David Carlson

  ,â€œIf revenge and retaliation are the best responses that our nation couldÂ muster after 9/11, then Jesus did not have to come, live among us, and preach aÂ radical understanding of â€˜neighborâ€™ that includes the enemy.â€,
,In the wake of the ten-year anniversary of 9/11, as tensions rise between ChristiansÂ and Muslims, author and religious studies professor David Carlson seeks guidanceÂ in the modern-day deserts of monastic communities across America. Are ChristianityÂ and Islam destined to confront one other as clashing civilizations? ,Peace Be with You:Â Monastic Wisdom for a Terror-Filled World, clearly answers â€œNo.â€,Peace Be With You, is the result of more than thirty interviews with abbots, nuns,Â monks, and other seekers at monasteries and retreat centers. Carlson reveals theÂ untapped wisdom of these men and women in their own words as they speak withÂ hope to a suffering world. Follow the author on this personal, moving, and at timesÂ difficult journey, and discover a new yet ancient basis for genuine peace betweenÂ Christianity and other religionsâ€”especially Islam.,â€œIt is time for Christians to use their power to change the conversation,â€ CarlsonÂ says, â€œto ponder Jesusâ€™ command to treat the stranger as our neighbor and to treatÂ our neighbor not only as ourselves, but as God in our midst.â€,"As Carlson reminds us, there is another thing stirring around the world. There is aÂ movement of extremists for love and for grace that have been singing a different song.â€,â€”Shane Claiborne,â€œOne of the richest, most insightful, and most instructive books I have ever read on theÂ business of living the Christian life fully, biblically, faithfully, and non-dogmatizedly.â€,â€”Phyllis Tickle
Spirituality,Religion,Nonfiction,Religion,Theology
Peace Be with You: Monastic Wisdom for a Terror-Filled World