Contents
LOVING ENEMIES
A Manual for Ordinary People

Foreword: The Illogic of Grace, by Robert K. Johnston 8
Acknowledgements 11
Authors’ Preface 13

1 We Are Not Impressed by the Record of World Religions • 21
2 We Are Disappointed by Our Culture of Violence • 32
3 We Are Moved by Jesus’ Identification with Sinners • 41
4 We Are Impressed by How Jesus Faced His Enemies • 48
5 We Are Inspired by What Jesus Taught About Love • 54
6 We Are Challenged by How the Early Church Loved • 61
7 We Need To Learn How to End Prejudice • 67
8 We Are Sad that Countries Still Choose the Futility of War • 73
9 We Are Impressed by Nonviolent Success • 80
10 We Are Inspired by Stories of Nonviolence in Action • 90
11 We Are Healed by the Role of Forgiveness • 98
12 We Are Challenged by the Biblical Call to Justice and Peace • 108
13 We Ask, Could We Have Chosen a More Excellent Way After 9-11? • 114
14 We Are Convinced of the Supremacy of the Law of Love • 122
15 We Share Letters of Yearning for Peace • 132
Conclusion • 142

Notes 143
The Authors 147