JP21 Via Vida Session 24

Session 24: The Beatitudes, Part 3: Blessed Nonviolence

Regather, greet
Practice Centering Prayer
Scripture Study: Matthew 5:1-12 (use The Message)
1. What image or phrases caught your attention?
2. What was most puzzling?
3. What would you like to learn more about?
4. What really spoke to your heart?
View video for Session 24.
Read “Beatitude Part 3: Blessed Nonviolence” and discuss using the discussion questions provided.
Close in prayer.

The Practice of Nonviolence:

"History and Practice of Nonviolence: An Eclectic Bibliography." 13-page document to download.
"Giants of Nonviolence: Rev. James Lawson." Article about Rev. James Lawson, architect of the use of nonviolence in the Civil Rights movement.
"Beyond Vietnam," Address delivered by Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., to the Clergy and Laymen Concerned (CALC) about Vietnam, at Riverside Church, New York City in 1967.

nonviolence-eclectic_bibliography.pdf
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james_lawson-giants_of_nonviolence.pdf
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The James Lawson Institute. Teaching Nonviolent Direct Action Organizing.
The Martin Luther King, Jr., Research and Education Institute. Located at Stanford University, it is the repository of Dr. King's writings, speeches, and letters. If you want to know what Dr. King thought, wrote, and preached about, this is the place to go.
"The Practice of Nonviolence - 198 Methods," Webpage on the M. K. Gandhi official website.
"Book Review: The Force of Non-Violence by Judith Butler." This book review introduces us to a recent book written by one of the leading theorists in feminism, gender theory, and social activism. Butler's thesis extends Non-Violence theory and practice beyond an individualistic approach that has characterized modern non-violence theories and practices.