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You Will Be My Witnesses: Saints, Prophets, and Martyrs
You Will Be My Saints, Prophets, and Martyrs by Dear, John, Sj [Or...
162 pages, Paperback
First published April 30, 2006
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John Dear
56 books30 followersFather John Dear (The Society of Jesus) is an internationally known voice for peace and nonviolence. A Jesuit priest, pastor, peacemaker, organizer, lecturer, and retreat leader, he is the author/editor of 30 books, including his autobiography, “A Persistent Peace.” In 2008, John was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize by Archbishop Desmond Tutu.
From 1998 until December 2000, he served as the executive director of the Fellowship of Reconciliation, the largest interfaith peace organization in the United States.
After the September 11th, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center, John served as a Red Cross Chaplain, and became one of the coordinators of the chaplain program at the Family Assistance Center. He worked with some 1,500 family members who lost loved ones, as well as hundreds of firefighters and police officers, while at the same time, he spoke out against the U.S. bombing of Afghanistan.
From 2002-2004, he served as pastor of several parishes in northeastern New Mexico. He co-founded Pax Christi New Mexico and works on a nonviolent campaign to disarm Los Alamos. These days, he lectures to tens of thousands of people each year in churches and schools across the country and the world. He also writes a weekly column for the “National Catholic Reporter” at www.ncrcafe.org.
A longtime practitioner and teacher of nonviolence, John has written hundreds of articles and given thousands of talks on nonviolence. John has two masters degrees in theology from the Graduate Theological Union in California.
* BIO EXCERPT FROM http://www.johndear.org/
From 1998 until December 2000, he served as the executive director of the Fellowship of Reconciliation, the largest interfaith peace organization in the United States.
After the September 11th, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center, John served as a Red Cross Chaplain, and became one of the coordinators of the chaplain program at the Family Assistance Center. He worked with some 1,500 family members who lost loved ones, as well as hundreds of firefighters and police officers, while at the same time, he spoke out against the U.S. bombing of Afghanistan.
From 2002-2004, he served as pastor of several parishes in northeastern New Mexico. He co-founded Pax Christi New Mexico and works on a nonviolent campaign to disarm Los Alamos. These days, he lectures to tens of thousands of people each year in churches and schools across the country and the world. He also writes a weekly column for the “National Catholic Reporter” at www.ncrcafe.org.
A longtime practitioner and teacher of nonviolence, John has written hundreds of articles and given thousands of talks on nonviolence. John has two masters degrees in theology from the Graduate Theological Union in California.
* BIO EXCERPT FROM http://www.johndear.org/
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March 10, 2025
This book's poignant message, beautiful iconography, and moving biographies are inspiring. The many examples of non-violent resistance in the lives of well-known and lesser-known saints and martyrs challenge us to examine how we can serve the underprivileged and commit to humility. Although primarily focusing on Catholic saints, it also highlights the work of modern peace-makers who demonstrate a sacrificial love and deep commitment to social justice.
February 26, 2023
It's great to see Mary Dyer represented here.
The inclusion of Al-Hallaj concerned me a little, since in the past few decades there has been a repulsive trend of forcing Christian iconography onto praiseworthy non-Christians. For what it's worth, Al-Hallaj's Sufism is not diluted in the icon or in the accompanying passage; his attributes are "Allah" emblazoned over his heart and the calligraphed maqaamat hovering about where one might expect a crucifix in depictions of Christian martyrs. Still an icon that perhaps should not have been written.
The inclusion of Al-Hallaj concerned me a little, since in the past few decades there has been a repulsive trend of forcing Christian iconography onto praiseworthy non-Christians. For what it's worth, Al-Hallaj's Sufism is not diluted in the icon or in the accompanying passage; his attributes are "Allah" emblazoned over his heart and the calligraphed maqaamat hovering about where one might expect a crucifix in depictions of Christian martyrs. Still an icon that perhaps should not have been written.
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