Lazarus, Come Forth!: How Jesus Confronts the Culture of Death and Invites Us into the New Life of Peace
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| Rating | : | 4.53 (796 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1570759367 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 144 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-10-19 |
| Language | : | English |
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John Dear is a Jesuit priest and peace activist and the author of many books including Living Peace, The Questions of Jesus, Transfiguration, Jesus the Rebel, and Peace Behind Bars. He lives in New Mexico. He writes a weekly online column for NCR. His Orbis titles include You Will Be My Witnesses, and, as editor, Mohandas Gandhi, Daniel Berrigan: Essential Writings, and Henri Nouwen s The Road to Peace.
According to Dear, the Gospel urges us to carry on this liberating work of Jesus today: to remove the stone that keeps us trapped in cultures of violence, to call each other out of the tombs, to unbind one another and set each other free to live in peace. The raising of Lazarus in John s Gospel is one of the most dramatic and poignant episodes in scripture. If Lazarus represents humanity, the story of his raising is about the God of Life confronting the power of death itself, calling humanity to walk out of the tombs of death--the culture of violence and war--and into the new life of resurrection peace. In pursuing this work, we fulfill our vocations as disciples of Jesus and enter the fullness of life today.. While traditionally read as a story about friendship and faith, Dear shows through his extended meditations how this story summarizes the persistent theme of the Gospel
Come forth Another beautiful, inspiring read from this wonderful human being. A perceptive study, comparing one of my favorite Gospel events with the need for social involvement and change. Good stuff.. Come forth to read this crucial spiritual treatise, this meditation upon our lonesome walk to life This contemplation of the eleventh chapter of the late Gospel of John begins, -The Gospels depict Jesus engaged in a mighty struggle against death. He came, he said, to give sight to the blind, freedom to the captive, liberation to the oppressed, good news to the poor - in each case calling people to the fullness of life and to victory over the powers of death and deadness. His was a life of boundless compassion, creative nonviolence, and universal love. As we know, in his struggle against the deathly empire of his time, he gave up. Great ideas but kindle edition needs an editor, proofreader Gettysburg Farm "The Kingdom of God is lifeWe as a people have made social contract with death." I love Rev. John Dear's emphasis on Jesus non-violence, trying to wake us up from from our failure to notice or question the institutionalized violence in our society. I gave this fewer stars because, unlike Dear's previous books, this one appears to be unedited and to have no proofreader. Perhaps this is just the kindle edition, but it is full of words run together, run-on sentences, ideas dropped, etc. These errors make the book much more difficult t
. He lives in New Mexico. He writes a weekly online column for NCR. His Orbis titles include You Will Be My Witnesses, and, as editor, Mohandas Gandhi, Daniel Berrigan: Essential Writings, and Henri Nouwen s The Road to Peace. About the Author John Dear is a Jesuit priest and peace activist and the author of many books including Living Peace, The Questions of Jesus, Transfiguration, Jesus the Rebel, and Peace Behind Bars