Satyagraha and nonresistance : a comparative study of Gandhian and Mennonite nonviolence

by Weyburn W. Groff

Paperback, 2009

Publication

Imprint: Elkhart, Ind. : Scottdale, PA : Institute of Mennonite Studies co-published with Herald Press, c2009. Context: Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral)--1963. Series: Occasional Papers, 27. Responsibility: Weyburn W. Groff. Physical: Text : 1 volume : xiv, 186 pages ; 23 cm. Features: Includes appendix, bibliography.

Call number

Peace / Groff

Barcode

BK-08056

ISBN

9780936273433

Collections

Your library, Adult Materials, Religious Studies

Tags

Christianity, Christianity - Protestant, Hinduism, practice - nonviolence, practice - precepts ethics and virtues, comparative religion, practice - social action, intended audience - adult

CSS Library Notes

Description: Weyburn Groff's 1963 study examines and compares the Mennonite Church's beliefs about and practice of nonresistance, and the Gandhian movement's exercise of the effective nonviolent resistance of satyagraha. -- from back cover

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Physical description

xxi, 186 p.; 23 cm

Language

English

Original language

English

Subjects

Evil, Non-resistance to
Gandhi, Mahatma, 1869-1948
Mennonites Doctrines
Pacifism Religious aspects Comparative studies
Passive resistance

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