What follows are links to a few of the published writings of Dr. Vanderhaar's that are still in print. However, there is a wealth of material that has fallen out of print or remains unpublished. We plan to make these writing available to the public as it is possible. Please continue to check the writings section of this website for further updates. To purchase any of the folowing books, simply click on the image or link.

Personal Nonviolence: A Practical Spirituality for Peacemakers
By Dr. Gerard Vanderhaar

In this book, a compilation of much of his decades-long work on nonviolence, Vanderhaar explains how a spirituality of nonviolence provides methods and guidance in everyday activities. He outlines how this spirituality helps us to understand both our gifts and our shortcomings and to deal with the challenges of life in the twenty-first century. Understanding nonviolence can guide peacemakers to a practical spirituality based on the nonviolent Christ, our guide and inspiration.

Beyond Violence: Spirit of the Non-Violent Christ
by Dr. Gerard Vanderhaar

This is an inspiring and informative look at ways to imitate the non-violent Christ and thus bring peace into our own lives and into the world. Gerard Vanderhaar is a strong voice for non-violence and here he offers guidance for imitating the non-violent Christ. With deep conviction, he argues for peaceful solutions to conflict in personal life and in the world. He advocates gospel living at every level and paints a picture of what living beyond violence would mean for Christians today.

The Way Of Peace: Exploring Nonviolence For The 21st Century
Revised by Shannon McManimon, Based on the original by Gerard Vanderhaar and Mary Lou Kownacki

An updated and expanded classic! This manual is an introductory guide to the spirit and practice of nonviolence in recent decades as practiced by Mohandas Gandhi, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Dorothy Day, Cesar Chavez and others. Topics addressed include the spirituality of nonviolence, recognizing violence, nonviolent methods, examples of people, movements and campaigns that have espoused nonviolence, definitions and characteristics of nonviolence, and personal ways of living our daily lives for justice and peace.

Words of Peace - Selections from Gerard Vanderhaar on personal nonviolence. The Words of Peace series features selected writings on peace from some of the world's more prominent peacemakers.

Gerard Vanderhaar Complete Bibliography

Christians and Non-violence in the Nuclear Age: Scripture, the Arms Race and You, Twenty-Third Pubs., Mystic, CT, 1982.
Nonviolence in the Christian Tradition, Pax Christi, Erie, PA, 1983.
Enemies and How to Love Them, Twenty-Third Pubs., Mystic, CT, 1985.
Nonviolence Theory and Practice, Mid-south Peace and Justice Center, 1985.
Active Nonviolence: A Way of Personal Peace, foreword by Joan Chittister, Twenty-Third Pubs., Mystic, CT, 1990.
Beyond Violence: In the Spirit of the Nonviolent Christ, Twenty-Third Pubs., Mystic, CT, 1998.
Personal Nonviolence: A Practical Spirituality for Peacemakers, Pax Christi, Erie, PA, 2006.