Ignoring the complexity of what constitutes violence is where the (non)violent thought and praxis represented by white, liberal Christians in the United States falls short. In this book, twelve scholar-activist interviewees share perspectives and effective practices that destabilize traditional rationalizations of violence, including those from the institutions and practices of a dominant Christian theology.
The author calls on communities committed to (non)violence to invest in a model for social change which
- roots itself in contextual, historical analysis;
- includes other-than-human lives as necessary partners
- values practices that dismantle violence over theological abstractions
- emphasizes creative communities of active, counter-cultural resistance over individualism
- experiments with diverse, disruptive tactics; and
- urges a self-critical solidarity that welcomes differences regarding various means of social change.
The Interviewees are:
- Rita “Bo” Brown (B♀)
- Ward Churchill
- John Dear
- Vincent Harding
- Dolores Huerta
- Derrick Jensen
- Kathy Kelly
- Alice Lynd
- Staughton Lynd
- Katherine Power
- Sarah Schulman
- Akinyele Umoja
A Study Guide is available for this book.