James W. Douglass
James W. Douglass | |
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| Born | 1937 (age 86–87) |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Santa Clara University |
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| Notable work | Pacem in Terris Award (1997) |
James W. "Jim" Douglass (born 1937) is an American author, activist, and Christian theologian.[1] He is a graduate of Santa Clara University. He and his wife, Shelley Douglass, founded the Ground Zero Center for Nonviolent Action in Poulsbo, Washington, and Mary’s House, a Catholic Worker house in Birmingham, Alabama. In 1997 the Douglasses received the
Theology of nonviolence
Douglass is an author on
Douglass's 2008 book, JFK and the Unspeakable, discusses the
Activism
Douglass was a professor of religion at the
In 1975 Jim and Shelley Douglass founded Ground Zero Center for Nonviolent Action to protest against the construction of a
to "seek the truth of a nonviolent way of life," both personally and politically. Personally we tried to confront our racism, sexism, consumerism — all the isms that allowed us to violate others. Politically, we chose to experiment with nonviolent actions resisting Trident, a system that seemed to epitomize all the violence of our society.[2]
This nonviolent protest later extended to protesting against the
The Douglasses later moved to the
Douglass has traveled to the Middle East on several peace missions. In 2003 he joined a
Douglass is a member, and co-founder of, Religious Leaders for 9/11 Truth,
Works
- The Non-Violent Cross: A Theology of Revolution and Peace. Eugene, Oregon: ISBN 978-1597526081.
- "The Human Revolution: A Search for Wholeness". In O'Gorman, Ned (ed.). Prophetic Voices: Ideas and Words on Revolution. New York: OCLC 9865.
- Resistance and Contemplation: The Way of Liberation. Eugene, Oregon: ISBN 978-1597526098.
- Lightning East to West: Jesus, Gandhi, and the Nuclear Age. Eugene, Oregon: Wipf & Stock (1983). p. 112. ISBN 978-1597526104.
- Dear Gandhi: Now What? Letters from Ground Zero, with Shelley Douglass and Bill Livermore. Philadelphia: New Society Publishers (1988). OCLC 18105469.
- The Nonviolent Coming of God. Eugene, Oregon: ISBN 978-1597526111.
- Selections from the Writings of Shelley and Jim Douglass, with Shelley Douglass and Mary Evelyn Jegen. Erie, Pennsylvania: Pax Christi USA (1991). OCLC 34667609.
- A Question of Being: The Integration of Resistance and Contemplation in James Douglass's Theology of Nonviolence, with Karen Holsinger Sherman. Eugene, Oregon: Wipf & Stock(2007). p. 128. ISBN 978-1-55635-144-0.
- ISBN 978-1570757556.
- Gandhi and the Unspeakable: His Final Experiment with Truth. Maryknoll, New York: ISBN 978-1570759635.
References
- ^ "Author James Douglass to mark 50th anniversary of JFK assassination". mercyhurst.edu. Mercyhurst University. October 17, 2013. Archived from the original on June 28, 2014. Retrieved June 27, 2014.
- ^ "About Ground Zero" Archived 2011-10-02 at the Wayback Machine, Ground Zero Center for Nonviolent Action
- ^ " Religious Leaders for 9/11 Truth"
External links
- Interview with Jim and Shelley Douglass
- Ground Zero Center for Nonviolent Action
- James W. Douglass collected papers from the Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
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