John Dear

On this week's episode of "The Nonviolent Jesus Podcast," John Dear speaks with Charlene Howard, the executive director of Pax Christi USA.

On this next episode of "The Nonviolent Jesus Podcast," John Dear speaks with Robert Ellsberg, the publisher and editor-in-chief of Orbis Books, about his latest book about saints.

On this episode of "The Nonviolent Jesus Podcast," John Dear put together a special one-hour, year-end episode of highlights from the 52 episodes throughout 2025.

This week on "The Nonviolent Jesus Podcast," John Dear takes a deep dive into Matthew 2, the famous story of the Magi.

This week on "The Nonviolent Jesus Podcast," John Dear offers an Advent reflection on Mary's three movements of the spiritual life — starting with contemplative nonviolence, moving to active nonviolence and then to the Magnificat as prophetic nonviolence.

This week on "The Nonviolent Jesus Podcast," John Dear speaks with Mike Martin, a blacksmith and founder of RAWtools, a network that takes firearms and turns them into garden tools and other objects.

This week on "The Nonviolent Jesus Podcast," John Dear speaks with Maryland Rep. Jamie Raskin. "We're in the fight of our lives and have been since the beginning of this nightmare," Raskin says.

This week on "The Nonviolent Jesus Podcast," John Dear speaks with filmmaker and author Gerry Straub about his life making documentaries about extreme poverty around the world.

This week "The Nonviolent Jesus Podcast" welcomes longtime justice activist and pastor Wesley Granberg-Michaelson.

This week, "The Nonviolent Jesus Podcast" welcomes Ivana Hughes, president of the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation, one of the leading advocates for nuclear disarmament. 

This week on "The Nonviolent Jesus Podcast," John Dear hosts legendary folk singer Joan Baez, his friend of 35 years. 

This week on "The Nonviolent Jesus Podcast," John Dear hosts the second part of a conversation with Sr. Simone Campbell. 

This week on "The Nonviolent Jesus Podcast," John Dear speaks with Sr. Simone Campbell, a well-recognized voice, organizer and leader for social and economic justice in the U.S. 

This week on "The Nonviolent Jesus Podcast," John Dear speaks with Paul Chappell, founder of Peace Literacy Institute and an international peace educator who helps people internalize peace and nonviolence.

In this week's episode of "The Nonviolent Jesus Podcast," John Dear says we need to decide if we want to learn from Jesus the things that make for peace, and then try to put them into action. 

This week on "The Nonviolent Jesus Podcast," John Dear speaks with John Fugelsang, actor, comedian, talk show host and author.

This week on "The Nonviolent Jesus Podcast," John Dear speaks with Archbishop John Wester of Sante Fe, New Mexico, about his pilgrimage to Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan, for the 80th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing.

"Nonviolence means avoiding injury to anything on earth in thought, word or deed," the Indian activist once said. 

On this week's episode of "The Nonviolent Jesus Podcast," John Dear speaks with world-renowned theologian and ethicist Stanley Hauerwas.

"We need to do some soul-searching and decide if this is a normal presidency or a presidency that has stepped outside the rule of law," she said.