Let Peace Reign - (Made for Pax Bible Study) by Drew Edward Jackson (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

What if the way things are isn't the way they have to be?

What if the world could be different? In a world torn apart by injustice, trauma, and pain, God offers a better way. Let Peace Reign invites you to imagine a world where love, justice, and dignity prevail. Through this six-week interactive Bible study with accompanying videos, Drew Jackson challenges the status quo and reveals how peace and justice are at the heart of Christian discipleship.

Dive into God's story of peace and discover how the teachings of Jesus can transform your life, relationships, and community. With practical lessons and deep biblical foundations, this study is designed to inspire hope and equip you to bring meaningful justice and peacemaking into every area of your life.

Let Peace Reign is an invitation to expand your faith, enrich your understanding of the gospel, and join in the work of creating a more just and peaceful world.

What You'll Find in Let Peace Reign:

• A Biblical Foundation for Justice and Peace: Explore how scripture calls us to peacemaking and justice as core elements of our faith.
• Holistic Discipleship: Understand how the story of peace impacts all areas of life as a follower of Jesus, from your family to your workplace.
• Practical Peacemaking Tools: Gain actionable tools to bring the justice and peace of Jesus into your neighborhood, workplace, activism, family, and friendships.
• Hope and Transformation: Receive hope for a world marked by pain and injustice, and step into the transformational power of Jesus' peace.

Make a Difference

Transformation begins here - accept the invitation to grow in faith, act in love, and bring peace to the world around you. Get your copy of Let Peace Reign today and begin living out the peace and justice of Jesus in every area of your life.

About the Made for PAX Bible Study Series

Made for PAX is a foundation committed to promoting peace, justice, and contemplation by Christians of color. The Made for PAX Bible Study series applies these biblical values to everyday discipleship and equips readers to pursue peacemaking, equity, and wholeness with hope.

Review Quotes

"Resources made by and for people of color who are looking to grow in contemplative Christian practices are few and far between, but Made for PAX is an oasis in a spiritual desert. Their commitment to empowering and raising up voices as part of the global majority is a testament to their shalom-filled activism. The Made for PAX Bible Study Series is a thoughtful resource for folks who are passionate about fostering the flourishing of all."

--Jenai Auman, writer and author of Othered

"The Made for PAX Bible Study Series is a gift for anyone seeking contemplative scriptural learning. These well-structured studies offer engaging writing and thoughtfully chosen topics. The units on mental health and migration are particularly timely and important, addressing crucial contemporary issues. This is a valuable resource for those seeking deeper understanding, centering often decentered voices."

--Guesnerth Josué Perea, director of Black Lives and Contemplation and the Center for Spiritual Imagination

"We long for integrity--in ourselves, in society, in the church. I love how the Made for PAX Bible Study Series embodies integrity in both what they present and how they present it. Addressing important topics often neglected by the church, these books call us to live out a holistic faith--and do so by engaging us holistically as readers. Here are pages filled with poems, prayers, visual art, embodied practices, and more, inviting us to join Jesus, step by step, breath by breath, in the work of cultivating integrity and shalom in ourselves and in the world."

--Michael Stalcup, poet

"Drew Jackson calls us to a faith that refuses complacency, showing how the arc of Scripture bends toward justice and peace. Let Peace Reign is a prophetic guide to rebuilding a just world where all can flourish, embodying Jesus' radical love to transform our communities and lives."

--Sandra María Van Opstal, pastor, author, and executive director of Chasing Justice

"Let Peace Reign is the resource the church needs right now! It is a justice-rooted guide calling God's people to embody the peacemaking of Jesus. This isn't philosophical abstractions about shalom; as you work through the pages, you are prepared to live it out in a wounded world."

--Drew G. I. Hart, associate professor of theology at Messiah University and author of Making It Plain: Why We Need Anabaptism and the Black Church

"Let Peace Reign is the study guide we need for this moment. Through reflection questions, grounding practices, and Scripture discussions, Drew Jackson curates multiple pathways for participants to engage in authentic peacemaking, rooted in the gospel of shalom that justly restores right relationships in communities and systems. I wholeheartedly recommend this contemplative resource to every follower of Christ called and committed to healing and restoring the brokenness around us. Let Peace Reign provides a faithful, practical roadmap for this transformative work of justice and peace."

--José Humphreys III, author of Seeing Jesus in East Harlem and Ecosystems of Jubilee

About the Author

Drew Jackson is a poet, speaker, and public theologian whose writing explores the intersection of justice, peace, and contemplation. He is the author of two poetry collections, God Speaks Through Wombs: Poems on God's Unexpected Coming and Touch the Earth: Poems on The Way. Drew is on staff with the Center for Action and Contemplation and lives with his wife and twin daughters in Brooklyn, New York.