Nonviolent Action: What Christian Ethics Demands But Most Christians Have Never Really Tried (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781587433665)

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.

Author: Ronald J. Sider
ISBN-10: 1587433664
ISBN-13: 9781587433665
Publisher: Brazos Press
Language: English
Published: 02/17/2015
Pages: 208
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.60d

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 12/08/2014
CBA Retailers 04/01/2015 pg. 38