John Dear

Author of Living Peace: A Spirituality of Contemplation and Action

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About the Author

John Dear is an internationally known voice for peace and nonviolence. Featured in The New York Times, The Washington Post, National Public Radio's "All Things Considered," and more, he is the author of more than thirty books. A priest of the diocese of Monterey, California, Dear was recently show more nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize by Archbishop Desmond Tutu. show less

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Works by John Dear

The Questions of Jesus: Challenging Ourselves to Discover Life's Great Answers (2004) 70 copies

Jesus the Rebel: Bearer of God's Peace and Justice (2000) — Author — 67 copies

A Persistent Peace: One Man's Struggle for a Nonviolent World (2008) 61 copies

Transfiguration: A Meditation on Transforming Ourselves and Our World (2007) 51 copies

Mary of Nazareth, Prophet of Peace (2003) 47 copies

Disarming the Heart: Toward a Vow of Nonviolence (1987) 44 copies

Daniel Berrigan: Essential Writings (Modern Spiritual Masters Series) (2009) — Editor — 41 copies

Put Down Your Sword: Answering the Gospel Call to Creative Nonviolence (2008) — Author — 41 copies

The God of Peace: Toward a Theology of Nonviolence (1994) 37 copies

The Nonviolent Life (2013) 35 copies

They Will Inherit the Earth: Peace and Nonviolence in a Time of Climate Change (2018) 27 copies

Peace Behind Bars: A Peacemaking Priest's Journey from Jail (1995) 27 copies

You Will Be My Witnesses: Saints, Prophets, and Martyrs (1656) 25 copies

The Beatitudes of Peace: Meditations on the Beatitudes, Peacemaking & the Spiritual Life (1772) 19 copies

Apostle of peace : essays in honor of Daniel Berrigan (1996) — Editor — 19 copies

Lazarus, Come Forth!: How Jesus Confronts the Culture of Death and Invites Us into the New Life of Peace (2011) 18 copies

Oscar Romero and the nonviolent struggle for justice (1991) 14 copies

Our God is nonviolent : witnesses in the struggle for peace & justice (1990) 13 copies

The sound of listening : a retreat from Thomas Merton's hermitage (1999) 13 copies

The Sacrament of Civil Disobedience (1994) 13 copies

Seeds of Non-Violence (1992) 13 copies

Christianity and Vegetarianism: Pursuing the Nonviolence of Jesus (1990) 11 copies

Thomas Merton, Peacemaker: Meditations on Merton, Peacemaking, and the Spiritual Life (2015) 11 copies

Jean Donovan; The Call to Discipleship (1990) — Author — 8 copies

Radical Prayers: on Peace, Love, and Nonviolence (2017) 8 copies

The Gospel of Peace: A Commentary on Matthew, Mark, and Luke from the Perspective of Nonviolence (2023) 6 copies

Walking the Way: Following Jesus on the Lenten Journey of Gospel Nonviolence to the Cross and Resurrection (2015) 5 copies

Praise Be Peace: Psalms of Peace and Nonviolence in a Time of War and Climate Change (2020) 3 copies

A Resource Manual 2 copies

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Persistent Peace, A: One Man's Struggle For A Nonviolent World 1 copy

The ISA: Christian - Muslim Ramadan Reflections (2014) 1 copy

The Advent of the God of Peace: Reflections for Advent 2007 (2007) 1 copy

The ||experiments of Gandhi : nonviolence in the nuclear age 1 copy

Livng Peace: A Spirituality of Gospel Non-violence 1 copy

In 10 years among Portland's poor, Jesuit heard song of Christ.(Radical Compassion: Finding Christ in the Heart of the 1 copy

It's a Sin to Build a Nuclear Weapon: The Collected Works on War and Christian Peacemaking of Richard McSorley 1 copy

Work Explorer

Associated Works

Peacework: Prayer, Resistance, Community (1656) — Foreword — 78 copies

Waging Peace: Global Adventures of a Lifelong Activist (1749) — Foreword, some editions — 54 copies

A Faith Not Worth Fighting For: Addressing Commonly Asked Questions about Christian Nonviolence (Peaceable Kingdom) (2012) — Contributor — 39 copies

Christianity and Human Rights: Influences and Issues (2007) — Contributor — 4 copies

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Common Knowledge

Canonical name: Dear, John
Birthdate: 1959-08-15
Gender: male
Nationality: USA
Birthplace: Elizabeth City, North Carolina, USA
Places of residence: Washington, D.C., USA
Education: Fordham University
Graduate Theological Union
Occupations: Catholic priest
Organizations: Society of Jesus
Roman Catholic Church
Bay Area Pax Christi
National Catholic Reporter
Awards and honors: Pacem in Terris Award (2010)

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Reviews

The sound of listening : a retreat journal from… by John Dear

In these pages, John Dear, the activist, brings us to the still, dark places where he wrestles demons and waits to be touched by God. We wait with him and are touched, too, by the silence and he quickened desire to live simpler, more generous, and more engaged lives.

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PendleHillLibrary | Jan 25, 2024 |

Living Peace: A Spirituality of Contemplation and… by John Dear, SJ

This book covers the Inward Journey, the Public Journey, and the hope of a life loved in the love of Christ. "John Dear's inspired journey--inside and out--gives us renewed hope for our own personal and public peacemaking. LIVING PEACE is a beautiful reminder of our shared identity." Fred Rogers

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PendleHillLibrary | 1 other review | Nov 17, 2023 |

Seeds of Non-Violence by John Dear, SJ

This is a diary and journal of reflections of John Deere, Hey Jessica who was worked with the poor and their struggle for justice in the United States and in Third World countries.

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