American Nonviolence Series_ Catholic Theological Ethics in the World Church With the addition of John

With the addition of John Pauls final encyclical

justice and peace in the context of crises

He changed the image of Christianity itself for countless young people

" or the set of social and political relationships that produced a particular story or statement

He explores African insights into this moral universe and concludes that 'the basis of African morality is the promotion of human life

American Nonviolence Series_ Catholic Theological Ethics in the World Church With the addition of JohnMost Americans can recite the names of famous generals and historic battles. Some can also name champions of nonviolence like Martin Luther King Jr., or recall the struggles for peace and justice that run like a thread through U. S. history. But little attention is paid to the intellectual tradition of nonviolence. Ira Chernus surveys the evolution of this powerful idea from the Colonial Era up to today, focusing on representative movements