Jesus and the nonviolent revolution
By: André Trocmé ; edited by Charles E. Moore.
Contributors: Moore, Charles E., 1956-
Edition: Rev. and expanded ed.
Publisher: Orbis Books
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Maryknoll, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 215
Subjects: Jesus Christ -- Teachings.; Nonviolence -- Biblical teaching.; Revolutions -- Biblical teaching.
Work titles: Jésus-Christ et la révolution non violente.
Description: "In this classic work, now thoroughly edited and with updated notes, Trocme explores the "politics of Jesus," especially the social implications of his proclamation of the Kingdom of God and the biblical Jubilee, and shows the ongoing relevance of his ethic of revolutionary nonviolence."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [206]-208) and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Jesus and his revolution; title: Jesus the Jew; title: Jesus proclaims jubilee; title: Implications of jubilee; title: The "politics" of Jesus; title: Ethics of the revolution; title: Jesus and his contemporaries; title: Precursors to peace; title: Crises in Palestine; title: Resistance movements; title: Seeds of nonviolence; title: Another way; title: Jesus and revolutionary nonviolence; title: The radical explosion; title: The sword of the spirit; title: Nonviolent love and the person; title: The greatest commandment; title: The politics of witness; title: God's history.