What Kind Of Nonviolent Activist Are You?
What Kind Of Nonviolent Activist Are You?
Sure, no one likes violence. But did you know there are many different types of Christian nonviolence? From hiding Jews in Nazi-occupied France to breaking the silence on violence against women, Christian leaders have practiced many different forms of nonviolence. Take this quiz to see who you're most like! And check out our Field Guide to Nonviolence for more: http://bit.ly/22xa7wy
Sure, no one likes violence. But did you know there are many different types of Christian nonviolence? From hiding Jews in Nazi-occupied France to breaking the silence on violence against women, Christian leaders have practiced many different forms of nonviolence. Take this quiz to see who you're most like! And check out our Field Guide to Nonviolence for more: http://bit.ly/22xa7wy
Is violence ever permissible?
Where does violence come from?
Which kind of violence do you most focus on ending?
What's your go-to hashtag?
What or who do you read most for inspiration for your activism?
What's the role of non-Christians in nonviolence movements?
'Realist' Nonviolence — Walter Rauschenbusch
'Realist' Nonviolence — Walter Rauschenbusch
You got Walter Rauschenbusch!
A Baptist theologian during World War I, Rauschenbusch protested the war, saying national leaders were using idealistic rhetoric to mask their capitalistic and financial motivations.
To learn more about Rauschenbusch's 'realist' nonviolence, and other influential nonviolence leaders, read our field guide to Christian nonviolence: https://shar.es/1GNMJp.
Nonviolence of the Disinherited — Howard Thurman
Nonviolence of the Disinherited — Howard Thurman
You got Howard Thurman!
Thurman was a leader in the Civil Rights movement. He saw nonviolence and loving one's enemy as powerful tools for confronting and reconciling oppressors and the oppressed.
To learn more about Thurman's nonviolence of the disinherited, and other influential nonviolence leaders, read our field guide to Christian nonviolence: https://shar.es/1GNMJp.
Liberationist Nonviolence — Hélder Câmara
Liberationist Nonviolence — Hélder Câmara
You got Hélder Câmara!
Called "the Bishop of the Slums," Câmara spoke out for the oppressed in Latin America on numerous occasions, including during the U.S.-supported military dictatorship in Brazil in the 1970s.
To learn more about Câmara's liberationist nonviolence, as well as other influential nonviolence leaders, read our field guide to Christian nonviolence: https://shar.es/1GNMJp.
Nonviolence as Resistance to Death — William Stringfellow
Nonviolence as Resistance to Death — William Stringfellow
You got William Stringfellow!
Stringfellow — a lawyer, lay-theologian, and activist — argued that nonviolence is a resistance to the ideology of death that permeates American society.
To learn more about Stringfellow's nonviolence as resistance to death, and other influential nonviolence leaders, read our field guide to Christian nonviolence: https://shar.es/1GNMJp.
Nonviolence as Mystical Radicalism — Dorothee Sölle
Nonviolence as Mystical Radicalism — Dorothee Sölle
You got Dorothee Sölle!
Sölle was a mystic theologian who rejected the traditional concept as God as removed from the suffering of the world. She was against all forms of violence, noting that the "difference between oneself and one's enemies is not absolute."
To learn more about Sölle's nonviolence as mystical radicalism, and other influential nonviolence leaders, read our field guide to Christian nonviolence: https://shar.es/1GNMJp.
Nonviolence as Communal Practice — Lisa Sowle Cahill
Nonviolence as Communal Practice — Lisa Sowle Cahill
You got Lisa Sowle Cahill!
Cahill, a current professor at Boston College, is a Catholic moral theologian. She argues for pacifism in the face of war, noting that Just War Theory follow's society's rules, but that Christians are called to live alternatively to society.
To learn more about Cahill's nonviolence as communal practice, and other influential nonviolence leaders, read our field guide to Christian nonviolence: https://shar.es/1GNMJp.
Resistance to Societal and Intimate Violence — Traci C. West
Resistance to Societal and Intimate Violence — Traci C. West
You got Traci C. West!
A professor at Drew University, West focuses on Christian ethics and its application for the lives of women. Instead of advocating for traditional nonviolence, she calls for an ethic of resisting violence against women, and an ethic of resisting the patriarchy that pervades our society.
To learn more about West's resistance to societal and intimate violence, and other influential nonviolence leaders, read our field guide to Christian nonviolence: https://shar.es/1GNMJp.
Nonviolence of Discipleship — André and Magda Trocmé
Nonviolence of Discipleship — André and Magda Trocmé
You got André and Magda Trocmé!
Living in France during the Nazi occupation, the Trocmés sought to emulate Christ through providing safe houses for thousands of Jews. Instead of withdrawing from the world, the Trocmés engaged with it, and continually advocated for nonviolence.
To learn more about the Trocmés' nonviolence of Christian discipleship, and other influential nonviolence leaders, read our field guide to Christian nonviolence: https://shar.es/1GNMJp.