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Jesus Peace Collective is made up of a diverse and ecumenical group of Jesus followers that don't necessarily agree on all matters, but share a common conviction about the nonviolent and active peacemaking teachings of Jesus and the early church.
An Alternative to the Bonhoeffer Option
Christians today can learn from WWII-era theologian K.H. Miskotte about resisting without resorting to political violence.
Jarad Stacey
8 min read
The Bruderhof and the State
A lawyer reflects on how his Christian community interacts with government. Christian Pacifism Is Not Liberal Pacifism Such a Christian...
John Huleatt
2 min read
Do Christians Have a Responsibility to Protect?
Michael Budde says many Christians would like a Christ who allows them to kill. A friend of Budde’s once described him as “the most...
Elias Crim
1 min read
Is Pacifism the Product of Naive Privilege?
Dr. Greg Boyd responds to a question coming from an American missionary in Ukraine as the Russian invasion begins. He wonders if his...
Dr. Greg Boyd
1 min read
Ordinary Violence
Peacemaking is a crucial part of the Christian life — but it isn’t just about war. The origin story of my pacifism will be familiar to...
Dr. Myles Werntz
7 min read
Why Didn’t Jesus Denounce Military Service?
A common objection to the claim that Jesus and the authors of the New Testament were opposed to all forms of violence is that neither...
Dr. Greg Boyd
5 min read
Mark Twain, "The War Prayer" (ca. 1904-5)
The American writer Mark Twain wrote the following satire in the glow of America’s imperial interventions. It was a time of great and...
Dr. Douglas Jacoby
4 min read
The Few. The Proud. The Plowshares?
The following post is written by my friend Sgt. Dean Meadows (USMCR). Dean served several years in the Marine Corps, but after coming to...
Dr. Preston Sprinkle
4 min read
Is Pacifism Enough?
Germany, 1934. Eighteen months after Hitler’s rise to power, Plough’s founding editor warned of the threat of a second major war – and...
Eberhard Arnold
2 min read
Color Vision of a Conscientious Objector
The picture above captures me frantically running around during basic training at the Air Force Academy (Summer 2010). I had heard that...
Zack Johnson
5 min read
Disciples & War?
First, in the face of severe suffering such as that many Americans began to experience on September 11th, our human response is naturally...
Dr. Douglas Jacoby
4 min read
The End of Just War: Why Christian Realism Requires Nonviolence
Pacifists always bear the burden of proof. They do so because, as attractive as nonviolence may be, most assume that pacifism just will...
Dr. Stanley Hauerwas
14 min read
"It's Just War" - Should Christians Fight?
Anchor-Cross Publishing and Followers of the Way sponsored a debate on the subject of just war. They sought to bring leading thinkers...
Jon Sherwood
1 min read
Pacifism Does Not End The Wars
Since the war broke out in Ukraine this week, I’ve had several people ask what a pacifist would say about all this. Over the last month,...
Dr. Myles Werntz
5 min read
Should Christians Join the Military? A Forgotten Perspective
I have hesitated to write this post for some time now. Military service holds a special place of honor in American society. Veterans are...
Brandon Hurlbert
9 min read
The Early Church on War & Nonviolence - Part 2
Excerpt taken from The Kingdom of God, Volume 3: Learning War No More by Tom A. Jones, used with permission Tertullian (160 –220) was...
Tom A. Jones
6 min read
The Early Church on War & Nonviolence - Part 3
Excerpt taken from The Kingdom of God, Volume 3: Learning War No More by Tom A. Jones, used with permission From my study it seems that...
Tom A. Jones
4 min read
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