by Scott Wright Pax Christi Metro D.C.-Baltimore Part of the title (in quotes) is borrowed from an essay by Stanley Hauerwas, a moral theologian who was deeply influenced by the late Mennonite theologian John Howard Yoder, both of whom taught at Notre Dame.[1] The title is challenging, but we cannot deny that our deepest longings and … Continue reading REFLECTION: Pax Christi and the gospel of peace – “Making the case for the abolition of war”
NONVIOLENCE: The facts are in – nonviolent resistance works
by Fr. John Dear, SJ Pax Christi USA Ambassador of Peace Nonviolence is fine as long as it works," Malcolm X once said. Recently, Columbia University Press published an extraordinary scholarly book that proves how nonviolence works far better as a method for social change than violence. This breakthrough book demonstrates that Gandhi was right, … Continue reading NONVIOLENCE: The facts are in – nonviolent resistance works