Nonviolent Action

Häftad, Engelska, 2015

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There are numerous examples throughout history of effective nonviolent action. Nonviolent protesters defied the Soviet Empire's communist rulers, Gandhi's nonviolent revolution defeated the British Empire, and Martin Luther King Jr.'s peaceful civil-rights crusade changed American history. Recent scholarship shows that nonviolent revolutions against injustice and dictatorship are actually more successful than violent campaigns. In this book, noted theologian and bestselling author Ron Sider argues that the search for peaceful alternatives to violence is not only a practical necessity in the wake of the twentieth century--the most bloody in human history--but also a moral demand of the Christian faith. He presents compelling examples of how nonviolent action has been practiced in history and in current social-political situations to promote peace and oppose injustice, showing that this path is a successful and viable alternative to violence.

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Utgivningsdatum2015-02-17
Mått150 x 250 x 15 mm
Vikt666 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor208
FörlagBaker Publishing Group
ISBN9781587433665

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Ronald J. Sider (PhD, Yale University) is the founder and president emeritus of Evangelicals for Social Action and distinguished professor of theology, holistic ministry, and public policy at Palmer Theological Seminary in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania. He is the author of numerous books, including The Early Church on Killing, the bestselling Rich Christians in an Age of Hunger, and The Scandal of the Evangelical Conscience.

ContentsForeword by Richard MouwIntroductionPart I: Proving It Works: From Early Beginnings to Stunning Successes1. Early Developments2. Gandhi: Defeating the British Empire3. Martin Luther King Jr. and Gandhian Nonviolence: The Battle against American Racism4. Nonviolent Intervention in Guerrilla Warfare5. Wheelchairs versus TanksPart II: Defeating the Soviet Empire6. Solidarity: A Trade Union and the Pope versus Communist Dictators7. The Revolution of the Candles: The Nonviolent Overthrow of East German CommunistsPart III: Recent Victories of a Growing Movement8. "Gather the Women to Pray for Peace": Liberian Women Overthrow a Dictator9. Nonviolence in the Arab Spring10. Intervening, Accompanying, and Reporting: The Growth of Peacemaker TeamsPart IV: The Time to Act11. Truly Testing the Possibilities of Nonviolent Action--for the First Time in Christian History12. The Moral Equivalent of WarIndex