Pursuing the Spiritual Roots of Protest - Paperback
by Gordon Oyer
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Availability:In StockContributor:Gordon Oyer, James Forest (Foreword by), John Dear (Afterword by)Publish date:2014-02-28Pages:298
Language:EnglishPublisher:Cascade BooksISBN-13:9781620323779ISBN-10:162032377XUPC:9781620323779Book Category:ReligionBook Subcategory:Christian Theology, ChristianityBook Topic:Ethics, HistorySize:8.90 x 5.90 x 0.80 inchesWeight:0.9017Product ID:SC0CBXD87G
Pursuing the Spiritual Roots of Protest
In the fall of 1964, Trappist monk Thomas Merton prepared to host an unprecedented gathering of peace activists. ""About all we have is a great need for roots,"" he observed, ""but to know this is already something."" His remark anticipated their agenda--a search for spiritual roots to nurture sound motives for ""protest."" This event's originality lay in the varied religious commitments present....
Language:EnglishPublisher:Cascade BooksISBN-13:9781620323779ISBN-10:162032377XUPC:9781620323779Book Category:ReligionBook Subcategory:Christian Theology, ChristianityBook Topic:Ethics, HistorySize:8.90 x 5.90 x 0.80 inchesWeight:0.9017Product ID:SC0CBXD87G
Gordon Oyer learned to question priorities that drive Western society early on, reared in the Anabaptist Mennonite tradition. Oyer grew up on a small dairy and grain farm in central Illinois, and received his BS from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His readings in nonviolence introduced him to writings of Thomas Merton, which in turn led him to appreciate Merton's contemplative...
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Gordon Oyer, James Forest (Foreword by), John Dear (Afterword by)
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