Disarmed
eBook - ePub

Disarmed

The Radical Life and Legacy of Michael "MJ" Sharp

  1. 216 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Disarmed

The Radical Life and Legacy of Michael "MJ" Sharp

About this book

A powerful story of one man’s radical commitment to peacemaking.

Michael “MJ” Sharp was a modern Mennonite armed with wit and intellect, but not a gun. The son of a Mennonite pastor, he demonstrated a gift for listening and persuading early in life. His efforts to approach others with acknowledgement rather than judgement gave him the ability to connect on a level very few managed. He also honed a deep commitment to peace, and after college he joined the Mennonite Mission Network and moved to Germany, where he persuaded soldiers to choose peace and free them of their violent systems.

At 34 years old, MJ was working for the United Nations Group of Experts in the Democratic Republic of the Congo—urging rebels to lay down their weapons—when he was murdered, likely assassinated alongside his colleague Zaida Catalán by those with government ties. This compelling account of MJ’s life, death, and legacy from longtime journalist Marshall V. King explores what compelled Sharp to travel the world working for peace and the ongoing impact of his life and death in the ongoing story of Christian peacemaking in a war-torn world.
 

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Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Dedication Page
  5. Contents
  6. Foreword
  7. Author’s Note
  8. 1 A Sunday Walk
  9. 2 The Mennonite Way
  10. 3 An All-American Boy
  11. 4 For Whom the Bell Tolls
  12. 5 Pushing Buttons and Playing Chips
  13. 6 Swords into Plowshares
  14. 7 Into the Heart of Africa
  15. 8 Peace Not Plunder
  16. 9 United Nations, Divided People
  17. 10 Dancing for the World
  18. 11 In the Face of Evil
  19. 12 Gathering on the Plains
  20. 13 Seeking Justice
  21. 14 What’s a Hero?
  22. Glossary of Key People, Places, and Groups
  23. Acknowledgments
  24. Notes
  25. The Author