Jesus and Nonviolence: A Third Way (Facets) (2003)

by Walter Wink

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More than ever, Walter Wink believes, the Christian tradition of nonviolence is needed as an alternative to the dominant and death-dealing "powers" of our consumerist culture and fractured world. In this small book Wink offers a precis of his whole thinking about this issue, including the relation of Jesus and his message to politics and nonviolence, the history of nonviolent efforts, and how nonviolence can win the day when others don't hesitate to resort to violence or terror to achieve their aims.… (more)

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PAFM | Oct 19, 2019 |

Written by one of the shining lights of the nonviolent resistance community, this is one of Wink's last books. It ties Jesus messages about nonviolence with practical ways that activists may apply them. There are three ways to respond to injustice: we can fight it with violence, we can run from it (or just tolerate it) or we can resist it in a nonviolent way. Nonviolent resistance is more than just getting justice for the oppressed, it is also about bringing the oppressor and the oppressed together in community. A central tenet is to love your enemy. (

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Walter Wink's book goes up on my shelf along with John Dear's "The Nonviolent Life" and Michael Nagler's "The Nonviolence Handbook" as an essential primary source and study resource for nonviolent living. (

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"Portions of this book are developed from the author's Violence and Nonviolence in South Africa: Jesus' Third Way (Philadelphia: New Society Pubs., 1987), published in cooperation with the Fellowship of Reconciliation."-from title page verso.

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More than ever, Walter Wink believes, the Christian tradition of nonviolence is needed as an alternative to the dominant and death-dealing "powers" of our consumerist culture and fractured world. In this small book Wink offers a precis of his whole thinking about this issue, including the relation of Jesus and his message to politics and nonviolence, the history of nonviolent efforts, and how nonviolence can win the day when others don't hesitate to resort to violence or terror to achieve their aims.

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