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Jesus Peace Collective is made up of a diverse and ecumenical group of Jesus followers that don't necessarily agree on all matters, but share a common conviction about the nonviolent and active peacemaking teachings of Jesus and the early church.
Jesus And Peace
One of the abiding difficulties of living as a disciple of Jesus and attempting to teach others about the way of Jesus is the wall of...
Edem Morny
11 min read
Nonviolence in the Ancient Church & Christian Obedience
Abstract In the course of Christian history, nowhere has the tension between the teachings of Jesus and valid application of those...
Kirk R. MacGregor
27 min read
Christian Nonviolence and Church History
Jesus’ message of peace for all time The earliest Christians embraced Jesus’ message of peace. Indeed, up until the time of Constantine...
Dr. Ronald J. Sider
1 min read
Why I Don’t Own A Gun, And Would Never Kill Someone
In America I’ve not found too many Christians who believe in the non-violent ways of Jesus. If anything our ethic on the issue has been...
Jimmy Humphrey
9 min read
Pacifism Does Not End The Wars
Since the war broke out in Ukraine this week, I’ve had several people ask what a pacifist would say about all this. Over the last month,...
Dr. Myles Werntz
5 min read
Should Christians Join the Military? A Forgotten Perspective
I have hesitated to write this post for some time now. Military service holds a special place of honor in American society. Veterans are...
Brandon Hurlbert
9 min read
Apocalypse: Civil and Uncivil Worship
In a sermon series through the book of Revelation, Jon Sherwood calls for the church to remain separate from "the beast" and applies it...
Jon Sherwood
1 min read
The Apocalypse: A Critique of Power
In a sermon series through the book of Revelation, Jon Sherwood looks at how Revelation critiques power, especially of that between Jesus...
Jon Sherwood
1 min read
A Kingdom of Peace
Jon Sherwood preaches through Mat 5:21-48, the "6 antitheses" of Jesus' sermon on the mount. In particular he discusses the upside down...
Jon Sherwood
1 min read
Jesus Christ: Prince of Peace or God of War?
Lecture by Dr. Douglas Jacoby, Harvard University 2013 Observations O.T. Church-state. Although priesthood and monarchy were separate,...
Dr. Douglas Jacoby
1 min read
Should I Work for a Company Producing Weapons?
Question: I am considering a job offer from a company whose parent company is involved in the weapons industry. This obviously raised...
Dr. Douglas Jacoby
4 min read
Blessed are the Peacemakers - Mat 5:9
"Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called the children of God" (Matthew 5:9). "If most of us are honest with ourselves, we...
Dr. Douglas Jacoby
2 min read
Jesus & Nonviolence: an Interview with Dean Taylor
Dean Taylor is president of Sattler College in Boston and author of A Change of Allegiance, a book that chronicles his journey of faith to w
Jon Sherwood
1 min read
Would Pacifism have Empowered Hitler?
I agree about how we are to treat our enemies as Christians. I suppose the whole concept of "freedom" from oppression or bondage means...
Dr. Douglas Jacoby
1 min read
The Early Church on War & Nonviolence - Part 1
Excerpt taken from The Kingdom of God, Volume 3: Learning War No More by Tom A. Jones, used with permission As we pursue Kingdom living...
Tom A. Jones
6 min read
The Early Church on War & Nonviolence - Part 2
Excerpt taken from The Kingdom of God, Volume 3: Learning War No More by Tom A. Jones, used with permission Tertullian (160 –220) was...
Tom A. Jones
6 min read
The Early Church on War & Nonviolence - Part 3
Excerpt taken from The Kingdom of God, Volume 3: Learning War No More by Tom A. Jones, used with permission From my study it seems that...
Tom A. Jones
4 min read
Book Recommendations
This is an ongoing list of recommended books on the topics of Christian nonviolence, nationalism, and the kingdom of God. Where to Start:...
Jon Sherwood
2 min read
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