Summary Of The God Of Peace: Toward A Theology Of Nonviolence
Katelyn Mireles Theo 2500-Spring 2016
May 1st, 2016 Book Report
Dear, John. The God of Peace: Toward a Theology of Nonviolence. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis, 1994. Print.
Section 1 The God of Peace: Toward a Theology of Nonviolence by John Dear centers on the classic theology of nonviolence. Though, Dear breaks new ground in the understandings of scriptures, theology, social concerns, and the church’s issues. Dear embodies the perspective of the Gospel with the ideals and traditions of Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr., and Dorothy Day. Dear explores the perceptions and levels of violence, how God is purely nonviolent, and the innovation of nonviolence through Jesus. John Dear investigates various areas of Christian theological approaches, violence as a sin, redemption from a powerful powerless God, salvation in today’s modern society, ecclesiology, the catholic social teaching to convert a community of peacemakers, the “just war theology,” feminism, and the consistent ethic of life. Dear connects the relationship between war and violence, and God and nonviolence. …show more content…
God’s rein includes the justice and liberation of the First World, where Dear believes the transformation is most needed. In this theological transformation, we can foresee and realize a societal transformation, a movement away from destructive policies and toward economic growth, deeper admiration, and service toward the suffering of humanity. This book suggests nonviolence in a way that contributes to the exploration of traditional theological views which are then transformed into strategies that aid modern global violence. The God of Peace, explains nonviolence as the revealing of God through the embodiment of Jesus. In this new found awareness, God’s spiritual and now physical presence gives rein to humanity’s ability to favor and choose peace and justice (Dear,
May 1st, 2016 Book Report
Dear, John. The God of Peace: Toward a Theology of Nonviolence. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis, 1994. Print.
Section 1 The God of Peace: Toward a Theology of Nonviolence by John Dear centers on the classic theology of nonviolence. Though, Dear breaks new ground in the understandings of scriptures, theology, social concerns, and the church’s issues. Dear embodies the perspective of the Gospel with the ideals and traditions of Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr., and Dorothy Day. Dear explores the perceptions and levels of violence, how God is purely nonviolent, and the innovation of nonviolence through Jesus. John Dear investigates various areas of Christian theological approaches, violence as a sin, redemption from a powerful powerless God, salvation in today’s modern society, ecclesiology, the catholic social teaching to convert a community of peacemakers, the “just war theology,” feminism, and the consistent ethic of life. Dear connects the relationship between war and violence, and God and nonviolence. …show more content…
God’s rein includes the justice and liberation of the First World, where Dear believes the transformation is most needed. In this theological transformation, we can foresee and realize a societal transformation, a movement away from destructive policies and toward economic growth, deeper admiration, and service toward the suffering of humanity. This book suggests nonviolence in a way that contributes to the exploration of traditional theological views which are then transformed into strategies that aid modern global violence. The God of Peace, explains nonviolence as the revealing of God through the embodiment of Jesus. In this new found awareness, God’s spiritual and now physical presence gives rein to humanity’s ability to favor and choose peace and justice (Dear,