Jesus and Mature Love

Every paragraph of this compelling book calls for liberatory action enabling radical transformation and planetary survival.<br />- Kathy Kelly board president of World BEYOND War<br /><br />Len Desroches' passion for peace is a bright flame a torch in a dark world. May its light so shine as to ignite action and the building of heaven among us.<br />- Joy Kogawa novelist poet<br /><br />How have we been neglecting the deepest form of love for ourselves and all others? Moving toward this kind of mature love is a courageous intentional act of resistance.<br />- Emma Whitla university student<br /><br />As someone who had previously not heard of love of enemy as a concept for the world it really made me think about alternative ways to handle acts of violence within our society today because in a lot of ways I think the media and people make violence seem like the only response to violence. 'Jesus and Mature Love' has altered my perspective on the world.<br />- Naomi Zacharias Bezanson high school student<br /><br />Mennonites like everyone need to stir up their commitment to active nonviolent peacemaking. The call to mature love opens the way to true freedom and full humanness. This is a rich and energizing essay about the fullness of love.<br />- Tim Reimer Mennonite pastor