The Gospel of Peace in a Violent World: Christian Nonviolence for Communal Flourishing
Digital Logos Edition
Overview
“Blessed are the peacemakers.”
The gospel of Jesus Christ is the good news of peace: peace between God and humanity, peace among humans. And yet it can be difficult to see that peace in our broken, violent world.
In this volume, Shawn Graves and Marlena Graves have gathered contributions from theologians, pastors, and practitioners on the importance and implementation of Christian nonviolence in today’s world. The vision they cast not only responds to the realities of war and conflict but also offers a broader, deeper understanding of peace that addresses topics such as race, gender, disability, immigration, the environment, food scarcity, and more—a holistic shalom that is evidence of God’s presence.
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- Explores the importance and implementation of Christian nonviolence in today’s world
- Offers a broader, deeper understanding of peace
- Addresses topics such as race, gender, disability, immigration, the environment, food scarcity, and more
- Part I: Biblical Reflections
- Part II: Learning from Others
- Part III: War and Violence
- Part IV: Race, Gender, and Disability
- Part V: Immigration and Environment
All of creation groans in desperate longing for God’s peace. As our planet awaits ultimate redemption, we have the prophetic voices collected in The Gospel of Peace in a Violent World to help us imagine what peace can feel like in the current time. Marlena Graves and Shawn Graves have gathered a cross section of experts who work in a variety of settings to help guide us in the way of peace that the Lord Jesus Christ both demonstrated and proclaimed.
—Dennis R. Edwards, associate professor of New Testament at North Park Theological Seminary
This is an excellent book. The authors challenge us to consider the many ways in which the gospel of God’s kingdom, the gospel of peace, confronts the violence, injustice, and threats to shalom present in our world. At a time of great division, where we do violence not only through war but also through our words, deeds, and institutions, this book does more than merely show us a better way. It gives practical advice on how to live it out.
—Michael W. Austin, author of God and Guns in America
As a faith-rooted community activist and organizer, I have lamented how little the church has done to educate Christians in either their rich theology of biblical justice and shalom or to equip them to appropriately engage deep injustices in our world. In The Gospel of Peace in a Violent World, the Graveses have assembled a diverse team of relevant, scholarly contributors who speak to this missing theology and praxis of Christian discipleship. With no-stone-left-unturned vigor, this important and essential resource grounds foundational and formational theological truth with timeless and recent historical application, practically compelling Christians toward seeking a more just and peaceful world.
—Michelle Ferrigno Warren, activist and author of The Power of Proximity: Moving Beyond Awareness to Action
- Title: The Gospel of Peace in a Violent World: Christian Nonviolence for Communal Flourishing
- Authors: Shawn Graves, Marlena Graves
- Publisher: IVP Academic
- Print Publication Date: 2022
- Logos Release Date: 2022
- Pages: 416
- Era: era:contemporary
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
- Subjects: Nonviolence › Religious aspects--Christianity; Peace › Religious aspects--Christianity
- ISBNs: 9781514001295, 9781514001288, 1514001292, 1514001284
- Resource ID: LLS:GOSPELPEACE
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-30T00:20:34Z