Library — The Christian Peace Tradition

Traditions & Theology

A beginner’s guide to the radical call at the center of the Gospel — peacemaking, forgiveness, enemy-love, and reconciliation.

What Christian nonviolence means, how it differs from passivity, and why it matters for faith today.

From Augustine to Dorothy Day — two thousand years of Catholic social teaching on war, justice, and peace.

Scripture for peace of mind, forgiveness, anger, anxiety, and enemies — with short reflections and prayers.

Short Christian prayers for anger, anxiety, forgiveness, focus, enemies, and attention — for daily use.

Why attention matters spiritually and how pausing for prayer before distraction can transform your inner life.

Peace, poverty, prayer, and the Catholic Worker — the life and witness of one of the most compelling Christians of the 20th century.

A Trappist monk’s journey from contemplation to prophetic witness — connecting the inner life of prayer with the outward practice of peace.

Browse direct, authoritative answers to the most common questions about Christian peace, nonviolence, and prayer.