This episode’s guest on The "Center" is Eli McCarthy, Ph.D., a professor in both the Program on Justice and Peace and the Department of Theology and Religious Studies at Georgetown University. Eli currently serves as a Just Peace Fellow with Franciscan Action Network and on the steering committee for the Catholic Nonviolence Initiative, a project of Pax Christi International. He has written for numerous publications including the Huffington Post, National Catholic Reporter, and The Hill. During the conversation, Eli discusses the importance of being nonviolent peacemakers during political unrest and insecurity.

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Books written by Eli McCarthy include: 

Becoming Nonviolent Peacemakers: A Virtue Ethic for Catholic Social Teaching and U.S. Policy

A Just Peace Ethic Primer: Building Sustainable Peace and Breaking Cycles of Violence

Eli McCarthy serves as the Director of Programs for the DC Peace Team. To learn more about the work that the DC Peace Team is doing in the Washington D.C. area, check out their website: https://www.dcpeaceteam.org/our-team

To learn more about the Catholic Nonviolence Initiative’s work on making nonviolence a way of life, visit here: https://paxchristi.net/cni-action-guides/

Pace e Bene is providing a free eBook for anyone who would like to learn more about the principles of nonviolence. You can access this free resource here: https://paceebene.org/free-ebook?emci=9cbf3410-84de-ef11-88f8-0022482a9579&emdi=1624f070-8ade-ef11-88f8-0022482a9579&ceid=19280932