It's a Sin to Build a Nuclear Weapon : The Collected Works on War and Christian Peacemaking of Richard Sorley

Mcsorley, Richard T.; Dear, John (EDT)

ISBN 10: 1608990583 / ISBN 13: 9781608990580

Published by Wipf and Stock, 2010

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: It's a Sin to Build a Nuclear Weapon : The Collected Works on War and Christian Peacemaking of Richard Sorley
• Publisher: Wipf and Stock
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1608990583
• ISBN 13: 9781608990580
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

The Reverend Richard McSorley, S.J. (1914 - 2002), was professor of peace studies at Georgetown University and writer of eight books on pacifism and social justice. As a Jesuit priest ordained in 1946, he completed his studies for his Ph.D. at Ottawa University. In 1970, he co-founded St. Francis Catholic Worker in Washington, D.C. He served as a board member of the National Interreligious Board for Conscientious Objectors for 15 years and was a National Council member of Pax Christi, U.S.A. from 1983 to 1989. He has written five other books and is a nationally recognized newspaper columnist.

About the Authors

The Reverend Richard McSorley, S.J. (1914 - 2002), was professor of peace studies at Georgetown University and writer of eight books on pacifism and social justice. As a Jesuit priest ordained in 1946, he completed his studies for his Ph.D. at Ottawa University. In 1970, he co-founded St. Francis Catholic Worker in Washington, D.C. He served as a board member of the National Interreligious Board for Conscientious Objectors for 15 years and was a National Council member of Pax Christi, U.S.A. from 1983 to 1989. He has written five other books and is a nationally recognized newspaper columnist.

John Dear is priest, pastor, and peacemaker. He has served as the director of the Fellowship of Reconciliation, traveled the war zones of the world, and addressed tens of thousands of people in over a thousand lectures around the country. He has two masters in theology from the Graduate Theological Union in California. His many books include Living Peace, Jesus the Rebel, Disarming the Heart, and The Questions of Jesus. He lives in the desert of New Mexico.