Books of Nonviolence
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Protest, Power, and Change: An Encyclopedia of Nonviolent Action from ACT-UP to Women's Suffrage
By Christopher KrueglerIn January 1931, the British viceroy, Lord Irwin, released Gandhi and negotiated a remarkable truce, the so-called Gandhi~Irwin Pact. Resistance was called off and political prisoners were released. Abdul Ghaffar Khan was released from ...
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Passion for Peace: The Social Essays
By Thomas MertonThis book is a series of Thomas Merton's most important writings on peace, racial issues and non-violence.
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Love and Nonresistance: God's Plan for the Church
By John Coblentz, James A. GoeringLove and Nonresistance: God's Plan for the Church
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Nonkilling Global Political Science
By Glenn D. Paigesouri; Clarence E. Dill, Democrat of Washington; Charles H. Dillon, Republican of South Dakota; Frederick H. Dominick, ... Republican of Minnesota; Atkins J. McLemore, Democrat of Texas; William E. Mason, Republican of Illinois; ...
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人性中的善良天使: 暴力為什麼會減少
By Steven Pinker本书讨论的是人类暴力减少的历史.平克在本书中展示了上百幅图表和地图,佐以大量的数据资料,量化暴力减少的趋势:部落间战事的死亡率比20世纪的战争和大屠杀要高出9倍 ...
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Swords Into Plowshares: Theological Reflections on Peace
By Marc Vervenne, Roger BurrgraeveThe Catholic Health Association of the United States José M. de Mesa , East Asian Pastoral Institute , Manila , Philippines Catherine Dooley . The Catholic University of America Mary Grey , The Catholic University of Nijmegen ...
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Swords Into Plowshares: Theological Reflections on Peace
By Roger Burggraeve, Marc VervenneThe authors of the book of Judges recount , in the narrative of Deborah and Barak's victories over the Canaanites of the North ( Judg 4 : 1-5 : 31 ) , the battle between Israel and King Jabin of Hazor . 32 In chapter 4 two heroic women ...
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Peaceworld
By Michael McIntyre, Mary Luke Tobin, Hazel T. JohnsPeaceworld
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Beginning Nonviolence: Learning and Teaching Nonviolence to Use Everyday
By John Looney, Kezia SproatNot a remote system used only by saints, albeit deeply rooted in the Ghandian-Kingian tradition, this handbook offers specific strategies for building peace in families, schools, communities, and commerce.
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The Peaceable Christian
By Michael T. CooperThis is a book that explores how politics may overly shape current Christian thinking on this subject.
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A Time to Kill: The Myth of Christian Pacifism
By Greg HopkinsThis book is about decisions.
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Martin Luther King, Jr.: The Making of a Mind
By John J. AnsbroBased on King's papers and interviews with his associates, Martin Luther King, Jr. examines his contribution as a philosopher and theologian to issues of racial and social justice, and his drive to eradicate oppression through the doctrine ...
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Fire Sans Ire: A Critical Study of Gandhian Non-violence
By Mohit ChakrabartiIn fact , Gandhi's humanistic approach to life and living that caresses and ensures purity and sobriety of life in decent and benevolent living is inherent in the non - violent , self - styled , silent but forceful and spirited ...
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Beyond Interreligious Tolerance: Mahatma Gandhi - Pioneer of Faith-Based Active Non-Violence as a Response to Oppression and Communal Violence
By Vincent Moolan KurianBeyond Interreligious Tolerance: Mahatma Gandhi - Pioneer of Faith-Based Active Non-Violence as a Response to Oppression and Communal Violence
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Los ángeles que llevamos dentro
By Steven Pinker" Estas son algunas de las preguntas que Steven Pinker se plantea en El ángel que hay en nosotros, una obra excepcional en la que nos expone las investigaciones que ha llevado a cabo sobre la preponderancia de la violencia a lo largo de la ...
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Gandhi After 9/11: Creative Nonviolence and Sustainability
By Douglas AllenDouglas Allen's central claim is Gandhi, when selectively appropriated and creatively reformulated and applied, is essential for formulating new positions that are more nonviolent and more sustainable.
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The Power of Protest
By Avery Elizabeth Hurt"Anthology of essays examining the effectiveness of public protests in driving change, the need for leadership, social media's impact on protest, and whether violence is ever acceptable"--
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The Better Angels of Our Nature: A History of Violence and Humanity
By Steven PinkerFaced with the ceaseless stream of news about war, crime, and terrorism, one could easily think this is the most violent age ever seen.
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Civil Resistance: Comparative Perspectives on Nonviolent Struggle
By Kurt SchockIn this useful collection, an international and interdisciplinary group of scholars takes stock of the current state of the theoretical and empirical literature on civil resistance.
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Peace Warriors
By Raymond HuberPeace Warriors tells the dramatic stories of people who chose non-violent resistance in times of conflict¿stories of young men and women from New Zealand and around the world.