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by Philip J. Harak (Author), G. Simon Harak (Author), Emmanuel Charles McCarthy (Foreword by)
At this critical time of despair, divisiveness, systemic oppression, wealth disparity and poverty, global pandemic, climate crisis, and looming nuclear annihilation, readers searching for Jesus amidst these crises will (re)discover a loving, welcoming, compassionate, nonviolent God who wants us and our world healed. This book helps discern and employ those healing actions. Firmly rooted in the Ignatian spiritual practices of imaginative immersion into Jesus, Philip applies his professional teaching and learning perspectives to his late Jesuit brother's profound and inspiring scriptural meditations to provide a variety of effective, practical ways to develop a deeper, more engaging, and unifying discipleship. Readers are urged to consider the kingdom as Jesus reveals it, and to heed Pope Francis' revolutionary call to "make active nonviolence our way of life." Clergy and lay people will more deeply appreciate the essential ways in which Jesus' words and actions counter our kingdoms' ubiquitous employment of divisiveness, hatred, vengeance, and violence. Our book helps people act with greater certainty in creatively applying effective solutions to today's pressing problems, based upon Jesus' modeling of loving care and service to all people and creation.
Author Biography
Philip J. Harak is a retired public high school English teacher, and sole proprietor of Socially Just Community Development, LLC. He holds a doctorate in Social Justice Education, consults with teachers and their students in constructing democratic and entirely inclusive learning environments. He has written over thirty high school courses, including peace and social justice studies. Committed to Christ's nonviolence, he serves on the Massachusetts Pax Christi Board. He lives in Massachusetts with his wife, Margaret.
G. Simon Harak, SJ, exuberantly loved and served Jesus. A committed Christian pacifist, he was a university professor, theologian, Classics scholar, Christian ethicist, author, peace activist, spiritual director, and pastoral priest. He resigned his full professorship to work as Disarmament Director for the War Resister's League. He co-founded the Marquette University Center for Peacemaking. A diligent researcher and gifted orator, he gave two thousand lectures nationally and internationally against wars in person and over media.
