The Acorn

Journal of the Gandhi-King Society

Spring - Summer, 2002

Volume XI, Number 2

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

Letter to the Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Compassionate Listening:

An Epistemology of Israeli-Palestinian Dialogue

Laura Duhan Kaplan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Hegemony as Violence

Duane L. Cady . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Dismantling Domination

An Epidemiological Approach

Jennifer Atieno Fisher. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Book Reviews:

Binding the Strong Man:

A Political Reading of Mark's Story of Jesus

by Ched Myers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

The Way of the Dreamcatcher:

Spirit Lessons with Robert Lax: Poet, Peacemaker, Sage

by Steve Georgiou . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

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.

Barry L. Gan, Editor

Editorial Committee:

Duane Cady Robert L. Holmes Steven Lee Richard Werner

Cover:

Gaye Harrison

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