In 2003, Shane Claiborne and a Christian peacemaking team traveled to Baghdad. As the war began and American bombs rained down, Claiborne kept his friends and community members in the U.S. up-to-date through a series of emails and journal entries.

Part first-hand historical record, part memoir, and part theological exploration, Of Grace and Bombs rouses the consciences of American Christians and challenges them to more closely follow Jesus, the Prince of Peace.