Joseph Kip Kosek, assistant professor at George Washington University, will discuss the impact of radical Christian pacifists on American democratic theory and practice, at the Library of Congress on March 25.

Kosek, the author of "Acts of Conscience: Christian Nonviolence and Modern American Democracy" and a former fellow of the Library’s John W. Kluge Center, will talk about his book at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, March 25, in Room 119 of the Thomas Jefferson Building, 10 First St. S.E., Washington D.C. The event is free and open to the public; tickets and reservations are not needed.