Slow Theology: Simple Faith for Chaotic Times ST95: "Blessed Are The Peaceamakers" (A Beatitudes Series)
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Feb 19, 2026 They explore what peacemaking meant in Jesus' time versus Roman Pax Romana. They contrast violent peace with costly reconciliation and everyday peacemaking. They trace peacemaking through Luther, Quakers, Gandhi, Deborah, and Scripture images like communion and unity. They unpack peacemaking as servant leadership, costly sacrifice, and the mark of God's children.
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Democratizing Peacemaking
- Jesus reclaims 'peacemaker' from imperial meaning and gives it to ordinary people as agency.
- This democratization reframes peace as mutual reconciliation, not imperial suppression.
Gandhi Bed At A Quaker Center
- A.J. recounts staying at the Quaker Woodbrook Study Center and visiting Gandhi's room as an illustrative memory.
- He uses the story to contrast exclusive peacemaking institutions with Jesus' call for everyday peacemakers.
Peace And The Sword Tension
- Matthew pairs peacemaking language with passages that foresee conflict, creating apparent tension.
- This tension invites a reading where costly reconciliation may require confrontation, not contradiction.