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Reader, writer, and attorney. Author of The Old Testament Case for Nonviolence, Jesus the Pacifist, and Reading Revelation Nonviolently.

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Book Cover for: Renovation of the Heart for Students: Putting on the Character of Christ, Dallas Willard

Renovation of the Heart for Students: Putting on the Character of Christ

Dallas Willard
Matthew C. FleischerMatthew C. Fleischer

“We don't believe something by merely saying we believe it, or even when we believe that we believe it. We believe something when we act as if it were true.” ― Dallas Willard, Renovation of the Heart: Putting on the Character of Christ

Paperback, 2005

$15.99$7.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Nonviolence: The History of a Dangerous Idea, Mark Kurlansky

Nonviolence: The History of a Dangerous Idea

Mark Kurlansky
Matthew C. FleischerMatthew C. Fleischer

@C_A_Bakker Charles, check out: Sider - Nonviolent Action: What Christian Ethics Demands but Most Christians Have Never Really Tried Ackerman DuVall - A Force More Powerful: A Century of Nonviolent Conflict Kurlansky - Nonviolence: The History of a Dangerous Idea 1/

Paperback, 2008

$21.00$10.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Jesus and the Disinherited, Howard Thurman

Jesus and the Disinherited

Howard Thurman
Matthew C. FleischerMatthew C. Fleischer

“The penalty of deception is to become a deception, with all sense of moral discrimination vitiated. A man who lies habitually becomes a lie, and it is increasingly impossible for him to know when he is lying and when he is not.” – Howard Thurman, Jesus and the Disinherited

Paperback, 1996

$16.00$8.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Nonviolent Action: What Christian Ethics Demands But Most Christians Have Never Really Tried, Ronald J. Sider

Nonviolent Action: What Christian Ethics Demands But Most Christians Have Never Really Tried

Ronald J. Sider
Matthew C. FleischerMatthew C. Fleischer

@C_A_Bakker Charles, check out: Sider - Nonviolent Action: What Christian Ethics Demands but Most Christians Have Never Really Tried Ackerman DuVall - A Force More Powerful: A Century of Nonviolent Conflict Kurlansky - Nonviolence: The History of a Dangerous Idea 1/

Paperback, 2015

$23.00$11.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: A Force More Powerful: A Century of Nonviolent Conflict, Peter Ackerman

A Force More Powerful: A Century of Nonviolent Conflict

Peter Ackerman
Matthew C. FleischerMatthew C. Fleischer

@C_A_Bakker Charles, check out: Sider - Nonviolent Action: What Christian Ethics Demands but Most Christians Have Never Really Tried Ackerman DuVall - A Force More Powerful: A Century of Nonviolent Conflict Kurlansky - Nonviolence: The History of a Dangerous Idea 1/

Paperback, 2001

$24.99$12.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: A Gift of Love: Sermons from Strength to Love and Other Preachings (16pt Large Print Edition), Martin Luther King

A Gift of Love: Sermons from Strength to Love and Other Preachings (16pt Large Print Edition)

Martin Luther King
Matthew C. FleischerMatthew C. Fleischer

“In spite of the fact that the law of revenge solves no social problems, men continue to follow its disastrous leading. History is cluttered with the wreckage of nations and individuals that pursued this self-defeating path.” – Martin Luther King, Jr., A Gift of Love

Paperback, Large Print, 2012

$33.99$17.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: John Howard Yoder: Radical Theologian, Earl Zimmerman

John Howard Yoder: Radical Theologian

Earl Zimmerman
Matthew C. FleischerMatthew C. Fleischer

I asked ChatGPT “What are the best Christian books about pacifism?” The Kingdom of God is Within You by Leo Tolstoy The Politics of Jesus by John Howard Yoder Mere Discipleship by @leeccamp Nonviolence and Christian Ethics by J. Denny Weaver A Farewell to Mars by @BrianZahnd

Paperback, 2014

$52.00$27.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
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Book Cover for: The Day the Revolution Began: Reconsidering the Meaning of Jesus's Crucifixion, N. T. Wright

The Day the Revolution Began: Reconsidering the Meaning of Jesus's Crucifixion

N. T. Wright
Matthew C. FleischerMatthew C. Fleischer

“Did we really imagine that, while Jesus would win his victory by suffering, self-giving love, we would implement that same victory by arrogant, self-aggrandizing force of arms?” - N. T. Wright, The Day the Revolution Began

Hardcover, 2016

$28.99$14.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Divine Conspiracy: Rediscovering Our Hidden Life in God, Dallas Willard

The Divine Conspiracy: Rediscovering Our Hidden Life in God

Dallas Willard
Matthew C. FleischerMatthew C. Fleischer

“Most of what is wrong in human affairs simply can’t be dealt with by law.” – Dallas Willard, The Divine Conspiracy

Paperback, 2018

$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Idols for Destruction: The Conflict of Christian Faith and American Culture, Herbert Schlossberg

Idols for Destruction: The Conflict of Christian Faith and American Culture

Herbert Schlossberg
Matthew C. FleischerMatthew C. Fleischer

“It is a short distance from the appearance of compassion to tyranny.” – Herbert Schlossberg, Idols for Destruction: The Conflict of Christian Faith and American Culture

Paperback, 1993

$30.00$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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