{"podcast":{"title":"The Nonviolent Jesus","slug":"the-nonviolent-jesus-7144839","podcast_index_feed_id":7144839,"rss_url":"https://media.rss.com/the-nonviolent-jesus-podcast/feed.xml","website_url":"http://www.beatitudescenter.org","image_url":"https://media.rss.com/the-nonviolent-jesus-podcast/20241221_121241_becd9bffe25dbd0656ac9524d67d2574.jpg","author":"Fr. John Dear","episode_count":83,"summary":"Was Jesus nonviolent? 🎙️ This Monday weekly podcast features thought-provoking, inspiring conversations with some of the greatest visionary leaders in peace and nonviolence in modern history like Martin Sheen ( Apocalypse Now, Gandhi ), Bryan Stevenson (Just Mercy) , Cornel West (Race Matters) , Sister Helen Prejean (Dead Man Walking) , Sr. Joan Chittister, John Fugelsang (Separation of Church and Hate), Rev. Richard Rohr (The Universal Christ), Shane Claiborne (Red Letter Christians), and many, many more! Join Fr. John Dear—priest, author, activist, and Nobel Peace Prize nominee —on The Nonviolent Jesus , a weekly 30-minute podcast that dares to reclaim the radical, active nonviolence of Jesus. Rooted in the wisdom of Gandhi and Dr. King , Fr. John Dear has been arrested and jailed over 80 times in acts of nonviolent civil disobedience against war and nuclear weapons in the tradition of Gandhi and Dr. King. This journey isn’t just about changing the world—it’s about being creative, nonviolent activists and transforming ourselves. We’ll explore how we can: 💠 Embody nonviolence —toward ourselves, others, and our communities 💠 Heal from the culture of violence —from war and racism,…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-28T00:18:54.115861+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-nonviolent-jesus-7144839"},"episode":{"title":"#60 Part 1 of 2: John Dear on his newest book \"Universal Love, Surrendering to the God of Peace\": \"We have more power as ordinary people than we realize\".","slug":"60-part-1-of-2-john-dear-on-his-newest-book-universal-love-surrendering-to-the-god-of-peace-we-have-more-power-as-ordinary-people-than-we-realize","published_at":"2026-02-23T08:01:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-nonviolent-jesus-7144839/60-part-1-of-2-john-dear-on-his-newest-book-universal-love-surrendering-to-the-god-of-peace-we-have-more-power-as-ordinary-people-than-we-realize","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-nonviolent-jesus-7144839","url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/the-nonviolent-jesus-podcast/2567058","audio_url":"https://content.rss.com/episodes/307220/2567058/the-nonviolent-jesus-podcast/2026_02_21_19_14_30_4417fc28-82c9-495d-a5b4-878a17d18e63.mp3","summary":"This week I reflect on my new book, Universal Love: Surrendering to the God of Peace . This is Part 1 of 2 episodes. In this first episode, I tell how the book came about. When the pandemic began, I joined the local gym and the young person who taught the class, whom I call Will, asked me to be his guru, so I started teaching him meditation. He called God, “Universal Love” and one day, Universal Love came to him in prayer and called him to be “ an extension of Universal Love .” Sections in the first part of the book include \"The Difference Meditation Makes\" , \"To Hell With Spiritual Pride\" , and \"Experimenting with Nonviolence\" . Over the years of spiritual direction and conversation that followed with Will, as we became friends and discussed all this, we also started doing writing practice at the local coffee shop on these themes, writings which one day turned into this book. In this episode, and the first part of the book, I reflect on the importance of daily meditation, letting go of control, living in intimate, trusting relationship to God, learning to surrender everything to God, and trying from now on, to do only God’s will, not our will. I conclude this episode with the story of my visit with Archbishop Tutu in Cape Town, South Africa, where he confided with me his thoughts on free will as the basis of understanding God and our work for peace, justice and nonviolence, a teaching I am only now beginning to understand. Next week I dedicate the podcast to the second half of the book, and will be sharing excerpts and more on Substack as well. Available now from www.orbisbooks.com or call 1-800-258-5838, or ask for it at your local bookstore! More information at beatitudescenter.org Onward in peace with the nonviolent Jesus, 🌻, John","meta_description":"This week I reflect on my new book, Universal Love: Surrendering to the God of Peace . 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