99: Taking the Beatitudes Seriously: John Dear

How do you live a good life in a world of 30 wars, 13,000 nuclear weapons, 4 billion people in poverty, racism, gun violence, child hunger, and catastrophic climate change?

This is the question posed by Catholic priest and activist John Dear. For years, Father Dear has taken part in peace movements alongside folks like Coretta King, Thich Nhat Hanh, and Desmond tutu. In this episode, he has some unbelievable stories that answer his question in a provocative way: “To do the good means to stop the killing. You cannot be a Christian and support war, or killing, or nuclear weapons. Jesus was totally non-violent; if you want to be a Christian, you have to be totally non-violent too.”

• Show Notes:

  • The Architect of the American Civil Rights Movement: James Lawson
  • The Business of War: Justin Barringer
  • German Catholics and Hitler’s Wars by Gordon Zahn
  • Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl
  • The Nonviolent Life by John Dear
  • The Beatitudes Center
  • John Dear’s website
  • Similar episodes
  • Resources mentioned this episode

• PDF of Lee’s Interview Notes 

• Transcription Link 

 

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