We look at the Iranian Revolution and discuss how nonviolent movements can be used by violent opportunists, and how we often create our own enemies.

After two difficult episodes which ask us as Christians to consider what it means to love and submit, we go for round 3. This episode looks at Pastor Wang Yi's article entitled, "My Declaration of Faithful Disobedience." Thanks to Hannah Nation and th

In light of our last two episodes, I thought it would be good to have some women come on and help me understand how to work through I Peter's call for the oppressed to submit even through oppression. 0:00 - Intro 2:30 - Recap 6:00 - Guest Intros 11

We take a slight rabbit trail on Easter (May 2, 2021 for the Eastern Orthodox) from discussing nonviolent action. I look at the Bible's call for the Christian to suffer and how modern Christians have thrown that off in a variety of ways. I ask how this di

In this episode we look at how the Civil Right's Movement utilized (knowingly or unknowingly) the power of innocence. We also discuss our perception of history and the threshold of self-interest in movements.

World War 2 is probably the most cited counter example for nonviolence. The Nazi threat was so clear and so powerful, only violence could have prevailed. In this episode we look at the impact nonviolence played in WWII, as well as the destruction left in

This episode marks the 76th anniversary of Dietrich Bonhoeffer's execution in Nazi Germany. I take a break from looking at how positive non-violent movements work to asking whether or negative actions, like retaliatory violence, might work better at preve

Gandhi is perhaps the most famous implementer of nonviolence in history. In this episode we look at his five principles of "soul force" and their importance to nonviolent action.

We take a look at the unexplored/underexplored nonviolent foundation of the American Revolution, and how a violent turn impacted the huge gains made by nonviolent action. We also bring in the pro-violent camp's favorite pastime - hypotheticals - and discu

We continue our series on nonviolence by looking at three examples of nonviolence in history, discussing what they can teach us about nonviolence, as well as how we shape and tell history.