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$18.00
Apr 24, 2012 | ISBN 9780307399281
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Apr 19, 2011 | ISBN 9780307399298
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Praise
“This incredible story captures all the beauty and the ugliness that we humans are capable of. It is a reminder that grace is big enough to set both the oppressed and the oppressors free. It is a heart-wrenching and timely invitation to become extremists for love in a world where hatred often hijacks the headlines.”
—Shane Claiborne, author of The Irresistible Revolution: Living as an Ordinary Radical and Jesus For President
“During 118 days of agonizing and terrifying Captivity, James Loney strained to see the humanity in his captors; to see himself through the other’s eyes, to see even the work of peacemaking with that radical sympathetic doubt which is the heart of peacemaking. . . . His riveting story illuminates the potential that impassioned commitment to non-violence may yet hold for human and planetary survival.”
—Kathy Kelly, peace activist, author and three-time nominee for the Nobel Peace Prize
“An exquisite testimony to the human spirit and the healing that comes through forgiveness of those who have wronged us, and an uplifting reminder of the excellent work being done by the Christian Peacemaker Teams around the world. Anyone who wishes to live in a world of peace and justice should read this book to understand the central role of love and generosity in global healing.”
—Rabbi Michael Lerner, author of Embracing Israel/Palestine and editor of Tikkun
“[Captivity] is a book about freedom, the freedom of all human beings to decide on how we will respond to the conditions around us. Loney’s integrity throughout his 118 days as a captive in Iraq, his indomitable spirit, his refusal to succumb to hate, his capacity to humanize his captors, his faithfulness to his comrades in Captivity, his refusal to yield to anything but compassion-all testify to an extraordinary mensch.”
—Farid Esack, Islamic Liberation Theologion and Head of Religion Studies, University of Johannesburg
“Jim Loney is one of the toughest and most gentle prophets on behalf of justice and peace in North America today, an amazing blend of idealist and realist. His kidnapping as part of a Christian Peacemaker Team in Iraq in 2005 represented a watershed moment for those experimenting with a non-violent presence in warzones, and the profound lessons he draws in this book are deeply personal and political. An epic and exemplary story.”
—Ched Myers, author of Binding the Strong Man: A Political Reading of Mark’s Story of Jesus
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