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The Nonviolent Jesus Podcast
🎙️ Episode #6: Fr. John Dear on “The Nonviolence of Jesus: 10 Essentials”
📅 Drops Feb. 10, 2025
What if Jesus wasn’t just a teacher of love, but a radical, nonviolent activist challenging empire, oppression, and injustice? What if his message wasn’t about passive faith but fearless resistance rooted in love?
In this episode, Fr. John Dear breaks down 10 essential lessons on the nonviolence of Jesus—a message more urgent than ever in our world of war, division, and systemic injustice. From the Sermon on the Mount to his bold civil disobedience in the Temple, from "Put down the sword!" in Gethsemane to the radical new covenant at the Last Suppe ...
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nonviolencepeaceful activismMartin Luther King JrGandhi's legacyThe BeatitudesJesus' teachingsSermon on the Mountpeacemakerspeaceful protestJesus