Peaceful Neighbor

Peaceful Neighbor Discovering the Countercultural Mister Rogers Michael G. LongWestminster John Knox Press, 2015ISBN 9780664260477 Softcover, 222 pp.5.98 X 0.47 X 9.02 inches | 0.67 pounds Fred Rogers was one of the most radical pacifists of contemporary history. We do not usually think of him as radical, partly because he wore colorful, soft sweaters made by his mother. Nor do we usually imagine him as a pacifist; that adjective seems way too political to describe the host of a children's program known for its focus on feelings. We have restricted Fred Rogers to the realm of entertainment, children, and feelings, and we've ripped him out of his political and religious context. Rogers was an ordained Presbyterian minister, and although he rarely shared his religious convictions on his program, he fervently believed in a God who accepts us as we are and who desires a world marked by peace and wholeness. With this progressive spirituality as his inspiration, Rogers used his children's pr