Ignoring the complexity of what constitutes violence is where the (non)violent thought and praxis represented by white, liberal Christians in the United States falls short. In this book, twelve scholar-activist interviewees share perspectives and effective practices that destabilize traditional rationalizations of violence, including those from the institutions and practices of a dominant Christian theology. The author calls on communities committed to (non)violence to invest in a model for social change which 1) roots itself in contextual, historical analysis; 2) includes other-than-human lives as necessary partners; 3) values practices that dismantle violence over theological abstractions; 4) emphasizes creative communities of active, counter-cultural resistance over individualism; 5) experiments with diverse, disruptive tactics; and 6) urges a self-critical solidarity that welcomes differences regarding various means of social change. The Interviewees are Rita “Bo” Brown (B♀) Ward Churchill John Dear Vincent Harding Dolores Huerta Derrick Jensen Kathy Kelly Alice Lynd Staughton Lynd Katherine Power Sarah Schulman Akinyele Umoja