Table of Contents
Foreword vii
Preface xi
Acknowledgments xiii
Introduction: The Universe Bends Toward Justice 1
1 The Faith Driving the Freedom Riders Jim Zwerg 13
2 The Soul of the Vietnam Antiwar Movement Daniel Berrigan 38
3 The Crusade to Close the School of the Americas Roy Bourgeois 64
4 Convictions of the Hearth in the Sanctuary Movement Jim Corbett 96
5 Beating Nuclear Swords into God's Plowshares John Dear 122
6 Waging Peace by Resisting War Taxes Robin Harper 154
7 Living in the Clouds to Save the Redwoods Joseph Land 175
8 Modern-Day Abolitionists Against the Death Penalty Suezann Bosler 200
9 Ecojustice Warriors Against Pollution Charlotte Keys 221
10 The Peaceful Revolution of Downward Mobility Shane Claiborne 243
Epilogue: Interfaith Covenant for Peace and Justice in Modern America 267
Afterword 271
Notes 275
Index 293