You are invited to an assembly of worship and dialogue on:

The Nonviolent Path as Illuminated by Jesus

2:00–4:00 p.m., Sunday, March 8, 2020

Community of Christ Temple Sanctuary,

1001 West Walnut, Independence, MO

How to deal with the violence of our times?

Fight or flight are the common reac- tions. But Bible scholar Walter Wink sug- gests “a third way”—the way of nonvio- lent resistance demonstrated by Jesus, and pursued by activists like Gandhi and Martin Luther King.

Longtime activist, author, priest, and Nobel Prize nominee Rev. John Dear will reflect on the nonviolence of Jesus, from his teachings in the Sermon on the Mount, to his public campaign in Jerusalem and his death and resurrection, and what this means for Christians today—that we are all called to practice nonviolence, and work for a new world without war, pov- erty, racism, nuclear weapons and environmental destruction. John will propose that creative nonviolence is the new hallmark of Christianity and the measure of our discipleship.

Join us for a vigorous new reflection about how to follow Jesus in these difficult times.

John Dear Biography

Rev. John Dear is an internationally recognized voice and leader for peace and nonviolence. A priest, activist and author, he served for years as the director of the Fellowship of Reconciliation, the largest in- terfaith peace organization in the U.S. John has traveled the war zones of the world, led Nobel Peace prize winners to Iraq, given thousands of lectures on peace across the U.S., and served as a pastor of several churches in New Mexico. He recently helped draft Pope Francis’ Jan. 1, 2017 World Day of Peace message on nonviolence, and is the author of 30 justice and peace books. Rev. Dear is a co-founder of Campaign Nonviolence and the Nonviolent Cities Project and is on the staff of www .paceebene.org.

Contact: Jim Hannah jim@jays.net