Matthew C. Fleischer Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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Reader, writer, and attorney. Author of The Old Testament Case for Nonviolence, Jesus the Pacifist, and Reading Revelation Nonviolently.

Renovation of the Heart for Students: Putting on the Character of Christ
Dallas Willard
“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
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Nonviolence: The History of a Dangerous Idea
Mark Kurlansky
@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
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Jesus and the Disinherited
Howard Thurman
“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
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Nonviolent Action: What Christian Ethics Demands But Most Christians Have Never Really Tried
Ronald J. Sider
@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
A Force More Powerful: A Century of Nonviolent Conflict
Peter Ackerman
@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
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A Gift of Love: Sermons from Strength to Love and Other Preachings (16pt Large Print Edition)
Martin Luther King
“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
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John Howard Yoder: Radical Theologian
Earl Zimmerman
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
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The Day the Revolution Began: Reconsidering the Meaning of Jesus's Crucifixion
N. T. Wright
“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
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The Divine Conspiracy: Rediscovering Our Hidden Life in God
Dallas Willard
“Most of what is wrong in human affairs simply can’t be dealt with by law.” – Dallas Willard, The Divine Conspiracy
Paperback, 2018
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Idols for Destruction: The Conflict of Christian Faith and American Culture
Herbert Schlossberg
“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
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