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Is nonviolence irresponsible Is peacemaking naveFrom one of the most respected and prophetic voices in Christianity today comes Speak Your Peace. Ronald J. Sider, author of the influential Rich Christians in an Age of Hunger, plumbs Scripture, building a persuasive case that Jesus meant what he said when he commanded us to love our enemies.With candor and logic, Sider takes on enduring questions about violence and nonviolence, showing how the contemporary church in a warring world has largely set aside Jesus' call to love our enemies and traded its birthright in Christ for a stew of nationalism and militarism. But ignoring what Jesus said about killing is a huge theological mistake. Returning us to the inescapable call of the Son of God, Sider reminds the church of its true vocation in a world of hatred and war.
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Canadian farm boy, PhD (Yale, history) , President emeritus,Evangelicals for Social Action, Distinguished Professor emeritus of Theology, Holistic Ministry and Public Policy at Palmer Seminary at Eastern University. Published about 40 books. Best known:RICH CHRISTIANS IN AN AGE OF HUNGER (listed as one of the 100 most influential books in religion in the 20th century) . Happily married for 59 years; three children, seven grandchildren. Ordained minister in the Mennonite and Brethren in Christ Churches.Love to fish!Editor of new book:THE SPIRITUAL DANGER OF Donald Trump: 30 EVANGELICAL CHRISTIANS ON JUSTICE TRUTH AND MORAL INTEGRITY published June 1, 2020.Free blog on politics, religion, whatever! At https://ronsiderblog.substack.com/
