The Acorn

Journal of the Gandhi-King Society

Spring, 2000

Volume X, Number 2

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To the Reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Gandhi’s Challenge To Our Paradigm Of Justifiable Violence

Bart Gruzalski . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Nonviolence Inside Out:

King’s ‘Six Challenges’ For A People In Struggle

Greg Moses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Personally Committed To Nonviolence:

Towards A Vindication Of Personal Pacifism

Eric Reitan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Nonviolent Communication: An Important Component In Personal

And Nonviolent Social Change

Gary Baran . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

The Acorn, Journal of the Gandhi-King Society, is a biannual publication devoted to the examination of the theory and practice of nonviolence, especially as it relates to the philosophies of Gandhi and King. The Acorn was founded by Ha Poong Kim. This issue of The Acorn is published with the support of St. Bonaventure University.

Barry L. Gan, Editor

Editorial Committee:

Duane Cady Robert L. Holmes Steven Lee Richard Werner

Cover:

Gaye Harrison

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