Ron Sider’s many books—about poverty, politics, and global justice—emphasize some of the most difficult and easily overlooked ethical obligations of following Christ. In Nonviolent Action: What ...

But “Andor” has much to say about nonviolentcivil resistance and pro-democracy activism as well. As one morally conflicted rebel, Carro Rylanz, puts it, “Peaceful resistance is not pretending. It’s ...

We live in a world and a culture that legitimizes violence. Gaza, Ukraine, and the rearmament of Europe are only the most visible examples. Yet we must not forget other parts of the world that also ...

One of the great debates among social scientists has been whether nonviolence is effective, particularly at the level of large groups and nation states. Perhaps since the dawn of civilization, the ...

Andreas Malm’s now famous book How to Blow Up a Pipeline (Verso, 2021) had its origins in the activist-author’s frustration with mainstream distortions concerning the history of working class ...

Rev. James M. Lawson Jr., who died on June 9, 2024, at the age of 95, was a Methodist minister and a powerful advocate of nonviolence during the Civil Rights Movement. Lawson is best known for ...

Dr. Maria J. Stephan, co-lead and chief organizer at The Horizons Project, joins host Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush to discuss the pressing issues of authoritarianism, democracy, and the vital role ...

As tempting as it may be, returning hate for hate will not heal us. Violence and contempt only deepen polarization and erode ...

“When you have 3.5% of a population, which in the United States is roughly 12 million people, that means a movement is representative. It’s hard to ignore. It’s highly disruptive.” If our 500,000 ...

It is a dark age for Afghanistan. The reemergence of the Taliban twenty years after its initial defeat has brought back a totalitarian regime, leaving the country with an unsuccessful peace process, ...

The man introduced to me in the southern port city of Odesa as Taras does not look like what he is: the founder of the civilian resistance to Russia’s military occupation of southern and eastern ...