| The Little Book of Strategic Peacebuilding: A Vision and Framework for Peace with Justice Original Edition Contributor(s): Schirch, Lisa (Author) |
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ISBN: 156148427X ISBN-13: 9781561484270 Publisher: Good Books OUR PRICE: $5.39 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2005 Annotation: In a remote canyon in northern New Mexico the early morning stillness is broken by voices chanting praises to the Lord. And thus begins the daily cycle in the Godcentered life and search of the Benedictine monks at the Monastery of Christ in the Desert.Seeking God is a monastic tapestry. The daily life of the monks is interwoven with the seasonal changes and celebrations and the candid words of the monks as they speak of their life their hopes and doubts their hardships fears and joys their prayer. Weaving this tapestry together are the hauntingly beautiful chants songs of praise and reverence that echo through the darkness before dawn throughout the day through the solemnity of Vespers in the evening and Compline at night. The majestic beauty of the environment captured in every season reflects a peace and tranquility that becomes an integral part of this monastic tapestry. The high red rock walls of the canyon where eagles fly cradle the valley whose stillness is broken only by the flowing waters of the Chama River and the winds that occasionally funnel through. Seeking God presents the ongoing process of the monastic way through the words and activities of these Benedictine monks as they move through the day and through the seasons in their search for God through prayer work study and song. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Family & Relationships | Conflict Resolution |
| Dewey: 303.69 |
| LCCN: 2004018364 |
| Series: Little Books of Justice & Peacebuilding |
| Physical Information: 0.29" H x 5.5" W x 8.42" (0.29 lbs) 89 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: So we'd all like a more peaceful world--no wars, no poverty, no more racism, no community disputes, no office tensions, no marital skirmishes. Lisa Schirch sets forth paths to such realities. In fact, she points a way to more than the absence of conflict. She foresees just peace--a sustainable state of affairs because it is a peace which insists on justice. Chapters include:
Schirch singles out four critical actions that must be undertaken if peace is to take root at any level): ) waging conflict nonviolently, reducing direct violence, transforming relationships; and building capacity. From Schirch's 15 years of experience as a peacebuilding consultant in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. "This Little Book is an attempt to bring together the various fields and activities related to peacebuilding to integrate them into one conceptual framework. At the core of this framework is the idea of strategic peacebuilding, an interdisciplinary, coordinated approach to building a sustainable justpeace--a peace with justice. Strategic peacebuilding requires clear goals. While the concept of justpeace is growing in popularity, few writings lay out the vision and practice of justpeace. One aim of this book is to promote the concept of justpeace as an overall goal or vision for peacebuilding. A title in The Little Books of Justice and Peacebuilding Series. |
