Disarmed
The Radical Life and Legacy of Michael "MJ" Sharp
by Marshall V. King
Pub Date 11 Jan 2022
Herald Press
Biographies & Memoirs | Christian | Politics
I am reviewing a copy of Disarmed: The Radical Life and Legacy of Michael “MJ” Sharp through Herald Press and Netgalley:
Michael “MJ” Sharp was working for the United Nations Group of Experts in the Democratic Republic of the Congo—urging rebels to lay down their weapons—when he was murdered at only 34 years old. He was most likely assassinated alongside his colleague Zaida Catalán by those with government ties. This compelling account of MJ’s life, death, and legacy from longtime journalist Marshall V. King explores what compelled Sharp to travel the world working for peace and the ongoing impact of his life and death in the ongoing story of Christian peacemaking in a war-torn world.
MJ was a modern Mennonite, who armed himself with wit and intellect, rather than a gun. He was the son of a Mennonite Pastor and from a young age, he showed a gift for listening as well as for persuading. His efforts to approach others with acknowledgement rather than judgement gave him the ability to connect on a level very few managed. He also honed a deep commitment to peace, and after college he joined the Mennonite Mission Network and moved to Germany, where he persuaded soldiers to choose peace and free them of their violent systems.
I give Disarmed: The Radical Life and Legacy of Michael "MJ" Sharp five out of five stars!
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