Saturday, March 31, 2007

HOME: AUTHORS AND EXCERPTS ON THIS SITE

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Of all my study and readings regarding the Revolution Toward Militant Brotherliness (aka nonviolence) this collection of essays is by far th...
Friday, March 23, 2007

Introduction, Napoleon

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"Do you know, Fontanes, what astonishes me most in this world? The inability of force to create anything. In the long run the sword is ...

Christian Nonresisstance, Adin Ballou

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Bio: Adin Ballou, the founder of the Utopian Hopedale Community in 1841, was also co-founder (with Wil­liam Lloyd Garrison) and president o...

Paul IV, from Intro

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"The awareness of a universal brotherhood is developing in our world, at least in principle. Whoever works to educate the rising genera...

Reflections on War, Simone Weil

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Bio: A French writer, and part of the French Resistance to the Nazi regime, Simone Weil was 24 when she wrote this article, “Reflections on ...
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Leo Tolstoy

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Bio: A man caught in the turmoils and social upheavals of his time, Leo Tolstoy was one of the giants of his age. His philosophy was based o...
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An Indian Prayer: A Proposal to Man. Ron Skenandore

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Bio: One of the very impressive spokesmen for the American Indian Movement, Rod Skenandore was one of the prime resource people at the Young...
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POPES, BISHOPS, COUNCILS

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Bio: The late Pope John XXIII, one of the greatest spiritual and social influences in the century, left a great legacy in his encyclical Pac...

THE WORKABILITY OF NONVIOLENCE, A.J. MUSTE

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Bio: During his lifetime, A. J. Muste was regarded as one of the most prominent spokesmen for the pacifist movement in America. He wavered ...

I Believe, Perry Muckerheidi

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Bio: Perry. Muckerheidi has spent the last few years in Milwaukee coordinating youth’s commitment to hunger and directing the Walk from Hun...
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PEACE AND REVOLUTION, THOMAS MERTON

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Bio: A Trappist monk, Thomas Merton was one of the strongest voices in the 1960’s writing on a theology of non-violence and speaking against...

DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.

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Bio: Raised in the Southern Baptist tradition and educated in liberal theology at Boston University, Martin Luther King, Jr. was a man who m...

THINGS NEW AND OLD, CLARENCE JORDAN

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Bio: Clarence Jordan, a farmer and biblical scholar, was a prolific writer and experimenter in community. His understanding of the content o...

Is There Anything the Individual Can Still Do? Franz Jagerstatter

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Bio: An Austrian peasant, Franz Jägerstätter refused to serve in the Nazi army following Germany’s invasion of Austria. His courageous and s...
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Address to the Congres de la Paix, Victor Hugo

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Bio: Victor Hugo, the great French poet, dramatist and novelist, was active in many of the international peace conferences that were held in...

Letter to a Minister of State, Hermann Hesse

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Bio: A German novelist and poet, Hermann Hesse was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1946. He left Germany during World War I, to pr...

THE MEANING OF THIS HOUR, ABRAHAM J. HESCHEL

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Bio: Rabbi Abraham J. Heschel, one of the most significant religious philosophers and interpreters of Judaism, was a professor at the Jewis...
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LOVE IN ACTION, Thich Nhat Hanh

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Bio: A Vietnamese poet and scholar, Thich Nhat Hanh refuses to be identified with any of the factions in Vietnam, with the exception of the ...
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Active Nonviolence, Hildegaard Goss-Mayr

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Bio: An Austrian by birth, Hildegaard Goss-Mayr and her husband, Jean Goss, have worked extensively in South and Latin America, as well as i...