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07/15/2005 05:00:48 PM

New Quick Sheet Is Out (click here)!
Learning The Non-violent path is about learning transformation and learning transformation is learning Spiritual Growth how do we do this as Christians? And how do these things go hand in hand?
Home page updated and introduces a new virtual Guide Mary Mehta.

Jesus and non-violence - An upcoming article on non-violence and Christianity has everything to do with the path of discernment and boundaries. In oppressive situations, are we as Christians called to patiently endure, or to be more proactive?  Beyond the typical responses of fight or flight, non-violent  civil disobedience presents a third way to respond to oppressive conditions in the world at large. Unlike the first two reactive methods, non-violence represents an active but peaceful approach. Mahatma Ghandi, Martin Luther King Jr., and others have successfully used this method to  bring change to oppressive situations, and in so doing, changed the course of history. For these leaders, the Sermon on the Mount provided fundamental inspiration and guidance. Yet verses about “turning the other cheek,” going “the second mile,” and others remain controversial and difficult to interpret for many Christians today.  Do these scriptures call for simple passivity, or are they a call to proactively but peacefully expose injustices? In an upcoming article series in the Mission newsletter, we will explore these concepts and their application in today’s world.

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Upcoming Articles - in next newsletter

Conditions within and conditions without, spiritual growth and social change. (see above). Non-violence and Jesus Voluntary Simplicity, a Christian idea?

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