John Dear

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John Dear (born August 13, 1959 in Elizabeth City , North Carolina , USA ) is an American priest of the Catholic Jesuit Order , university teacher, peace activist and author on non-violence.

Life

John Dear uses civil disobedience methods as a way to protest against war and violence. In the aftermath of his protests, he was arrested more than 75 times; his longest sentence was eight months in prison plus nine months of house arrest. He received this for his participation in a ploughshare disarmament campaign. As a result, Dear also lost his voting rights in the United States , the right to travel freely, and receives special investigations at airports.

Awards

Fonts

  • Christianity and Vegetarianism: Pursuing the Nonviolence of Jesus
  • A Persistent Peace: One Man's Struggle for a Nonviolent World , 2008
  • Disarming the Heart: Toward a Vow of Nonviolence
  • Jean Donovan and the Call to Discipleship
  • Jesus the Rebel: Bearer of God's Peace and Justice
  • Living Peace: A Spirituality of Contemplation and Action
  • Mary of Nazareth: Prophet of Peace
  • Mohandas Gandhi : Essential Writings
  • Oscar Romero and the nonviolent struggle for justice
  • Our God Is Non-violent: Witnesses in the Struggle for Peace and Justice
  • Peace Behind Bars: A Journal from Jail
  • Put Down Your Sword
  • Seeds of non-violence
  • The God of Peace: Toward a Theology of Nonviolence
  • The Questions of Jesus: Challenging Ourselves to Discover Life's Great Answers
  • The Sacrament of Civil Disobedience
  • The Sound of Listening: A Retreat Journal from Thomas Merton's Hermitage
  • Transfiguration: A Meditation on Transforming Ourselves and Our World
  • You Will Be My Witnesses

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personal data
SURNAME Dear John
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American Jesuit priest, author, and peace activist
DATE OF BIRTH August 13, 1959
PLACE OF BIRTH Elizabeth City , North Carolina