PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

To Lee Griffith, being a peacemaker means much more than sporting “PEACE” T-shirts or voting for left-wing political candidates. Peacemaking is for him a daily practice of community formation, lifestyle decisions, and prayer ― ordinary living that is faithful to the gospel and happily out of sync with most of the world most of the time ― and it is a vital part of following Jesus Christ.

In these challenging talks, Griffith ― a veteran anti-war activist who has been arrested many times for his pro-peace demonstrations ― sets forth a solidly biblical argument for uncompromising nonviolence. Along the way, he describes encounters with dumpster divers and prostitutes, with bag ladies and judges, with people who hear voices and see ghosts ― and he shares how, through these encounters and more, he has come to know better the subversive God of the gospel.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Lee Griffith is a teacher, author, and social activist currently working with a community mental health program in Elmira, New York. A frequent contributor to magazines like The Other Side, Sojourners, and BrethrenLife and Thought, he is also the author of The Fall of the Prison: Biblical Perspectives on PrisonAbolition, chosen by Christianity Today as one of the best books of 1993.

PRODUCT DETAILS

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Eerdmans (April 12, 2011)

Language ‏ : ‎ English

Paperback ‏ : ‎ 179 pages

ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 080286502X

ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0802865021

Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 9.3 ounces

Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.5 x 9 inches