It is entirely appropriate that the Christians who adopt an active pacifist life, model their commitment on the life of the God with skin on man from Galilee, Jesus. He is for Christians the quintessential pacifist par excellence. Difficulty arises, however, when one enters the vast and varied terrain of Hebrew scripture. It is there […]
Amongst the points I have stressed in my previous posts about pacifism, Blessed are the peacemakers, and Christian pacifists; is the inescapable conclusion, that if adopted as a way of being in the world, pacifism requires extreme self-sacrifice. The metaphor of walking toward the cross is entirely applicable here. And none more so than the
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Historically, many young men have been easily seduced by the imagined glory of war, and old men are all too often the ones who fan the violent flames. Meanwhile, women throughout the ages have carried the terrible burden of both. Serious peace activists embrace a complete upturning of the tables and nothing less. It should
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Back in 1974, a fella called Nick Lowe wrote a song called “What’s so funny ‘bout’ peace love and understanding.” When it comes to Christian Pacifism, it is quite frankly no laughing matter. Perhaps the mention of Martin Luther King Jr, one of Christian pacifists most famous sons, immediately brings this into focus. To adopt
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