the Things that Make for Peace: "America, America, if this day you only knew the things that make for peace!"
Season 1 Episode 40
I can imagine Jesus lamenting today: "America, America, you who bomb children, execute people, and prepare nuclear warfare, how many times I yearned…
11 months, 1 week ago
#39 With John Fugelsang, actor, podcast and radio host, comedian and bestselling author of "Separation of Church and Hate": “Why should I listen to Trump and Stephen Miller and reject the words of Jesus?”
Season 1 Episode 39
This week on “The Nonviolent Jesus Podcast,” I speak with John Fugelsang, actor, comedian, talk show host, and author of the new book, Separation of …
11 months, 2 weeks ago
#38 With Archbishop John Wester: "Who's really naive? Those who think we can live with nuclear weapons or those who think we can live without them?"
Season 1 Episode 38
This week I speak with Archbishop John Wester of New Mexico about his pilgrimage of peace last month to Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan, for the 80th a…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
#37 with John Dear on Gandhi, and why he was one of the greatest Christians who ever lived...
Season 1 Episode 37
On this week’s episode of “The Nonviolent Jesus Podcast,” I share the life and lessons of Mahatma Gandhi, India’s great independence leader and the w…
1 year ago
Episode #36 with Stanley Hauerwas, "America's Greatest Theologian": ‘You can kill us, but you cannot determine the meaning of our death.’
Season 1 Episode 36
This week I speak with world renown theologian and ethicist Professor Stanley Hauerwas. In 2001, TIME magazine named him “America’s greatest theologi…
1 year ago
#35 with Rivera Sun, activist and author of "The Dandelion Insurrection": "Find what you want to work on and do that, because we need you in the movement!”
Season 1 Episode 35
This week I'm speaking with author, activist, and movement scholar Rivera Sun. Her novels include The Dandelion Insurrection and the award-winning, A…
1 year ago
#34 with Ken Butigan, author, organizer, activist and nonviolence trainer: “We have been preparing for this moment; we have more power than we think!”
Season 1 Episode 34
Today I'm speaking with Dr. Ken Butigan, author, organizer, activist, speaker, nonviolence trainer, and leader of Pace e Bene, a Franciscan-based pea…
1 year ago
#33 with activist Brad Wolf on "The Ministry of Risk": "Philip Berrigan was the first priest ever to get arrested in the US!"
Season 1 Episode 33
Philip Berrigan’s “Ministry of Risk” with Brad Wolf
By John Dear
On this week’s episode of “The Nonviolent Jesus Podcast,” I welcome former prosecutor,…
1 year ago
#32 Former priest, author, organizer Terry Rynne: "It all started with Gandhi's salt march and I found two heroes in one day".
Season 1 Episode 32
*Note: Terry can sometimes be difficult to understand due to a medical condition: a written transcript of this episode is available for reading.
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1 year, 1 month ago