Bibliograph

Nonviolent action, what Christian ethics demands but most Christians have never really tried, Ronald J. Sider ; foreword by Richard J. Mauw

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Nonviolent action, what Christian ethics demands but most Christians have never really tried, Ronald J. Sider ; foreword by Richard J. Mauw

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-185) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Nonviolent action

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Ronald J. Sider ; foreword by Richard J. Mauw

Sub title

what Christian ethics demands but most Christians have never really tried

Summary

A noted theologian and bestselling author shows how nonviolent action has been practiced in history and in current social-political situations to promote peace and oppose injustice

Table Of Contents

Proving it works: from the early beginnings to stunning success -- Early Developments -- Gandhi: defeating the British Empire -- Martin Luther King Jr. and Gandhian nonviolence: the battle against American racism -- Nonviolent intervention in guerrilla warfare -- Wheeheelchairs versus tanks -- Defeating the Soviet Empire -- Solidarity: a trade union and the Pope versus communist dictators -- The revolution of the candles: the nonviolent overthrow of East German communists -- Recent victories of a growing movement -- "Gather the women to pray for peace": Liberian Women Overthrow a Dictator -- Nonviolence in the Arab Spring -- Intervening, accompanying, and reporting: the growth of peacemaker teams -- The time to act -- Truly testing the possibilities of nonviolent action for the first time in Christian history -- The moral equivalent of war

Target audience

adult

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What Christian ethics demands but most Christians have never really tried

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