How to Have an Enemy: Righteous Anger and the Work of Peace

Does Jesus’ call to love our enemies mean that we should remain silent in the face of injustice?

Jesus called us to love our enemies. But to befriend an enemy, we first have to acknowledge their existence, understand who they are, and recognize the ways they are acting in opposition to God’s good news. In How to Have an Enemy: Righteous Anger and the Work of Peace, Melissa Florer—Bixler looks closely at what the Bible says about enemies—who they are, what they do, and how Jesus and his foll...