Seeking a New World of Peace with John Dear

John Dear, S.J. is a Jesuit priest, pastor, peace activist, organizer, lecturer, retreat leader, and the author or editor of twenty-five books. He holds two masters degrees in theology from the Graduate Theological Union in California, and in 2008 was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize by Archbishop Desmond Tutu. He has been a pastor; executive director of the Fellowship of Reconciliation, the largest interfaith peace organization in the United States; and is now coordinator of the New Mexico region of Pax Christi, the national Catholic peace movement. Father Dear has been arrested more than seventy-five times in acts of nonviolent civil disobedience for peace, and has worked with Mother Theresa and others to stop the death penalty.

His books include:

• A Persistent Peace: One Man's Struggle for a Nonviolent World (Loyola Press 2008)

To learn more about the work of John Dear go to fatherjohndear.org.

Host: Michael Toms      Interview Date: 10/9/2008     Program Number: C0079

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