The Nonviolent Jesus

Fr. John Dear

94 episodesEN

Religion & Spirituality Christianity Spirituality

Show overview

The Nonviolent Jesus has been publishing since 2024, and across the 2 years since has built a catalogue of 94 episodes, alongside 1 trailer or bonus episode. That works out to roughly 60 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a weekly cadence, with the show now in its 2nd season.

Episodes typically run thirty-five to sixty minutes — most land between 36 min and 42 min — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language Religion & Spirituality show.

The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 4 days ago, with 41 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2025, with 51 episodes published. Published by Fr. John Dear.

Episodes

Running

2024–2026 · 2y

Median length

39 min

Cadence

Weekly

From the publisher

Was Jesus nonviolent?🎙️ This Monday weekly podcast features thought-provoking, inspiring conversations with some of the greatest visionary leaders in peace and nonviolence in modern history like Martin Sheen (Apocalypse Now, Gandhi), Bryan Stevenson (Just Mercy) , Cornel West (Race Matters), Sister Helen Prejean (Dead Man Walking) , Sr. Joan Chittister, John Fugelsang (Separation of Church and Hate), Rev. Richard Rohr (The Universal Christ), Shane Claiborne (Red Letter Christians), and many, many more!Join Fr. John Dear—priest, author, activist, and Nobel Peace Prize nominee—on The Nonviolent Jesus, a weekly 30-minute podcast that dares to reclaim the radical, active nonviolence of Jesus. Rooted in the wisdom of Gandhi and Dr. King, Fr. John Dear has been arrested and jailed over 80 times in acts of nonviolent civil disobedience against war and nuclear weapons in the tradition of Gandhi and Dr. King.This journey isn’t just about changing the world—it’s about being creative, nonviolent activists and transforming ourselves. We’ll explore how we can:💠 Embody nonviolence—toward ourselves, others, and our communities 💠 Heal from the culture of violence—from war and racism, authoritarianism and genocide, to poverty and environmental destruction 💠 Live with courage, compassion, and universal love Together, we’ll uncover how Jesus' Way of Nonviolence can reshape our lives and awaken a more just, peaceful world.👉Subscribe now to The Nonviolent Jesus - change yourself, change the world.www.beatitudescenter.org

Latest Episodes

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#93. With Wamuyu Wachira, President of Pax Christi International from Nairobi, Kenya: "If someone cuts my finger, I want them to see nonviolence flow out of it."

Oct 5, 202639 min

#92 With former Ohio congressman and peacemaker Dennis Kucinich: "Unless we stop licensing, funding and creating implements of war, we will not survive as a nation."

Sep 28, 202638 min

#91. John Dear with theologian, author and editor Robert Jonas on Henri Nouwen: “Henri Nouwen wanted us to know that we are never alone, that we are infinitely loved, that we are God’s beloved.”

Sep 21, 202633 min

#90: With Fr. Greg Boyle, founder and director of Homeboy Industries in Los Angeles: "If you hate ICE agents, I think your God's too puny."

Sep 14, 202638 min

#89. Special Episode with John Dear: Dedicated to all whose lives were altered that day: Life and Death at Ground Zero, my personal experiences on 9/11 and the weeks following

Sep 10, 202642 min

#88. Part 1 of 2 special episodes on 9/11: This week with Colleen Kelly of Peaceful Tomorrows, an organization founded by family members of those killed on September 11th who united to turn grief into action for peace.

Sep 7, 202635 min

#87 John Dear with Professor Todd Walatka of Notre Dame on Saint Oscar Romero: "The true church is the one that stands with the poor".

Aug 31, 202639 min

#86. John Dear with Tim Shriver, chairman of the Special Olympics:"The Special Olympics is a peacemaking movement.”

Aug 24, 202639 min

#85. John Dear with economist, author, pastor and former president of Bread for the World David Beckmann: "We won't end poverty if we can't talk to each other."

Aug 17, 202630 min

#84 John Dear on meeting Franziska Jagerstatter in Austria and reflecting on the life and courage of her husband Franz Jagerstatter, one of the few men who refused to fight for Nazi Germany.

Aug 10, 202643 min

#83 With nuclear activist, public educator and publisher Jack Cohen Joppa: " We have to support the activist who ends up in jail if we are to succeed."

Aug 3, 202640 min

#82 John Dear on the Raising of Lazarus: "We need to to call humanity forth out of the culture of death, war and empire."

Jul 27, 202635 min

#81. John Dear with scholar, author and international leader in racial healing Dr. Catherine Meeks: "The culture in the US reinforces the notion that people of color are inferior to white people."

Jul 20, 202640 min

#80. John Dear in conversation with author and theologian Fr. Ron Rolheiser: " In my lifetime I've never lived through darker days."

Jul 13, 202635 min

#79. John Dear in conversation with scripture scholar and author Wes Howard-Brook: "We're faced with the choice between the religion of empire or the religion of creation."

Jul 6, 202632 min

#78. John Dear with theologian/author/activist Lisa Sharon Harper: "We were three floors below ground, it was hot and the walls and floor were covered with roaches."

Jun 29, 202641 min

#77 John Dear in conversation with Zoughbi Zoughbi of Bethlehem, Palestine: "The West Bank is a prison, Gaza is a concentration camp."

Jun 22, 202639 min

#76 John Dear with Mel Duncan, co-founder of Nonviolent Peaceforce about his work all over the world, more recently in Palestine and St. Paul, MN: "Organized nonviolence led to ICE leaving Minneapolis."

Jun 15, 202640 min

#75 John Dear in conversation with bestseller writer Joyce Rupp on her award winning book "The Years of Ripening": "The Serenity Prayer is the prayer of elderhood, not just for AA!"

Jun 8, 202642 min

#74 Part 2 of 2: John Dear with authors John Dominic Crossan and Michael Okinczyc-Cruz on their new book "Jesus and Justice" and organizing work on the streets of Chicago: "We have a savage culture".

Jun 1, 202642 min

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