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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.
Can a Government Be Pacifist?
When Pennsylvania ran on Quaker principles, how did it go? Christian pacifists such as Stanley Hauerwas are too quickly brushed aside in...
John Shelton
2 min read
The Way of the Cross: a Primer on Christian Nonviolence
Here in this sermon, pastor Jon Sherwood discusses the nonviolent way of the cross as seen in the life and ministry of Jesus, and its...
Jon Sherwood
1 min read
An Alternative to the Bonhoeffer Option
Christians today can learn from WWII-era theologian K.H. Miskotte about resisting without resorting to political violence.
Jarad Stacey
8 min read
Pursuing Nonviolence
“To me, nonviolence is the all-important virtue to be nourished and studied and cultivated,” Dorothy Day wrote in 1967. She regretted...
John Dear
5 min read
The Bruderhof and the State
A lawyer reflects on how his Christian community interacts with government. Christian Pacifism Is Not Liberal Pacifism Such a Christian...
John Huleatt
2 min read
The Only Way to Stop a Bad Guy With a Gun, Is a Good Guy With a Gun?
In Doug Wilson’s recent Q talk, he referenced this famed saying, and, no joke, integrated it as part of his defense. “The only way to...
Dr. Preston Sprinkle
4 min read
Is Pacifism the Product of Naive Privilege?
Dr. Greg Boyd responds to a question coming from an American missionary in Ukraine as the Russian invasion begins. He wonders if his...
Dr. Greg Boyd
1 min read
Jesus Said "Go Buy a Sword"?
Whenever I talk about Christians and violence, guns and self-defense, it’s inevitable that Luke 22 will come up. Supposedly, this passage...
Dr. Preston Sprinkle
4 min read
The Message of the Cross is Foolishness to AI
Each fall it is my great pleasure to walk through the four Gospels with anywhere from two to four sections of first semester students at...
Dr. John Boyles
6 min read
Ordinary Violence
Peacemaking is a crucial part of the Christian life — but it isn’t just about war. The origin story of my pacifism will be familiar to...
Dr. Myles Werntz
7 min read
Nonviolence: More Powerful Than Violence
As mentioned in my previous post, I’ve been combing through some recent books on violence and nonviolence. One of the most fascinating...
Dr. Preston Sprinkle
3 min read
Why Didn’t Jesus Denounce Military Service?
A common objection to the claim that Jesus and the authors of the New Testament were opposed to all forms of violence is that neither...
Dr. Greg Boyd
5 min read
Is it Hypocritical as a Pacifist to Call the Police?
Question: I am a President of a State University. As a frequent podcaster of your sermons and reader of your books, I’m seeking your...
Dr. Greg Boyd
3 min read
What Gandhi Taught Me About Jesus
As India erupted in Hindu–Muslim strife, a young Christian responded to Gandhi’s plea: “Where are the Christians who live according to...
A. C. Oommen
2 min read
Was the Early Church Pacifistic? A Response to Paul Copan
In Crucifixion of the Warrior God (CWG) I argue that Jesus and Paul instruct Christians to love and bless their enemies and to...
Dr. Greg Boyd
6 min read
Love Your Enemies, Unless…?
A home school mom's journey into peacemaking and Christian non-violence. “Of course I would grab a knife from the kitchen and stab the...
Daniella Hatfield
5 min read
Is Pacifism Enough?
Germany, 1934. Eighteen months after Hitler’s rise to power, Plough’s founding editor warned of the threat of a second major war – and...
Eberhard Arnold
2 min read
Nonviolence: In Brief
I want to thank Doug Wilson for the challenging and thoughtful dialogue about the issue of guns, violence, and the Christian way. I’m...
Dr. Preston Sprinkle
8 min read
Color Vision of a Conscientious Objector
The picture above captures me frantically running around during basic training at the Air Force Academy (Summer 2010). I had heard that...
Zack Johnson
5 min read
Jesus – the Passive Peacemaker?
I am news reporter and communications specialist by profession, I am not a theologian or a scholar. But when I think about the peace...
Michelle Wright
3 min read
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