Title: The way of peace : A. J. Muste's writings for the church /
Authors: Muste, A. J. 1885-1967,; Meyers, Jeffrey D.,
Year: 2016
Subjects: Pacifism Religious aspects Christianity; Peace Religious aspects Christianity; Labor movement Religious aspects Christianity; Church and social problems; Church and social problems; Labor movement Religious aspects Christianity; Pacifism Religious aspects Christianity; Peace Religious aspects Christianity
Abstract: One of the most influential social activists of the twentieth century, A. J. Muste is remembered by some as a pioneering labor leader, by others for his work helping lay the foundations of the civil rights movement, and by many others for his tireless work for peace, justice, economic equality, and the protection of civil liberties. As a pastor, Muste's life and work were shaped by his Christian theology. This collection of Muste's sermons, speeches, articles, and other works for religious audiences is a timely call for Christians to follow him in the way of peace.--publisher's description.
Contents: The pastor and the Great War. Of what shall we be afraid? (1915) -- Glad to be alive and a Christian in 1918 -- Christianity, the only hope of the world (1918) -- Surfeit and famine (1918) -- The labor movement. Questions from the left (1929) -- Fellowship and class struggle (1930) -- Return to pacifism (1936) -- Evangelism and the industrial workers (c. 1937-39) -- The true international (1939) -- Fragment of autobiography (1939) -- Facing another world war. The knowledge of God (1936) -- The church's responsibility for peace (1937) -- The church's witness to her faith (1938) -- The way of the cross (1938) -- Admonitions for war time (1940) -- Unity in crisis (1941) -- Unable and unwilling to conform (1942) -- Civil rights, Cold War, and the church. What the Bible teaches about freedom (1943) -- The man on the cross against the atomic bomb (1947) -- Theology of despair (1948) -- Pacifism and perfectionism (1950) -- A prayer for peace (1930) -- I believe (1950) -- Jesus and the way to peace (1954) -- The sound of the trumpet (1960) -- Saints for this age (1962).