{"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":"#81. John Dear with scholar, author and international leader in racial healing Dr. Catherine Meeks: \"The culture in the US reinforces the notion that people of color are inferior to white people.\"","slug":"81-john-dear-with-scholar-author-and-international-leader-in-racial-healing-dr-catherine-meeks-the-culture-in-the-us-reinforces-the-notion-that-people-of-color-are-inferior-to-white-people","published_at":"2026-07-20T12:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-nonviolent-jesus-7144839/81-john-dear-with-scholar-author-and-international-leader-in-racial-healing-dr-catherine-meeks-the-culture-in-the-us-reinforces-the-notion-that-people-of-color-are-inferior-to-white-people","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-nonviolent-jesus-7144839","url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/the-nonviolent-jesus-podcast/2986061","audio_url":"https://content.rss.com/episodes/307220/2986061/the-nonviolent-jesus-podcast/2026_07_13_18_34_28_6b9de643-3880-4876-8a62-525aed8602a4.mp3","summary":"On today’s new episode of “The Nonviolent Jesus Podcast,” I speak with my friend Dr. Catherine Meeks, a nationally recognized leader in racial healing and founder of the Turquoise & Lavender Institute for Transformation and Healing. Her latest book is .Bridging the Rivers of Difference: A Proclamation of Unity in Resistance Her other books include The Night Is Long but Light Comes in the Morning: Meditations on Racial Healing , and The Quilted Life: Reflections of a Sharecropper’s Daughter . She spent 25 years as chair of the African American Studies program at Mercer University. “I grew up poor and black in Arkansas, and my way in the world is to connect to the spiritual and God and the way people should be treated right ,” she says . This country was founded on the notion that some humans were worth more than others, included black people and women. The Constitution wasn't talking about us. The Heritage Foundation has been working militantly with Project 2025, but we have to be willing to stop having a hierarchy of human value. “Racism has injured us all ,” she continues . “Everyone has been wounded by it. The culture in the US reinforces the notion that people of color are inferior to white people, but we're all made in God's image and we all deserve to be treated right. We have to create new narratives and trust each other enough to work for the general welfare that benefits everybody, not just one set of people.\" “We need to recognize the nonviolent Jesus. To dehumanize another person is violent while Jesus was always respecting people. There is no Jesus for warmongers. War is never going to end other wars. We need to reimagine what nonviolence really is about. I see this moment as a time to come to grips with what kind of human we want to be.” Listen in to he…","meta_description":"On today’s new episode of “The Nonviolent Jesus Podcast,” I speak with my friend Dr. Catherine Meeks, a nationally recognized leader in racial healing and…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2417,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-nonviolent-jesus-7144839/episodes/81-john-dear-with-scholar-author-and-international-leader-in-racial-healing-dr-catherine-meeks-the-culture-in-the-us-reinforces-the-notion-that-people-of-color-are-inferior-to-white-people/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-nonviolent-jesus-7144839/81-john-dear-with-scholar-author-and-international-leader-in-racial-healing-dr-catherine-meeks-the-culture-in-the-us-reinforces-the-notion-that-people-of-color-are-inferior-to-white-people.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}