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The Beatitudes of peace, meditations on the Beatitudes, peacemaking and the spiritual life, John Dear

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The Beatitudes of peace, meditations on the Beatitudes, peacemaking and the spiritual life, John Dear

Language

eng

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no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The Beatitudes of peace

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

John Dear

Sub title

meditations on the Beatitudes, peacemaking and the spiritual life

Summary

With a foreword by Nobel Winner Mairead Corrigan Maguire The Beatitudes are "the hope and prayer and vision of Jesus...the blueprint for Christian discipleship, the job description of every Christian," says John Dear. These stirring meditations are more than mere reflections. They are a call to action, a summons to take up the Beatitudes as a daily handbook for life, written by an internationally known voice for peace and nonviolence. Set against vivid descriptions of peace efforts in places like Afghanistan; Israel; and Los Alamos, New Mexico, Dear combines scriptural wisdom with practical advice from peacemakers like Gandhi (who regularly read the Beatitudes), Thomas Merton, Dorothy Day, and many more. In each chapter, Dear affirms that the God of peace is alive and at work among us, calling his sons and daughters into the fullness of a life of true, lasting peace

Target audience

adult

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Meditations on the Beatitudes, peacemaking and the spiritual life

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