Mary of Nazareth: Prophet of Peace
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- Synopsis
- "Two thousand years after Mary's prophetic nonviolence, we have toned down her message and transformed her into someone more manageable, more tolerable, more passive. The CULTURE's false image of Mary does not threaten the status quo. She no longer is portrayed as the model of active and prophetic nonviolence. She is no longer upheld as the spokeswoman of the God of justice, the God of the poor, the God of revolutionary nonviolence. Instead we have set her up on a pedestal where she is safe, far above us, and removed from our troubles. She is stereotyped as a quiet, law-abiding, church-going, obedient, subservient woman who does what war-making authorities want. She would hardly recognize herself. But Luke's portrait remains. Mary's journey sets the whole gospel story of nonviolence in motion. She was filled with joy at God's dramatic entrance into the world, and God's revolutionary action against the rich and powerful and on behalf of the poor and oppressed. Mary understands the plight of all those who suffer from the world's unjust economic order and its wars. She is a woman of justice, a woman of disarmament, a woman of peace, a woman of revolution, a woman of action, a woman of nonviolence. The nonviolent Jesus and his mother still SUMMON us to the journey of contemplative, active and prophetic nonviolence. In the past, we might have looked to noble heroes like Dorothy Day, Mahatma Gandhi, and Martin Luther King, Jr. for leadership and action. Today, we ourselves have to become heroes, leaders, and saints of active, prophetic nonviolence. We can no longer wait for someone else to make the journey for us. The poor of the earth are dying from our wars and consumerism. The God of peace, the risen Jesus, and his prophetic mother await patiently our response to their invitation, their word, their example."
- Copyright:
- 2003
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 127 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780877939825
- Publisher:
- N/A
- Date of Addition:
- 05/17/06
- Copyrighted By:
- Ave Maria Press
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Self-Help, Religion and Spirituality
- Submitted By:
- Merrill Woolnough
- Proofread By:
- Lena
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.